Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

And the beneath-the-surface rumblings were about how it was screwing up the venture capital business model. The article suggests – and we agree – that angels are disintermediating traditional VCs in many cases. This was a problem for a few, and an opportunity for many.

Disintermediation 66

Disintermediation Venture Capital Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

thebarefootvc

JANUARY 15, 2020

acquisition of Plaid by Visa, in a highly competitive deal, shows how even the largest incumbents are feeling pressure to innovate and need to think outside of their current business models. No entity is immune to technology disruption. The recently announced $5.3B

Disintermediation 69

Disintermediation Aggregator China API 69

Growthink Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

But of course the company is incredibly deserving of heavy admiration and emulation for how, in just a few short years, they've re-engineered and become the default offering for a massive business category. Franchising is a great “old school” way of accomplishing this and Uber the ultimate 21st century technological way to do so.

Disintermediation 59

Disintermediation Business Model B2B Revenue 59

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.

Disintermediation 50

Disintermediation Architecture Analytics Social Media 50

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

As an enthusiast of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and in particular the financial sector, I decided to focus and look into the list, review the fintech companies selected one by one, and understand the business models behind this industry. I delved deeper in order to look beyond this information.

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Artificial Inteligence Disintermediation San Francisco 147

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

It’s not for a lack of technological effort from both startups and huge companies in all of mobile payments’ incarnations – SMS, mobile web, native apps, NFC, etc. But nearly everyone has wrongly placed emphasis on the mobile technology part and not on the payments aspect. Chris Chaten. Any thoughts on Isis?

Mobile 250

Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Companies from a vast variety of background who have never compete with each other, are now converging business models and are all competing. The weapon which they can utilize are: software, devices, technology around location, cloud computing, payments, and AI. There is disintermediation going on.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Disintermediation Audience 94