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Wide of the Prize: Fintech and Retail Investment Platforms

New fintech and traditional retail investment platforms ignore glaring revenue and macro opportunities present in the industry. Efforts focus on selling picks—of varied price—to miners; instead, marketing gold and maps could be a more fruitful course.

14 min read Jan 19, 2021

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Beyond 2020: The Great Bifurcation

Alex Graham

Recessions tend to be levellers, but the events of 2020 were perverse: Those already well-off gained in the chaos. The widening wealth inequality gap presents stark scenarios for how the future will play out.

11 min read Jan 07, 2021

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Is Luxury Software a Real Thing?

Alex Graham

The trend towards niche, premium-priced products aimed at power users, poses a question of whether luxury software brands is a new category in the digital realm.

7 min read Aug 03, 2020

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Fatigued by the Subscription Business Model

Alex Graham

Are too many consumer products businesses trying to stimulate the recurring revenue characteristics of SaaS by offering subscriptions?

10 min read Mar 02, 2020

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Analyzing the Effects of Negative Interest Rates Across Five Economies

Alex Graham

Negative interest rates are an extreme form of monetary policy intended to stimulate inflation or defend a currency peg. Five economies have experienced such conditions and their experiences give lessons towards the effectiveness of such strategies.

12 min read Aug 27, 2019

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Treasury Is the Most Underrated Team in Your Company

Alex Graham

Treasury teams are powerful functions with the ability to influence all the levers of shareholder returns. Yet, often such teams are structured, staffed, and incentivized poorly.

12 min read May 07, 2019