week 3 discussion
After you have read the articles:
- Fintech Startups Seek to Shake Up Money Transfer Industry, Wall Street Journal, December 19, 2017.
- Snap’s Rise and Fall: How a Big, Splashy IPO Prompted the Doubters to Keep Mum, Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2017
Post your answers to the Discussion Questions:
- How strong was Snap’s competitive advantage when it went public?
- Why did Snap lose its competitive edge?
- How is technology affecting the money transfer industry?
- How do these changes affect the competitiveness of incumbents such as Western Union?
- How is Western Union responding and how should it respond to such disruption?
Note: Your posts on the articles should be between 300 to 500 words.
