tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1656912 2013-06-01T18:33:28-07:00 Sean O'Malley's blog about infectious ideas in FinTech and Mobile FinTech TypePad typepad/nuAShttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5529b9bdf88340192aa9d4240970d 2013-06-01T18:33:28-07:00 2013-06-01T18:36:43-07:00

Financial Services are being re-imagined online

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2013/06/mary-meeker-internet-trends.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5529b9bdf88340120a5a30cb3970b 2009-09-28T12:30:00-07:00 2009-09-27T22:26:58-07:00

(You can also read this post on Venturebeat) I was sitting down with a seasoned angel investor last week discussing what really matters for startups when he summed up his thoughts by saying “I’ve come to the conclusion that having...

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/09/patterns-of-startup-success-three-keys-to-a-remarkable-product.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5529b9bdf88340120a5019be3970b 2009-08-19T21:18:15-07:00 2009-08-18T11:28:53-07:00

(You can also read this post on Venturebeat) You’ve heard time and time again that vision matters. But ‘vision’ is a loaded word. Everyone thinks they know what it means, but everyone’s definition varies slightly. In fact, I rarely use...

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/08/patterns-of-startup-success-futureproofing-your-companys-vision.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5529b9bdf88340120a5251675970c 2009-08-07T10:22:00-07:00 2009-08-07T12:06:44-07:00

A pattern of startup success is to understand that it's not about building the perfect product out of the gate. It's about getting to market quickly to acquire and inspire so you can gather enough data to make your next move.

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/08/patterns-of-startup-success-the-delusion-of-the-perfect-product.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67973371 2009-06-10T23:16:43-07:00 2009-06-11T09:29:09-07:00

Google Wave vs. Cc:Betty. Both focused on group communication and collaboration.

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/06/google-wave-vs-ccbetty-group-communication-collaboration-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67094297 2009-05-21T17:59:04-07:00 2009-05-21T17:58:41-07:00

A startups vision drives every decision once it's crafted...so develop it carefully.

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/05/patterns-of-startup-success-vision-matters.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66518125 2009-05-07T18:12:14-07:00 2009-05-07T18:13:28-07:00

You do not have enough traffic to A/B test. The plural of anecdote is not data. The seed to success is within your first 100 active users. Find a small test, and if it works, iterate until it doesn't.

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/05/patterns-of-startup-success-customer-development.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66171715 2009-04-29T14:30:55-07:00 2009-04-29T14:29:10-07:00

What do all of these questions have in common? Well, I spent yesterday attending the Finovate conference finding that out. The conference has a similar format to DEMO but for the ‘financial technology’ space. Overall, 30+ companies presented for 7...

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/04/get-your-credit-score-for-free-mint-money-get-a-personal-loan-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-65980077 2009-04-24T10:51:00-07:00 2009-04-24T12:11:36-07:00

Over the last decade I've worked with dozens of startups and even participated at the inception of 7 of them from initial concept to funding. So, I've been meaning to capture some of my thoughts on 'patterns of startup success'...

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/04/patterns-of-startup-success.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-65434267 2009-04-14T09:00:00-07:00 2009-04-14T10:24:20-07:00

There has been a tremendous amount written about 'How to Innovate at Big Companies' but internal development of successful web services are hard to come by. Take Yahoo! for example. Over the last decade, what was the last successful consumer...

Sean O'Malley http://www.seancomalley.com/infectious/2009/04/big-companies-need-to-foster-external-innovation.html