I talk to a lot of startups and most have little idea about how journalism works (or worse, as in the case of HQ Trivia, they have terrible ideas). But positive coverage in a respected publication offers visibility and credibility … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Periodically, I hear a presentation or read a blog post on the topic of public relations for startups. I often feel the advice given is incomplete, or misguided, or one-size-fits-all, or simply wrong. So here is my take on how … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Since 2004, the nonprofit Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) has been on a mission to improve the financial health of all Americans. With funding provided by the Ford Foundation (a founding sponsor), Amex, BofA, Cap One, Charles Schwab, Citi, … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 4 ]Last week, BBVA announced that it is buying Simple for $117 million. It’s easy to think of reasons why this acquisition appeals to BBVA. It’s not for assets and deposits. Yes, the 100,000 tech-savvy early adopters who’ve signed up for … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]The Q2 PwC MoneyTree Report came out last week showing that investment activity by corporate venture arms is on the upswing. Corporate VCs participated in nearly 16% of venture deals in the second quarter. I have seen corporate VC efforts … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]“If no one seems to understand, start your own revolution and cut out the middleman.”
“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
And the Air Marshals collect info and take photos of ordinary Americans. Where does that info go? How is it used? Apparently, @TSA doesn’t even know, @DHSOIG found. So many questions—mostly for incoming Biden folks inheriting this major domestic surveillance program from Trump. https://twitter.com/hhandeyside/status/1333566505213050880
Some background: through Quiet Skies, TSA uses secret criteria such as travel patterns and subjective behaviors to identify travelers to target, then deploys air marshals to track and shadow them, even if they're not suspected of any actual wrongdoing.
https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/discriminatory-profiling/tsa-darkens-skies-secret-surveillance-americans/
Unicredit chief executive Jean-Pierre Mustier is stepping down, saying his plans to transform the bank by 2023 were no longer in keeping with the board's ambitions https://trib.al/E0gV6pL #Unicredit
Missed this: 30 year old Boston #insurtech Delphi Technology, leader in software for medical malpractice carriers, bought by @SapiensIns for "up to" $19.5MM. https://j.mp/3mp2Eyo Sam Fang finally said yes.
It doesn't really sound like Brian Armstrong of Coinbase has found the right way to "build a movement and change the world." At least it doesn't if you would like that change to be for the better. https://j.mp/3mfrPDg
Fidelity piloting #cryptocurrency data and analytics platform created for institutional investors within @FCATalyst: https://j.mp/3o0gmrK #fintech
