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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

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It only seemed logical to us that the same opportunity should exist in healthcare. Over the next two years, I looked at many healthcare IT investment opportunities – I went “all in.” Eventually, however, we gained our footing and developed a mental model for the industry and a framework for where opportunities do exist.

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer. In this post, we will walk through what drove Monzo’s early success, how it has come to dominate the UK market, and the company’s opportunity to change the landscape of global financial services with its beloved brand.

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Accel backs Mexican startup Flink’s effort to bring consumer investing to Latin America

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And, the app was recently ranked in the top 10 of all apps downloaded in Mexico via Google Play, surpassing Spotify and Facebook app downloads, according to Amozurrutia. The banks and incumbents take advantage of that and make people feel like they’re not smart enough to manage their money.

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Column Tax announces $5.1M seed round to launch mobile tax-prep products

TechCrunch

Column Tax’s software differs from that of incumbents like TurboTax and H&R Block in that it is mobile-only and will be embedded into a customer’s existing bank account, allowing for year-round integration that the company says will cut down users’ time spent on tax prep.

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Welcome Tech, which wants to build a ‘Super App’ for immigrants, raises $30M

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s SB Opportunity Fund. Joining TTV in doubling down on their investment in the company were Owl Ventures, SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund, Mubadala Capital and Next Play Capital. We blew through about 1 million app downloads of our digital wallet a few weeks ago,” Hemmat told TechCrunch. “We

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Radical Ethereum entrepreneurs are redefining what ‘rape kit’ means

TechCrunch

Users download Leda Health’s app and are prompted to type in information while they save evidence of the assault, such as ripped panties, in separate Ziploc bags. . Critics cast the startup’s entrepreneurial approach as greedy opportunism. We might be followed,” Campbell said. .

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer expectations. Monzo attacked incumbent models by creating an entirely app-based experience where customers could open a checking account from their phone for free. Traditional banks have not been able to keep pace.