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The Tourists are Back
#1: The Tourists are Back What happened? A new fintech company is focused on treasury management: Amit Jain, the former head of Uber’s Asia Pacific division, revealed his new venture, Zamp Finance, that aims to simplify the process for businesses to invest their excess capital in US Treasury bills to hedge against bank failures and…
Read MoreStimulating a seaweed supply chain
Can new seaweed-focused startups cultivate a new seaweed supply chain?
Read MoreThe Art of Discovering and Overcoming Your Blindspots
Blindspots are an invisible threat lurking in your business right now, and I want you to crush ’em before they crush you! But first, what is a blindspot? Let’s look at Kodak–a great example of how blindspots can impact even seemingly unsinkable ships. Kodak, the once-dominant player in the photography industry, faced a significant leadership…
Read MoreDunkin’ 🫐
Dunkin’ Donuts just does it for me. We’ll talk marketing in a second, but here’s my Dunkin’ order that nobody asked for but that everyone should try: Okay, marketing time. There’s a lot we can learn from Dunkin’, but let’s start here with these 2: 1️⃣. MAKE GIFTING EASY. Have you ever tried to send…
Read MoreMega Deals Dominated Q1 Digital Health Funding, But Can the Industry Sustain It?
2023 is supposed to be a rebound year for digital health funding, following a relatively slow funding year in 2022. But new funding data from Q1 suggests 2023 is bound to be as slow a funding year as was 2019. In this article, I’ll highlight Rock Health’s Q1 digital health funding report, touch on key trends, and…
Read MorePay-in-4 BNPL Was Never a Product
I’m confused by Apple Pay Later. I know it’s a pay-in-4 buy now pay later (BNPL) product, similar to the ones that Klarna, Afterpay, and Affirm have been offering for a while. The consumer is given the option to split purchases between $50 and $1,000 into four equal installments, with the first installment being paid…
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