CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe in 2010 in an attempt to gain share in online payments, a then-nascent market with seemingly boundless growth opportunity. Leadership and board members. Fraud prevention tools. Sigma aims to streamline business operations. Focus on developers. How Stripe makes money.

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Online Company Retail Payments 98

CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. Some companies just push their luck a little too far. Total Funding: $1.1B.

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Fraud Las Vegas Company Video 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

And Partners CEO John Janclaes helped put Kony on the market map in mid-size shops, even keynoting Kony’s conference with a leadership book in tow. The digital banking provider helped implement digital competitiveness against big banks that Partners sought. It looked effortless, but ecosystem alignment like that takes real work. .

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Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

While November 2010 saw the release of the new Windows Phone with a new platform, it never caught on with consumers. When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team. Microsoft and Nokia. Date: April 25, 2014. Price: $7.9B.

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Google Software Innovation Company 76

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Companies across industries from food delivery to mobile payments disintegrate for all kinds of reasons, from technology errors and logistical challenges to overspending and outright fraud. That July, it banned Holmes from owning or operating a lab for two years. Table of Contents. Powa Technologies. The rise and fall of Theranos.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company announced it was effectively ceasing operations immediately and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting more than 1,100 people out of work overnight. In January 2019, Munchery abruptly ceased all operations, as it informed customers via email. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart.

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Apple Branding Google Company 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

It’s almost as bad as saying it’s the “Year of The Sloth” – since, let’s face it, pigs are not typically prized for their wisdom, energy, vision or leadership qualities across the animal kingdom. Card networks do it with operating rules that keep bad actors from using their networks to do bad things.

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Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205