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Disruptive Energy.

100%Open

By any measure, that was a disruptive statement. According to the World Bank, Costa Rica used 1370 watts per capita in 2013. Bulb is a new energy supplier in the UK that’s disrupting the energy supplier market. Shocked by such a statement from a company head, I checked it was OK to print the quote.

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How hackathons can help you get started with blockchain

hackerearth

An open, decentralized database that keeps a record of all digital transactions across a peer-to-peer network—that’s blockchain. All members with access to the network can view and validate the transactions using cryptographic keys, without a third party, such as a bank. The computers in the network are called nodes.

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How hackathons can help you get started with blockchain

hackerearth

An open, decentralized database that keeps a record of all digital transactions across a peer-to-peer network—that’s blockchain. All members with access to the network can view and validate the transactions using cryptographic keys, without a third party, such as a bank. The computers in the network are called nodes.

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The rise and rise of Entrepreneurs

Matthew Griffin

When I talk to clients about disruption and how the future is already fundamentally changing the paradigms of business I talk to them about the ants but I get them to imagine the people are all Entrepreneurs with a common purpose to create the next big business or industry. Disruption is now closer to your door than it’s ever been before.

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Have the Banks already been Disrupted?

Matthew Griffin

Banks were once the corner stone of the community but today their industry is being disrupted and disintermediated. There were two quotes that stood out for me and they were “My children don’t see Banks as a brand any longer” and “ We’re at risk of being turned into dumb pipes”. No, I just can’t be bothered. Conclusion.

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Axel Springer & External Innovation. How to turn “Spray and Pray” into “Spray and Succeed”?

CREATORS

All this is happening in an industry regarded as a “sinking ship” and highly exposed to disruption. Transformation by Cannibalization Axel Springer pivoted from the brink of bankruptcy by mimicking the strategies of other companies previously exposed to disruption. It cannibalized its own core business. We never made a bet.

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The Banks Guide to scouting Fintech

Matthew Griffin

“Four of Europe’s largest banks reveal their Fintech scouting strategies and with one exception their approach won’t come as a surprise. As an Entrepreneur you’ve worked 247 365 and seen your bank balance dwindle. Attention is your oxygen so what can you do to stack the odds of being noticed in your favour? ”. Check your Mirrors.