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Decoupled Debit — Again?

PYMNTS

[Note to the payments history buffs out there: The real decoupled debit interchange pioneer was a company called Tempo, aka Debitman , established in 2000 and acquired by HSBC in 2006 after struggling for years to get acceptance at merchants.]. But that may be as good as it gets. But even that has changed.

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Why Peer-to-Peer models struggle against oligopoly

Lex Sokolin

Initially, the naive reaction of the labels was to build digital rights management into music players, and song files, and any teenager onto whom they could tattoo the letter of the law. The media industry has been able to deploy a business model that uses the Internet to deliver a better user experience when bundled with the law.

Lending 52
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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

An explosion of new consumer finance brands is transforming how people save, spend, and manage their money. The secrets of user growth. To build a successful personal finance management tool, it’s important to understand the dynamics of user acquisition and growth. Making the first experience valuable.

Tools 78
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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

The Pivot : We came up with a fresh take on the plethora of AR-style apps that create visual effects based on face detection and tracking… [Poor user experience] had a big impact on our retention metrics. Three notable excerpts: First Attempts : Blin.gy We needed 40% day-one returns and were closer to 25%. The clock kept ticking.

Company 78
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From Alibaba to Zynga: 21 Of The Best VC Bets Of All Time And What We Can Learn From Them

CB Insights

In 2006, amidst high user growth and revenue numbers, several firms took part in Facebook’s Series B: Founders Fund, Interpublic Group, Meritech Capital Partners, and Greylock Partners backed the $27.5M In 2006, Mason told Lefkofsky about his idea for a crowd-sourced voting site called The Point. of the company.

Lending 78
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We Analyzed 9 Of The Biggest Direct-to-Consumer Success Stories To Figure Out The Secrets to Their Growth — Here’s What We Learned

CB Insights

Every Harry’s razor has five blades, plus an extra one on the back for trimming in tighter spaces — the same blade quantity and layout as that of the Gillette Fusion5 first released in 2006. The end-to-end user experience, however, is so much better that it elevates them above their traditional competitors.

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