Jeff For Banks

MARCH 27, 2015

Nearly four years ago, I tested the higher interest on deposits claim in a guest post with the exact title on The Financial Brand , an industry publication geared towards marketing executives at banks and credit unions. In 2011, banks paid higher interest on their interest bearing deposits than credit unions throughout the measurement period.

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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. Market opportunity. Leadership and board members. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. The Chinese coal market is one of the biggest in the world and this deal looked like easy money. Date: October 2011. Date: August 15, 2011. HP and Autonomy.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Rainbolt has quietly built a community bank in the past 20 years that is closing in on $2 billion of market cap. For 35 years, Wilmers led M&T with creativity, integrity and the “old-school” wisdom of a community banker who created a $26 billion market cap company. GonzoBanker of the Year – Large Banks.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Declared Bankruptcy: 2011. By December 2011, it was under $30/kg. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart. After evaluating the vehicle, the EPA gave The Coda a fuel economy equivalence of 73 miles per gallon, the highest of any electric vehicle on the market in 2012. Dart Music. Founded: 2005.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Market volatility. Buffett successfully lobbied the leadership of Coca-Cola — the largest position in Buffett’s portfolio, with his ownership share coming in at 6.2% — to cut back on “excessive” executive compensation plans. He increased his holdings dramatically during the bear market of the mid-70s when GEICO was struggling.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Actress Jessica Alba founded The Honest Company in 2011 to offer consumers healthy, natural alternatives to heavily processed household goods such as cleansers and toiletries. Mozido had ambitious plans to revolutionize mobile payments in key markets including India, Africa, and southeast Asia. Total Funding: $490M. The Outcome.

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