(Editor’s Note – Today’s essay was written by Matt Harris. Matt is the founder of TwentySeven Nine, a company that builds products and services in order to make the founder journey easier. In addition to coaching over 10 founders backed by VCs like a16z, Index, Deciens, General Catalyst, and Harlem Capital, Matt has also founded…

Let’s start with an observation – the development of innovative technology tends to start out narrowly, focused on specific use cases and problems. However, what distinguishes truly disruptive technology is the transition that it makes from a purpose-built solution to a more generalized capability. Take computers, for example. In the early days of computing, machines…

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This week, the Financial Data Exchange (FDX) – the preeminent open banking standards-setting organization in the U.S. – hosted its annual global summit.  As I understand it, most of the event was a festival of gloriously nerdy developer talk, available only to FDX members (of which I am not). However, I was able to attend…