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By Derek Pilling on January 5, 2010
I have always been fairly thematic in my investment approach. For me, the process starts with identifying big markets that are either 1) emerging (and will therefore be created over the next several years) or 2) undergoing some structural shift that will enable new entrants to grab market share from incumbents. I have seen Companies succeed in [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Mobile | Tagged 2010, cloud, cloud computing, electronic payments, Investment Selection, mobile, payments, Platforms, saas, Themes, utility computing, venture capital, wireless
By Derek Pilling on November 19, 2009
Karen Webster of Market Platform Dynamics asked me to share some quick reactions on the announced acquisition of Revolution Money by AmEx this morning. As a result, my thoughts are cross-posted on PYMNTS.com. Karen asked me to address the following questions/issues: What was your initial reaction to the news? My initial reaction was that AmEx move to purchase [...]
Posted in Analysis | Tagged alternative payments, AmEx, api, BillMeLater, developers, electronic payments, payments, paypal, platform, Revolution Money |
By Derek Pilling on October 23, 2009
Image by monty.metzger via Flickr Earlier this week, I participated in a truly special event, the Lydian Roundtable. Lydian is a gathering of the best and brightest in the electronic payment industry and is hosted by my friends at Market Platform Dynamics, David Evans and Karen Webster. Every year, they bring together 50 to 100 [...]
Posted in Application Software | Tagged cloud, conferences, electronic payments, mobile, mobile payments, mobility, operating system, payments, social media, social payments