Strategy & Innovation

Strategy & Business Model – Afterpay Money

Australian-based Afterpay was one of the early pioneers in the BNPL (Buy-Now-Pay-Later) credit space, turning it into a $25 Billion+ sensation. Now the company is embarking on a strategy that shifts t…

Business Model Canvas – Nubank

If one of the world’s most infamous old-school investors is investing in a challenger bank, then you know we are reaching an inflection point in the market. The intrigue of the newly-minted $30 …

Business Model Innovation – BNPL (Buy-Now-Pay-Later)

Buy-Now-Pay-Later is an emergent layer in the Credit space, serving as a new way for consumers to pay for goods in the same way that they used to ‘layaway’ concept that was pioneered by de…

Strategy & Entrepreneurship – Good Eggs

It is often difficult to find the right balance between Strategy & Entrepreneurship. One side is about tactics and patience, the other side is about momentum and perseverance. In this post, we loo…

Housing Rentals – Monthly Stays

Another corner of the market where we see a crossover between the hospitality industry and the housing market is in ‘monthly stays’ or stays between one and six months. Ironically, the pan…

Sustainable Fashion Marketplace – Business Model

The Sustainable Fashion market is heating up and with that comes new market entrants – big and small. While everything sustainable sounds innovative and exciting, the realities of any new segmen…

Strategy & Business Model – N26 Brazil

German-based N26 came out of the gates strong in the early challenger banking days with its lifestyle-oriented brand. Since their red-hot days in late 2019, they have sputtered strategically, but are …

Strategy & Business Model – Revolut Super App

Revolut was one of the high flyers in the early days of challenger banking. More recently, it is the Chimes, SoFis, and Nubanks that are stealing the spotlight. But the UK-based disruptor has shifted …

Finance: IPO Democratization

In the complex world of investing, there are always fly-by-night trends trying to masquerade as movements to rope in retail investors. Mean reversion always separates the wheat from the chaff in the e…

Business Model Canvas – Robinhood

Thanks to meme stocks, Crypto Mania, and IPO democratization, Robinhood has been one disruptor that never ceases to be part of the Fintech news cycle these days. Since the company charges no commissio…

Strategy – Platform Dynamics

The more that business models shift online, the more the underlying economy is affected by ‘platform dynamics’ and the business model innovation (BMi) associated with those dynamics. Under…

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