When will we be able to send money across the world without losing any hard earned cash to fees? We're getting close. The international remittance payment industry is ripe for disruption. With one of the most resourceful fintech products on the market, Transferwise has been bringing transparency and cost savings to its users at unprecedented levels. No longer do individuals and corporations have to pay high fees to access and send their own money across borders.
CircleUp created a marketplace that combines the informative profile of a Kickstarter campaign with the due diligence of a venture capital firm - all to help the underserved segment of consumer product and retail entrepreneurs get the funding they need.
Why is the pursuit of funding so different for tech companies versus product companies? What is the "job to be done" that investors hire an investment marketplace to do?
Ryan Caldbeck explains the landscape and profile of the players on all sides of the cap table, and why the process of funding startups is changing faster than you can say "unicorn."
Barclays Africa Group has a very young, very tight-knit set of data scientists, product managers and designers that make up its Big Data team. In an industry known for its hierarchy, stiff structure and adherence to traditional operations, this group of data wunderkinds stands unique. We discuss how their team operates, why they embrace and laud the energy of youth, and how big banks are wrangling big data and other tech innovations to improve the customer experience, hiring, team dynamics and more.
What is big data and what makes data "big"? Yassi Hadjibashi, Chief Data Officer of Barclays Africa, and her colleague Kriti Sharma wax poetic on how corporates are using our data to make the customer experience faster, easier and more accurate in the realm of financial services. Listen to part one of this two-part series on big banks using big data, and be sure to tweet questions for part two using the hashtag #riseradio.
Do customers want the products Fortune 500 companies design for them? Do customers even know what they want? Thor Ernstsson, founder of Alpha UX and formerly of Zynga, sees clients not as individuals but as entire product teams. Value is brought to organizations through team buy-in around lightweight prototype testing and experimentation. The underlying point isn’t to fail fast, it’s to learn quickly.
What's an accelerator and why is it such a successful model for venture capital? Jenny Fielding joins Rise Radio this week to discuss founder-focused program design, the role of corporates as partners and purveyors, and the future of business schools.