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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 also cracked world-class customer support via in-app chat. expectations. Traditional banks have not been able to keep pace.

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Column Tax announces $5.1M seed round to launch mobile tax-prep products

TechCrunch

Column Tax’s software differs from that of incumbents like TurboTax and H&R Block in that it is mobile-only and will be embedded into a customer’s existing bank account, allowing for year-round integration that the company says will cut down users’ time spent on tax prep.

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Radical Ethereum entrepreneurs are redefining what ‘rape kit’ means

TechCrunch

Support services, to complement the take-home kits, include therapy and transformative justice groups run by licensed facilitators. . “We Users download Leda Health’s app and are prompted to type in information while they save evidence of the assault, such as ripped panties, in separate Ziploc bags. .

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Founded by Google’s former head of ads, Neeva brings its ad-free search engine to Europe

TechCrunch

Europe is perhaps an obvious first step for Neeva’s inaugural expansion plans, owing to the slew of antitrust complaints currently faced by the mighty incumbent Google, with legislators targeting everything from e-commerce (Google Shopping) and Android to its dominance of the online ad market. France and Germany. ” Privacy push.

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The Common Characteristics of Successful Freemium Companies

Tomasz Tunguz

When customers sign up or download a free product, freemium companies should gather data about the user to understand who they are and analyze the usage patterns of these users. An ancillary benefit, freemium companies can draft behind the sales and marketing efforts of the incumbent behemoths.

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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. This is an excerpt from OurCrowd’s Q2 Innovation Insider, download it here. About the Author.