“Despite my conviction about the model, the copycat word  —  short for replicating startups and attached to these ventures  —  annoyed me from the start. More than a term to describe a straightforward recipe to launch, I see it as an unconscious way to belittle an entire group of hard-charging founders and investors.”

“Surveys show that most executives agree, and in fact, many believe that business model innovation is even more important to their company’s success than product or service innovation. But other studies have determined that no more than 10% of innovation investments at established companies are focused on creating transformative business models.”

“The history of labor shows that technology does not usually drive social change. On the contrary, social change is typically driven by decisions we make about how to organize our world. Only later does technology swoop in, accelerating and consolidating those changes.”

“Last week, U.K. challenger bank Monzo rolled out “Monzo Labs” — a feature within the app that lets users test new features as they’re being developed. It’s part of a trend to release product iterations to an ever-larger number of users — a necessary move to keep pace with changing expectations as the businesses scale quickly. Any Monzo user can test products and offer feedback.”