CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

For the third consecutive year, we worked with The New York Times to identify and rank the top 100 venture capital professionals from around the globe. Below are the detailed profiles of the Top 20 Venture Capital Partners. PROFILES OF THE TOP 20 VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS. Current Firm: First Round Capital (Founding Partner).

San Francisco 71

San Francisco CA Capital Operations 71

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We know the customer buying and use of financial services is being fundamentally changed by fintech, but our long-term strategies to invest/partner/buy/compete are very much works in progress. Congrats to Randy and a great management team. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts.

Fintech 142

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 142

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. In fact, a global view dominated the discussions on the final day of the conference, with strategy painted in broad strokes from CEOs such as Al Kelly of Visa and Dan Schulman of PayPal, both featured in one-on-ones with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster.

Innovation 103

Innovation Lending Boston Security 103

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. In the world of asset management, the biggest players are now dedicated firms like Vanguard. The disruption of asset management. Table of contents. STAYING PRIVATE.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

Banking 2020

JUNE 2, 2015

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) expects both volume and value of transactions to increase by about 9% per year reaching about 750 billion transactions valued at $782 trillion by 2020. To cope with this momentum and reap the full benefits, banks are rationalizing their business models and transforming their strategies.

Analytics 40

Analytics Compliance Boston Strategy 40

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

” Here, a team of over 60 professionals in healthcare, design, IT, and project management work around a business strategy called design thinking. This simplifies the prescription filling process for patients and improves pharmacy inventory management. Start small. Johnson & Johnson — Johnson & Johnson Innovation.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Summary: Another victim to financial woes and a leveraged buyout (by Bain Capital in 2010), Gymboree filed for Chapter 11 protection in June 2017. The company recently announced a new strategy that will shift its focus to Hispanic markets, establish a new pricing strategy, and streamline corporate headquarters. Date: June 2017.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Management: In a companion blog post on AVC , USV founder Fred Wilson says his wife “Gotham Gal” Joanne Wilson (an existing investor in Flip) introduced Flip founders Susannah Vila and Roger Graham to his USV partner Andy Weissman. Select Investors: Data Collective, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, Tencent Holdings.

Security 34

Security Capital Software Data 34

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 14, 2022

Oil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their Bankers 2016 Dwight L. Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises 2005 John Jay Knox Knox, John Jay A History of Banking in the United States 2017 Timothy Koch Koch, Timothy Bank Management (8th ed.) Clark Clark, Bernard F. 2014 John A.

America 78

America National Denver United States 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Haley Fortier , operator of Boston wine bar haley.henry , told PYMNTS that much of the year was based on taking things the company already knew it could do well, and then finding ways to make them work via digital channels. Aid has notably come in from all corners, particularly the card networks.

Maine 169

Maine Philadelphia Community Boston 169

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

In this briefing, we dig into WeWork’s strategy, investments, and global expansion plan. But let me tell you the way our management team looks at this. We believe we have been dancing with the WeWork management team for several years now. Boston Properties: WeWork as a partner AND a competitor.

Boston 30

Boston New York US Community 30

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in blockchain and strategies to watch for 2019. Property management. Title management. Property Management. Property management is highly complex, with many stakeholders involved — including landlords, property managers, tenants, and vendors.

blockchain 78

blockchain Fraud Technology Management 78

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

As a result, an entire ecosystem comprised of hundreds of tech startups has emerged to help brick-and-mortar retailers adapt, working across categories from inventory management to shelf monitoring. Read on to learn how these big-box retailers are leveraging different technologies and strategies to stay relevant.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

What we will say is that fun times with family, the dazzling display of fireworks and the perfunctory cookouts and beach time, truly and totally make this upcoming weekend one very big sizzle wrapped around what appears to be in Boston, at least, abundant doses of sunshine. Seriously a Sizzle! Our Fizzle/Sizzle picks for the week.

New York 100

New York Lending Cards Retail 100

CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

Asimov predicted the exploding population would cause US cities like Boston and New York to converge along the coast into combined super-urban bodies, while suburban communities would have to expand downwards, building subterranean homes. The Washington-based company has raised $6M to date from Vulcan Capital, among others.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The hires indicated a shift in strategy, with Project Titan reportedly deciding to prioritize the development of an autonomous driving system, while deprioritizing development of an electric vehicle. Top initiatives: First company to test self-driving tech on the streets of Singapore, and later in Boston.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

But the most effective strategy for getting credentials registered was the launch in 2014 of its digital P2P scheme: Red Envelopes. Then, it managed to get the timing exactly right. We take our weather very seriously in Boston. And WeChat does a bunch of things to get even more users to want to do that.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. Total Funding: Over $100M.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Their strategies will likely involve a combination of approaches to minimize risks for employees, which can be aided by the technologies and startups featured in this report. In the US, poor health ends up costing employers $530B annually, some of which can be avoided with better management of the transmission of illness.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Company Survey 101

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle. Capital One. Innovation Lab Name: Capital One Labs.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Twenty months of my absence have allowed the “professional” top managers to kill the company using the money of rich oligarchs. Taken together, it was a high-risk/high-reward strategy that didn’t pan out.”. Majority shareholders abandoned it. The company does not have assets to save and competencies to preserve.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78