Suing for Silence: Thiel v. Gawker
Let me begin what may prove to be a controversial post on the battle between billionaire entrepreneur and venture capitalist,...
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Breaking Banks: Fintech Future — Cyborgs and Digital Currency
In this episode, Brett King is hosting one of the leaders in global technology revolution, David Orban. David is a...
Fintech Opens IPO Window with BATS and Says ‘Sorry’ About Earlier IPO Fluffs
Image courtesy Westwick Partners The IPO window has been shut down for a while. The January crash put a padlock...
What we learned about the transformation of Consumer Banking from 5 Pirates with Ties interviews
One of the things that makes this job so much fun is the ability to talk to the really smart people...
Dear startups, focus on the steak, not the sizzle
Everything was so much simpler before the Internet. Back then, the VC world was neatly divided into IT and Health...
The Short History And Long Future Of The Online Lending Industry
Credit, private or public, is of greatest consequence to every country. Of this, it might be called the invigorating principle. -Alexander...
Rideshare on Ethereum Relaunches Next Week
Earlier this year, both Uber and Lyft drivers across the country experienced severe rate cuts, reportedly down by as much...
If You Worry About Black Swans, Look at These Big Data Catastrophe Insurance Ventures
Black Swan events cannot be predicted. Who could have predicted that Lending Club would do something wrong that caused the...
BBVA Builds Out Private Cloud Services with Red Hat Deal
BBVA has its head in the cloud. Through a partnership with Red Hat, announced today, the global bank has designed and...
Polite Persistence Pays – SMEs Harness Fintech to Get Paid on Time
If a doctor only treated the symptoms of your illness, rather than the root cause, you could be looking at...
