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Paramount Global: The Climb Continues
Introduction Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out this piece. If you enjoy the writeup, make sure to check out my new newsletter “The Crossover” using this link! On Sunday, I had the privilege of seeing Top Gun: Maverick in IMAX. The movie was incredible and all of the rave reviews are warranted. For the packed…
Read MoreCan Crypto Solve The US Unbanked Problem?
DEEP DIVE Can Crypto Solve The US Unbanked Problem? When I first got into fintech, one of the facts that perplexed me the most was the fact that there were so many people in the US that were under or unbanked. Those are two different problems, by definition: the Federal Reserve says that unbanked Americans…
Read MoreDoing good is good for business
You can be the type of lawyer that saves dolphins, or the type of lawyer that doesn’t. You can be the type of Operator who notices and offsets the very real and very present and very large carbon footprint that online stores create, or you can be the type of Operator who doesn’t care. Here…
Read MoreCVS Launches Another Virtual Primary Care Platform
VIRTUAL PRIMARY CARE CVS Launches Another Virtual Primary Care Platform Announced this week, CVS is rolling out a new virtual primary care service for its Aetna members, which follows the trend of other major insurer players in offering new virtual care capabilities. “CVS Health Virtual Primary Care will give members access to primary care, on-demand care, chronic condition management,…
Read MoreBolt’s Big Plan Backfires
FALLING KNIVES Bolt’s Big Plan Backfires One-click checkout startup Bolt just laid off 185 employees, ~30% of the company In February, founder Ryan Breslow announced Bolt would start issuing personal loans to employees to exercise stock options The move was criticized as highly risky, with the potential to bankrupt employees if Bolt’s ultimate exit valuation…
Read MoreBrazil’s Second Self-Made Woman Billionaire
NEOBANK Brazil’s Second Self-Made Woman Billionaire In 2013, three founders from different countries started a digital bank. Over the next decade, they’d watch it grow to 40+ million users, IPO at a $44 billion valuation, and become one of the most formidable neobanks in the world. This is the story of Brazillian Nubank. I saw founder and…
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