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Betting Beyond the Bowl: Investing in Sweetgreen Was Always About More Than Salad

Revolution

In 2013, Sweetgreen had 22 locations in D.C., When Revolution Growth first invested in Sweetgreen in 2013, the whisperings of food and wellness were present but sparse, and the bulk of lunchtime options focused more on convenience than ingredients. an industry I deemed “ ripe for disruption ”?—?in As a long-standing partner?—?Revolution

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The Changing Venture Landscape

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The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.”

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How a Company Becomes a Pillar of Its Local Community

Revolution

And for decades, until the entire industry was disrupted, that attraction established a virtuous cycle. When Qualtrics was acquired by SAP for $8 billion, the city saw itself more authentically as a seedbed of innovation. Distant skeptics also took note, and the belief that “innovation can happen here” proliferated.

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The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

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The future of TV will follow the rule of Deflationary Economics as I outline influenced by the book The Innovator’s Dilemma. For those who still don’t know the origins, the Harlem Shake started as a small skit from a YouTuber named Filthy Frank (10 million views as of this writing) on January 30, 2013. million views).

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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions. My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). 10 signs Internet TV is Ready to Disrupt the Industry. Production costs have fallen more than 90%. Distribution costs have, too.

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A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype

TechCrunch

More posts by this contributor Preparing for fintech’s second decade: 4 moves your firm must make now Over the last decade, fintech has evolved from a label for plucky startups into a sustained movement that has disrupted the traditionally stodgy financial services industry. It is worth first defining how we are categorizing “failure.”

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. Traditional studios have suffered from The Innovator’s Dilemma. Europe is roughly the same as the US. Build a Global Business.