Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 21, 2021

Thinking beyond traditional approaches towards growth Image credits: [link] You’re a tech founder with a vision of building a product that will establish and dominate a brand-new category. WhatsApp is a good example of such approach: as a text messaging company, its founders homed in on consumers who were paying the highest rates to text?—?immigrant

startup 89

startup strategy SaaS incumbents 89

TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

When it comes to presentation creation, PowerPoint and Keynote remain the de facto tools by incumbent advantage. But this hasn’t stopped startups from trying to disrupt the status quo. Besides Prezi, there’s Pitch , a deck creation suite from the founders of Wunderlist.

consulting 84

consulting incumbents disruption collaboration 84

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It developed payments APIs to automate end-to-end insurance payments and to offer a buy now, pay later financing option for distribution of commissions and carrier payables, something co-founder and co-CEO Andrew Wynn, said was rather unique to commercial insurance. This is the first funding for the company that is live in 20 states.

financing 83

financing finance incumbents disruption 83

TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

has a legacy, centralized financial infrastructure that needs to be disrupted and re-imagined by fintechs with blockchain technology. ” Also in the report: “Exits have also stalled as IPO activity grinds to a halt, and analysts expect fintech startups will attract the attention of incumbents looking for M&A opportunities.”

real estate 106

real estate VC mix-use opportunity 106

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The emergence of generative AI, cloud computing, and new spatial platforms is poised to disrupt 3D creation end-to-end. Cloud native engines maximize customization Today’s engines are monolithic desktop applications originally designed before modern cloud architecture and the SaaS age.

incumbents 145

incumbents creativity development enablement 145

TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

Some people are more excited by emerging areas like artificial intelligence, which has been a focus of the country’s military for years, and like cybersecurity is now producing many fresh teams of founders. At Qumra, we get excited about companies that disrupt traditional industries while doing good and improving quality of life.

startup 141

startup mix-use SaaS advice 141

TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2022

A tool that might — she somewhat biasedly believes, being its founder — is Clipboard, an online marketplace that pairs nurses, nursing assistants and other healthcare professionals with facilities in need of staffing. Those are the tools that won’t fix the current problem.”

health 97

health hospitality incumbents opportunity 97

Y Combinator

APRIL 26, 2021

Business credit is traditionally underwritten based on the founders’ FICO scores. As international founders with less than a month of credit history, their chances of getting approved were slim to none, despite having $125K in the bank. ecommerce, SaaS, marketplaces) and verticals. ecommerce, SaaS, marketplaces) and verticals.

incumbents 124

incumbents financing finance enablement 124

Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 8, 2017

A founder emailed me last week to raise the question of whether performance pricing for SaaS companies is an effective technique. ” For a traditional SaaS product that charges by the seat, the product’s value resides in the product use. Conceptually, performance pricing is very rational.

SaaS 40

SaaS incumbents strategy disruption 40