Growthink Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

I recently wrote that, when it comes to customer relationships, most businesses should NOT emulate Amazon, since Amazon's margins are so thin. So, I did a bit of thinking and came up with 4 well-known companies to model. And for lifetime customer value, McDonalds. How to emulate this great business? Warby Parker.

Disintermediation 59

Disintermediation Business Model B2B Revenue 59

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

He is also the founder of LUMA Partners, a successful investment bank focused on digital media. Companies from a vast variety of background who have never compete with each other, are now converging business models and are all competing. The incumbents are the “gatekeepers,” either partners or enemies.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Disintermediation Audience 94

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

They are fully fungible for hard currency through Safaricom’s network of retail partners for either the sender or recipient of an M-Pesa mobile payment. If massively succesful, Isis might disintermediate the companies that manufacturer plastic payment cards and perhaps the companies that make mag stripe hardware (e.g.

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

Venture Chronicles

APRIL 25, 2011

The last 2 years have been banner years for social CRM technology where the term itself went from being derided as being made up by vendors and analysts rather than defining an actual technology segment, to one of enthusiasm and excitement for how social technologies are changing the way companies engage their customers. Social Business.

Disintermediation 50

Disintermediation Architecture Analytics Social Media 50