Fintech & Crypto Partnership Might Be Hard To Come By; Thoughts On Drake, 21 Savage, & SF
Hey hey what’s good everyone—this newsletter’s a bit all over the place but hope you enjoy. It’s been a busy few weeks for me. Last week, Stevie and I went to Menlo Park for a bunch of LP meetings, which went really really well (especially considering the fucked up economic climate we’re in right now.)…
Read MoreRandom Musings On FTX: Take Lessons From The Past
When we were little, my mother always used to say history repeats itself. I feel like there was some sort of lesson I was supposed to learn about that, but instead, I always keep that in the back of my mind when thinking about tech, finance, and especially crypto. I was a fan of FTX,…
Read MoreRebuilding Trust Market Fit In Crypto
Hey y’all—unfortunately not in a mood for a Drake/21 Savage album review; been a pretty depressing week all around for me. I’ll have some stuff on FTX and the crypto ecosystem next week—I’m gonna spend a few days asking my much smarter wife/co-GP Stevie to coauthor something about it. Something I’ve been thinking about though…
Read MoreFTT Fridays: Keyboard Warriors; Analyzing Fintech Layoffs
There are a few inevitabilities if you write (or exist) on the internet for 15 years—one, you will get cyberbullied. I’ve been cyberbullied since probably 8th grade; at 31 years old I probably should just get over it by now, but its still annoys me when I see it (whether it’s about me or someone…
Read MoreIan’s Money 2020 2022 Review
What’sssss up everyone—hope y’all are ready for my review of Money 2020 2022. Contrary to popular belief, this is the second time I’ve gone to this thing, despite my 10ish years of being in fintech. When I was a reporter I was deemed too young to go on trips…the fact is though that fintech wasn’t…
Read MoreFTT Q&A With BezoMoney CEO Mubarak Sumalia
Hey everyone! Ulises here, excited to be back with a very interesting dive into the African fintech ecosystem. You’ll be hearing more from me as I continue to interview founders, operators, investors, and industry experts within the fintech and crypto spaces! This time I had the opportunity to talk to Mubarak Sumaila, founder and CEO…
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