When most companies talk about the “circular economy,” they usually mean building an economic system that leaves zero waste. But what counts as waste? Is it just material waste? Or can it also include a product’s social side effects? These are just a few of…

We’ve spent a lot of time singing the praises of N26, Revolut, and Monese, highlighting the mechanisms driving their rapid ascent. Now let’s take a look at some factors that might slow or even stop these companies’ growth. To do this, we will answer the questions: What obstacles might these…

So we’ve been talking about growth, looking at the Revolut growth drivers and running N26 through the VRIO competitive advantage framework. Now, we’re going for a change of pace as we look at Monese. In the Revolut article, we looked at the 7 million user challenger bank’s growth engine and…

In our previous articles, we looked at Revolut, N26, and Monese’s growth rates as well as the drivers for Revolut’s growth. Now, we’ll take a look at N26’s growth drivers and introduce the VRIO tool. The questions? What factors are driving N26 growth? What role does N26’s Innovation Pace play…

In our previous article we looked at Revolut, N26, and Monese’s user growth rate. Now we want to go a level deeper, starting with Revolut. The questions? What factors are driving Revolut’s growth and how can you use these strategies too? How does innovation speed factor in? What role does…

A look at three of the challenger banks shaking up the industry We’ve all been hearing how challenger banks are growing at breakneck speed, leaving legacy banks in their wake. But how fast are they really growing? To get an idea, we looked at several “Top Challenger Bank” lists and chose three big players: Revolut, Monese, and N26. The goal? …

On May 19th, SparkFest, Asia’s first Sexual Wellness Festival attracted a full-house in Singapore’s Hive Lavender. Founders Erin Chen and Sinnead Ali aimed to “spark” new conversations about sexuality, and normalize sexual wellness as part of our general well-being. …