Fintech Takes
Fintech Takes is a twice-weekly newsletter by Alex Johnson, a former credit expert who quit his job to document the future of Fintech.
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Fun Friday Trivia.
The Fed's Discount Window was an actual window!
This image is from the St. Louis Fed (1967).
This is absolutely wonderful.
We should all say "I don't know" a whole lot more than we do.
I don’t write often, but when I do it’s because something is driving me absolutely nuts.
So, after a couple weeks of screaming at my phone screen I finally put fingers to keyboard…
The Everything Expert and how to avoid falling into their trap 👇 https://www.forfintechsake.com/p/the-everything-expert
Feels like a good time to resurface this @fintechtakes essay, which I wrote last year.
It's challenging, in the moment, when you watch people perform at an insanely high level to discern whether they are the best to ever do it or cheaters.
We'll have to wait for the benefit of hindsight to be sure, but I think some fintech companies have been cheating.
This is a great history lesson on why we have so many freaking banks in this country.
People constantly wonder why the US has so many Banks compared to other countries!
Are you wondering if the US system makes sense?
Do you want to know where it's heading?
Here's some history, charts, and thoughts: 🧵👇
Good summary of the takeaways from a really interesting panel. I learned a lot from it!
Also, in addition to her many other skills, @SarahHinkfuss is a great moderator!
Fintech founders: As promised, wanted to share a few of the takeaways on telling your story and cutting through the NOISE. Thank you to @rexsalisbury, @gimmedadeetz , @AlexH_Johnson, and @jonpomeranz for the rich discussion at @FintechMeetup 👇 https://twitter.com/SarahHinkfuss/status/1637595958220591105
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