Money is weird. It’s simple in theory and complicated in practice. The founders in this section are building companies that help people and businesses make sense of it. From fintech platforms to financial advisory firms to investment tools, they’re tackling one of the most fundamental problems in business and life.
These interviews cover the full financial landscape. Personal finance. Corporate finance. Lending. Payments. Insurance. Wealth management. Cryptocurrency before it was cool, during the hype, and after the crash. The founders here have seen cycles.
What makes these conversations valuable is the honesty. Finance has a reputation for jargon and gatekeeping. The people featured here cut through that. They talk about building trust in an industry where trust is everything. About regulation, which in finance is not optional. About the challenge of making financial tools accessible to people who aren’t finance professionals.
You’ll find insights on building fintech products, navigating compliance, fundraising in financial services, and the particular challenge of disrupting industries that really don’t want to be disrupted. Whether you’re building in finance or just trying to understand it better, these founders have perspective worth hearing.
I’m a big believer in planning. If you know where you want to go, you can achieve an objective with a strong plan. David Ehrenberg founded Early Growth Financial Services…
Meet David Ehrenberg – Founder of Early Growth Financial Services
In the end I wanted to create a tool for others, and to do that I needed to understand the issue from all angles looking at the needs of each…
Do the hardest thing first every day, and you’ll move forward the fastest. Levi King is the co-founder and CEO of Nav, a free site giving business owners access to…
It is really important to focus on what’s most important, consistency is king.” Oren Greenberg is a digital marketing consultant, often helping as out-sourced head of digital/CMO. A growth hacker…
We write down all our tasks and to-dos. It is amazing how something so simple can have so much impact! If you rely only on your memory, tasks can be…
I always ask everyone I meet, “Who else should I be talking to?” Oftentimes, you don’t know the ways in which someone can help you until you actually meet him…
Surround yourself with young, hungry talent & empower them (with strong business process, clearly defined goals, financial & nonfinancial incentives etc) to take control of their own fate, even if…
It doesn’t matter how “productive” you are if you are building toward the wrong goal. Differences in direction that result from planning absolutely swamp any kind of productivity gains. Jed…
The best ideas can come from the most random places so do not discount anyone and most importantly, keep your ego in check. Charles Botchway is the founder and Chief…
In business, you exist to serve your customers, and your profit should come from serving them well. Peter Brockway is a senior adviser at Blue Sea Capital with 30 years…
Set aside a quiet time, a quiet place and perhaps some good music and just think — let your mind wander. Some of my best insights come from this far…
Meet Naomi Eisenberger – Executive Director of the Good People Fund
Seek & Solve. Look for things that are broken and figure out how to fix them. Regus Advisors is a privately held advisory firm that specializes in the acquisition, rightsizing…