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Maybe Neobanks Are Mispriced?
I was re-reading Coatue’s thesis deck on the future of fintech the other day, which I highly recommend for anyone interested in fintech (you can check out the deck here…really excellent work by coauthors Michael Gilroy, Chase Packard, & Leslie Wang.) A lot of the deck resonated with me—overall I really agree with a lot…
Read MoreHow Creating Content Can Help You Get A Job
For the past few years, finding a job in fintech was as hard as shooting fish in a barrel. Companies were flush with VC cash, the focus on growth at all costs meant that companies were expanding headcount aggressively, and because the talent was highly competitive, salaries were through the roof. Back in my day,…
Read MoreWomen of the New York Stock Exchange
Women’s leadership has played an integral role in the 230-year-long history of the New York Stock Exchange. The historic institution has been around since the 1700s. In the early days of the New York Stock Exchange, women were excluded from the exchange dominated by men. In 1943, when World War II came, Helen Hanzelin, a Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, & Beane telephone clerk,…
Read More5 tips on ROCKING customer experience
I am STOKED for you to meet today’s guest, Val Geisler. Val is a retention marketing ICON. Currently the Customer Advocacy Lead at Klaviyo, Val is a Top 100 Customer Marketing Influencer and a CustomerX Award Nominee, who just gets marketing. Here’s what she had to say on The Marketing Millennials Podcast, in her own liiightly edited words.…
Read MoreBrittney Griner released from Russian prison
News broke this morning that Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison in a prisoner swap with Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer convicted of conspiring to kill American citizens. Brittney Griner was convicted of drug charges after bringing less than one gram of cannabis vape oil into Russia allegedly by accident, according to…
Read MoreBuzzfeed’s downfall: is their business model to blame?
Buzzfeed is now worth $144M. Buzzfeed has Complex Networks, a Pulitizer-winning newsroom, and a household brand name. And they’re worth ⅓ of what Industry Dive sold for last summer. Morning Brew is probably worth at least $200M at this point. So what’s with the downfall? Please see the Perpetual issue from 12/7/2021 (yes, roughly a year ago…
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