TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The banks and incumbents take advantage of that and make people feel like they’re not smart enough to manage their money. Flink is out to not only give Mexicans a way to invest, but to help educate them as well. We need to educate on a basic level.”. in terms of investing in the markets,” he told TechCrunch. Image: Flink.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Teampay will collaborate with Mastercard “deeper” going forward, Hoag says, to “mutually explore opportunities” that “enhance product capabilities at scale.” “With education and innovation, we look forward to bringing best-in-class ‘consumerized’ tools to the finance department.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I spend hours thinking about the products, competitors, market opportunities, recruiting and financing of these businesses. I love businesses that aim to massively reduce the costs of products or services in a way that makes a product or service vastly more accessibility and in which incumbents would have a hard time competing.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

C - Competition As a fledgling startup, you’ll likely be competing with other startups, incumbent companies that have deep relationships with FIs, and perhaps most critically, internal competition from within the FI. This is when the buyers ask “does this product really work?” within a given line of business you are selling into.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

When a founder is “opportunity driven” it’s too easy to quit at the first bump in the road. Incumbents launch products, VCs throw cash at other competitors, team members quit, the economy dips — whatever. We educate and train and test for a set of skills designed to succeed in 1950. Fundamentally the system feels broken.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

They identify market opportunities, develop novel products and go out to change the world. If you have to describe first how your product is different and then educate your buyer on why the pricing is different, you may be hindering your champion, especially if the buyer doesn’t need innovation in pricing.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We don’t want to be elitist, we don’t want to do this for a very small category of people because we really want to become the incumbent bank in the U.S.,” Banks are trying to become relevant, but students don’t buy the BS that incumbents are doing.” “We’re pretty radical about why we’re doing what we’re doing,” she said.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

A recent survey by TechCrunch+ indicates that investors and founders are, instead of simply looking for attractive opportunities, increasingly putting their minds to building the foundations for an industry that can employ the power of psychedelics to change lives. It is therefore our goal to focus on the regulated paths (e.g.,

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

I wear multiple hats – scholar, educator, policy wonk, and connector/champion. Similarly, as an educator I’ve been blessed to connect with the very best entrepreneurship educators (stay tuned!). As ecosystem builders, we are new entrants coping with well-entrenched incumbents who are well-motivated to hold their turf.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

MAY 21, 2021

The current ecosystem excludes far too many, denying economic opportunity and a shot at the American Dream to all,” said Kate. It is incumbent upon those of us working to build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems to put inclusion front and center, at the heart of everything we do. Because right now, it is anything but equitable.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 13, 2024

What I would like to tell you is AI is gonna, you know, be completely transformative for education. And, you know, I was, like, very, very proud of myself because I was like, “Wow, this is just gonna be such a great educational resource for him.” I believe that it will. And so I think that’s the risk.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Online education. They point out perceived market risks, they might question the management team’s experience, they might worry about regulatory risk or incumbent competitive powers. I’m an equal opportunity funder but having a personal mission a few deals can be healthy, too. Startup Lessons'

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 13, 2015

Earlier this week, we examined the trends in the major categories of startup investment including eCommerce, Software, Social Networking and Education. Where are founders finding unique opportunities to innovate? But which lesser known startup sectors are starting to raise venture dollars?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We look at huge markets where there are large incumbents that might not be incented to innovate or react to what they perceive as an insurgent. It allows him the opportunity to do what he does best, finding and motivating entrepreneurs then thinking through market strategy. I run Revolution’s VC investments.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

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. One way we’ve outpaced others on user acquisition is by taking a bet on education when nobody else would,” he said. the company says.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A flurry of fintechs emerged in hope of meeting that demand while incumbent banks clamored to step up their own digital games. COVID, despite all the terrible parts, pushed the education around digital banking — at least in our part of the world,” said CEO Bensoussan. For NorthOne, that only means opportunity. “A

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city? What are the opportunities startups may be able to tap into during these unprecedented times? What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Jambo , a Congo-based startup building Africa’s web3 user acquisition portal through “learn, play, earn” and democratizing access to crypto-based income-generation opportunities, has raised $7.5 Education is at the core of what we do because I think there is no shortcut in Africa. million in seed funding.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Part of our mission at Draper Esprit is to democratize venture capital, as Simon would say; and [being listed on the main market] increases that opportunity. And Ireland is renowned for great education, whether that be in the south through Trinity and UCD [in Dublin], or whether that be the north through Queen’s [University Belfast].

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