Two years ago, Allstate bought online auto insurance carrier and internet bubble survivor Esurance in order to better compete with direct auto carriers Geico and Progressive. Over the past six years, Allstate has steadily lost market share while Geico and … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]“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.”
Also partnering to integrate Clarity AI's capabilities into Aladdin, @blackrock’s operating system for investment professionals.
BlackRock backs one of our alumni, @ClarityAIEng, a data science platform focused on #ESG: http://j.mp/2XHCnAv
In other news, Boston-based #fintech @GetCapchase raised a $60MM asset-backed credit facility from i80 Group to help SaaS firms turn future payments into cash: http://j.mp/39xsTx9
The Plaid deal would be closing right now if Visa execs had booked more rooms in a certain D.C. hotel.
Ex Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director, and other former officials to be charged criminally in Flint water scandal. http://j.mp/3qeBXhd
Some very exciting news to share. Techstars has announced @MaelleGavet, one of tech’s brightest stars, as our next CEO to lead us through the next phase of our journey. Please join me in welcoming Maëlle. https://ctt.ec/vpl1x+
