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Robocop vs. Terminator in Fintech; Comparing DeFi originations to Digital Lenders in the early years
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Robocop vs. Terminator in Fintech; Comparing DeFi originations to Digital Lenders in the early years

Robocop vs. Terminator in Fintech; Comparing DeFi originations to Digital Lenders in the early years

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·Aug. 19, 2019·1 min read

I’ve got a gentle, data-backed story this week inspired by a great distinction made in this Techonomy article by the Chief Digital Officer at Schneider Electric. The thesis tracks three key lessons from attempting to bring large companies into the 21st century: (1) transform the core of your business instead of fumbling around at the edges, (2) digitize your processes and separately figure out a distinct digital model, and (3) catalyze a digital ecosystem from the new model. You can think about the distinction as either taking the existing business and slowly swapping out parts from human to machine (e.g., like RoboCop), or building the robot from scratch utilizing the latest platforms, markets, and artificial intelligence (e.g., like Terminator).

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