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OCTOBER 29, 2018

in losses, declare bankruptcy at Westinghouse, and eventually to sell the Westinghouse unit to Brookfield Asset Management. Date: March 20, 2003. Eager to get in on the action and capitalize on the growing number of Latin American internet users, the Spanish telecom company Terra Networks purchased Lycos in a $12.5B

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

That’s where Reid Hoffman hatched the idea for LinkedIn in 2003 after inviting hundreds of his friends to create online profiles to get his idea for a professional online networking site off the ground. million from Benchmark Capital and changed its name to eBay. It’s also where Airbnb , quite literally, got its start.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

The big daddy of the video rental industry at the time was Blockbuster , and it operated more than 4,500 such outlets. A year and $2 million in seed capital later, Hastings and a partner founded Netflix. By June 2003, DVD rentals overtook VHS rentals. But we all know how that movie ended, don’t we? From Snail Mail To Streaming.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

. “While recent stories and reports of a new entity competing with the three major carriers in the United States grabs headlines, the reality is it would be a daunting task requiring tens of billions of dollars in capital and years to build sufficient scale and density to replicate existing networks like FedEx,” [Mike] Glenn said.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Once accounting for 46 percent of bank revenue (2003), more recently, noninterest income averages closer to 34 percent (2018). Capital One and Fifth Third Bank have launched programs to give customers early access to direct deposits, up to two days. Drive growth with integrated risk management. And it is trending downward.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

. “While recent stories and reports of a new entity competing with the three major carriers in the United States grabs headlines, the reality is it would be a daunting task requiring tens of billions of dollars in capital and years to build sufficient scale and density to replicate existing networks like FedEx,” [Mike] Glenn said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The cash infusion is geared toward helping the online lender build up a capital bulwark in an environment that has been a bit of rough sledding for financing done over the internet in general. Founded in 2003, uShip began as a way to connect large shipments with empty truck space. Most of the deals this past week were rather sibilant.)

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

He mocks himself for making mistakes, and sings the praises of Berkshire’s army of CEO-managers. Management. Each manager, in other words, would receive a portion of the company’s profits less the amount that they spent, in terms of capital, to generate those profits — a reminder to all that capital was not without costs.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. Theranos was founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, then an undergraduate student at Stanford University’s School of Engineering.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

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APRIL 17, 2021

It’s just part of the company’s DNA, a culture that attracts people who live for mathematics, analytics , simulation , optimization , decision modeling , and decision management. Computer systems are not yet ready for operational use (though the IBM® 7090 is the butt of multiple jabs throughout the movie). Universal Pictures).

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Data shows that Amazon has been interested in financial services — either to reduce friction in the purchasing experience, or to own more of the payments value chain — since at least 2003, when the company applied to patent a network-based transaction processing system. a complicated billing system, and a consolidated industry.”.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

2003: Long-term thinking is rooted in ownership. When you abstract a task into a process, it’s easy to start managing to the process rather than to the outcome you want. Customers love it, it can grow to very large size, it has strong returns on capital, and it’s durable in time—with the potential to endure for decades.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Now, with experts stressing the importance of rapid testing and tracking in managing the Covid-19 crisis, wearables and other health monitoring tech that enable diagnostics are taking center stage. VR has also helped businesses across industries keep operations running. Source: Oxford Medical Simulation. Online courses & content.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In venture capital, returns follow the power law — 80% of the wins come from 20% of the deals. Get the 65-page report on teardowns for Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and more. JD.com took a huge risk by stepping into a major market and investor Capital Today made a $2.4B

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