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David Evans
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6.5KMatchmakersWhy OnTruck Isn’t The “Uber For Trucks”
Iñigo Juantegui, co-founder of OnTruck, tends to hear the word “Uber” a lot. As the head of a platform that connects short...
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5.6KMatchmakersMaking #VoiceFirst More Than A Hashtag
For the past decade, brand experiences have moved from thinking from a PC-first mindset to a mobile-first mindset. While this certainly took...
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30.8KPayments InnovationExperts Weigh In On Payment Rails — New And Old
Deck: Rails can be rickety, and rails can be gleamingly new, but in payments rails have to make sure the money...
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4.3KRetailHow Actors Really Find Those Waiter Gigs
Actors are always on the hunt for their next big break, but until then, many find themselves on the hunt for gigs...
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15.9KMatchmakersMatchmaker Wannabes’ Investor Checklist
All startups are not created equal, and those who want to grow up and be successful matchmakers must be prepared to play...
- Matchmakers
Inside The Mind Of The Matchmaker
Matchmakers are the type of business that dares to go where many other businesses refuse to even try: as the intermediary that...
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7.0KBrexitBrexit, Bitcoin And Ethereum: Governance Gone Awry, With Beach Reading
Brexit Brexit shows just how important good governance is. Committed anarchists read no further. For everyone else, human communities have always needed...
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THE MATCHMAKER IS IN
Join Karen Webster, CEO of PYMNTS, Chip Kahn, the Mayor of Boomtown, and David Evans, co-author of the hot new strategy book,...
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31.6KPayments InnovationMost Platforms Can’t Scale, Will Fail
Pay attention now because this is going to be absolutely, positively revolutionary. And it’s going to shake the payments industry by its...
- eCommerce
The Great Census Bureau eCommerce Data Debate
On Jan. 18, MPD CEO Karen Webster wrote a column titled “Massive Online Retail Data Error Uncovered” that pulls together how the...
- Apple Pay
Apple Pay’s Most Unusual Ignition Strategy
What a week for Apple Pay! CurrentC strong arms its merchants to switch off NFC so their customers can’t tap their spanking...
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3.7KKaren WebsterOf Nobel Prizes And Payments
When explaining the economic “DNA” of Market Platform Dynamics, I always describe it as having its roots in the work of a...
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7.1KDavid S. EvansApple Pay, Now That We’ve Sobered Up
Just about everyone seemed absolutely giddy over Tim Cook’s breathless announcement of how Apple is revolutionizing payments. I’m hoping now that maybe,...
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Digital Currency Deep Dive: So What Makes Bitcoin So Special?
Remember the day when a coin was just a bothersome piece of metal that you were happy to toss in the tip...
