CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Date: September 3, 2001. Microsoft and Nokia. Price: $7.9B.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

This year, the PYMNTS data and analytics team published 252 reports that tracked the data, innovations and disruptive thinking that are reshaping the payments and commerce business. As told by Citi and GE , the pandemic prompted a massive online shift as stores closed and consumers became wary about venturing out. Buy Now, Pay Later.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

DVD player sales doubled from 2000 to 2001 as manufacturers flooded the market with new devices. Tapping into that existing consumer behavior, Netflix’s initial innovation was to create an online ordering queue that allowed consumers to choose up to 25 DVDs at a time and to put those requests on a list.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

And yet, for all the newness and newfangledness of toy innovation, it is remarkable how many of the classics are still not only available, but thriving. So, Barbie got a slight upgrade in 2001, which tweaked her waist, and then a diversification in 2016 , which saw Barbies of various heights and shapes hit the market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

The intent of the regulation is to level the playing field for innovators by offering consumers an expanded number of point solutions that are different than what’s offered now by their existing bank. Digital music has been unbundled since the iPod and iTunes got a head of steam in 2001. Television programming is being unbundled.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

There is a possibly apocryphal story of Amazon’s early days (around 2001) where Founder Jeff Bezos was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the possibility of Walmart purchasing his still young – and, at this point, struggling – online bookstore. sales growth, unmatched by any other retailer.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2017

After adopting the quick service franchise model in 2001, Spoleto My Italian Kitchen rapidly took off, both in its home country and around the world with QSR locations today in Mexico, Spain — and, as of the past few years, here in the U.S. The partnership with NCR continues to drive the digital platforms of our brand.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The online bookseller didn’t turn a profit for six years — today, it’s the second publicly traded company ever to hit a $1T market cap. 2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation. 2004: Free cash flow enables more innovation.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Pixelon: Online video vaporware. LendingClub was one of many online lending services founded in the mid-2000s as entrepreneurs eyed the Byzantine financial sector as an area ripe for disruption. Autonomy: Big problems with big data.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Steering the ship — handling all of the engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and retailing, even when you’re taking 90 percent of the subsequent profits — was ultimately too expensive of a proposition, especially in comparison to other, less-handholding-oriented start-ups. via MDDI Online. Total disclosed funding: $185.3M.

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CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. Understanding failure is crucial since so many accounts of innovation focus on the successes and so are affected by survivorship bias.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Later, the retail giant sold its entire e-commerce operations in China to JD.com. That was when he approached Capital Today, pitched his vision of a “full-service online retailer,” with a focus on logistics, and asked for $2M. Today, JD.com continues to grow and take a greater share of the B2C online shopping market in China.

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