Retired Member
Whether the market turmoil flowing out of China was simply late summer jitters whilst the Masters of the Universe sunned themselves in the Med and their juniors panic at the wheel, or something more serious, is anyone’s guess. What I do know is what I see with my own eyes, and the last couple of weeks have had one very clear lesson for me personall...
08 September 2015 /startups
"You can't solve a problem on the same level that it was created. You have to rise above it to the next level." - Albert Einstein "Innovation opportunities do not come with the tempest but with the rustling of the breeze." - Peter Drucker "We've reached the end of incrementalism. Only those companies that are capable of cre...
As a fintech startup, do you struggle to find keep your blog alive? You're not alone! If I had to create a list of the questions around blogging that I get asked most of the time, the top questions would be Why blog? What to blog about? If I had to answer “Why blog?” in the context of a startup, the answers can be very many. One, to generate busi...
31 August 2015 /startups
Hold the front page - the Chinese economy is slowing down. Who didn’t see that one coming? In an age of intertwined economies, extreme volatility in China is being exported globally. Calamity across the Chinese markets this week is having largely foreseen global consequences. If ever there was an argument against globalisation, this interlocking o...
26 August 2015 /startups
Prasenjit Das Senior Director at Virtusa
Accenture’s not talking about outsourcing so much these days, but can pitch a strong digital message, says CEO Pierre Nanterme which resonates across the Atlantic when Andy Murray, British tennis ace made headlines recently and this time it’s off the court by teaming up with Seedrs, an up-and-coming British crowdfunding platform through which smal...
22 August 2015 /startups
FinTech Investments Quadruple , UBS Is Spending Big Money on Fintech Startups , A listing of 1208 fintech startup, The 7 hottest Fintech companies in the silicon valley - These are some of the recent articles I've read related to fintech startups. If you're on social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and follow this space, you'll know how vibrant...
16 August 2015 /startups
The digital disruption affecting banking and other financial services is likely to accelerate with the growing success of London’s Fintech industry. I use the term ‘Fintech’ here not just to mean a company that competes with banks but from a wider perspective; an economic industry composed of companies that use technology to make financial systems...
14 August 2015 /startups
According to a Forbes article, 2015 could be the best year for M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) since the financial crisis. The article mentions "According to data from Thomson Reuters analyzed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the U.S. saw 4,654 M&A deals worth a whopping $875 billion from the start of the year through May 31. But what might...
10 August 2015 /startups
Loans have been harder to come by for SMEs since the financial crisis and larger companies, being lower risk, have taken the lion's share. Into the void have stepped alternative lenders providing options for small businesses. Securing a bank loan can be an arduous business for funds-seeking smaller businesses. In fact, according to CEB analysis of ...
06 August 2015 /startups
The private company investment sphere has long been the traditional domain of private equity and venture capital firms. However, in recent years, many institutional and retail investors have increasingly taken an interest towards investing in this exciting and promising sector. Several hedge funds are now running a hybrid model where they are not ...
05 August 2015 /startups
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