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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer. Outperforming incumbents with modern experience and digital infrastructure. Monzo has also been able to move faster than incumbents because of its forward-looking approach to building banking infrastructure.

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Egyptian investment app Thndr nabs $20M from Tiger Global, Prosus Ventures and others

TechCrunch

Thndr, launched in late 2020 by Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr , is filling the gap by making it easier to open and manage investment accounts, consequently replacing traditionally slow and outdated processes by incumbents. So how has Thndr managed to garner more than 300,000 downloads just providing local stocks?

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Former Myntra chief’s fashion startup Virgio valued at $161 million in new funding

TechCrunch

Virgio says consumers’ fashion preferences are changing rapidly and they are not satisfied with the incumbents’ offerings. This is then fed into our agile and responsive supply chain to enable the trendiest, elegant and yet affordable line in near real-time.

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The Common Characteristics of Successful Freemium Companies

Tomasz Tunguz

The Internet enables potential customers to research products much more deeply before engaging with a sales person. The large amount of users using the product enables A/B testing with statistical significance, a non-trivial strategic advantage. Second, freemium startups leverage usage data to improve their product.

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History of The MP3

Unvalidated Learnings

It initially targeted a tiny niche of users: few people were on the Internet with a fast enough connection at the time, no one had an MP3 player, and there was nowhere convenient to download MP3 files. incumbents simply did not have the right teams to adapt to the changing environment. There is also a DNA issue at stake?—?incumbents

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer expectations. Monzo attacked incumbent models by creating an entirely app-based experience where customers could open a checking account from their phone for free. Traditional banks have not been able to keep pace.

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Catching a Second Wind

OurCrowd

While incumbent competitor Mattress Firm began a process of consolidation and subsequently filed for bankruptcy in 2018, Casper announced it would be opening 200 retail locations across the US. CB4 , for example, has developed machine learning software that enables retail chains to solve operational issues that hamper sales.