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Does Fintech Disruption Break The Investment Banking Model?

YoungUpstarts

This combinatorial model works because it’s diversified, can best withstand bear markets, benefits from technological synergies, and it’s the mix of products and services clients value. To dig deeper, let’s first review the influence of technology on the core components. However each component will change dramatically.

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Beware of Ballers on a Budget

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I still drive the same car I bought for cash in 2005. It got me thinking about the tech industry. Work on budgets, submit RFPs, answer customers support calls, work the bug-tracking software, and trying to meet the next sprint release schedule. A few years ago I headed out to China for a few weeks on a tech tour.

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Build Success from a Struggling Agency with a Multimillion-Dollar Pivot

Duct Tape Marketing

Key Takeaways Chris Martinez’s journey underscores the importance of strategic pivots, understanding customer needs, leveraging technology, building a strong team, and continuous learning. By pivoting to a specialized niche, he aligned his services with client demands, enhancing efficiency and scalability through technology.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000.

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Data is the Next Major Layer of the Cloud & A Major Victory for Startups

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For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving.

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