BANK ON IT

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system.     You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Mahmoud Abdelkader, cofounder and CEO of Very Good Security.   Very Good Security is a fintech & data security enablement platform helping to maximize the value of data without compliance & breach risk.  They’ve attracted investors such as Max Levchin, a16z, Goldman and Nyca.    Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesday's all new remotely recorded interview with Chris Doyle from billd.   About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He’s a highly sought after fintech, VC and

About this nugget: This nugget was pulled from episode 256 from an interview with Christina Qi,  co-founder of Domeyard. This nugget is on taking charge of your career. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 300 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there’s this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget.   About Christina Qi: Christina is an entrepreneur and business executive. She is the co-founder and partner of Domeyard LP, a hedge fund, CTA, and CPO that is using high frequency strategies to trade U.S. equity futures and currencies.    About the host:  John Siracusa, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Open

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.  This interview was recorded pre-Covid in-studio.     You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.    In this pre-Covid in-studio recorded episode the host John Siracusa chats with Peter Maragos, co-founder and CEO of Dash Financial Technologies.   Dash Financial is an agency-only execution and capital markets technology firm.  Peter, got his experience from the trading floor at the CBOE.   Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday’s all new remotely recorded episode with Mahmoud Abdelkader from Very Good Security.    About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at Open

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system.     You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Safwan Shah, founder and CEO of PayActiv.  PayActiv provides a system for employees to get financial relief between paychecks, by giving them early access to funds from their paycheck.    Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesdays in-studio interview recorded pre-Covid19 with Peter Maragos from Dash Financial Technologies.   About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He’s a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He’s in the cente

About this nugget: This nugget was pulled from episode 253 from an interview with Adena Hefets,  co-founder of Divvy Homes. This nugget is on having a product your market needs. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 300 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there’s this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget. About Adena Hefets: Adena is a Cofounder of Divvy Homes, a fractional homeownership platform with the mission of giving access to homeownership to everyone. Prior to founding Divvy Homes, Adena invested in early stage companies at DFJ, where she led their fintech investing practice. About the host:  John Siracusa, is the host of the ‘Bank

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.  This interview was recorded pre-Covid in-studio.     You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.    In this pre-Covid in-studio recorded episode the host John Siracusa chats with Jason Guss, co-founder and CEO of Octane Lending.   Octane Lending is a point of sale financing platform focused on  the recreational market (motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, Personal watercrafts, boats, RVs and snowmobiles).  Prior to Octane, Jason built a hedge fund and worked at Capital One.   Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday’s all new remotely recorded episode with Safwan Shah from PayActiv.    About the host:   John, is the host of the

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system.     You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Gangesh Ganesan, co-founder and CEO of PeerNova.  PeerNova’s platform has an active data governance tool that enables end-to-end trust and transparency of data and business flows. PeerNova is headquartered in Silicon Valley technology company with additional offices in New York and London.   Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesdays in-studio interview recorded pre-Covid19 with Jason Guss from Octane Lending.   About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He’s a highly sought afte

About this nugget: This nugget was pulled from episode 244 from an interview with Al Goldstein,  co-founder and CEO of Avant & Amount. This nugget is on finding and cultivating the right people. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 300 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there’s this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget. About Al Goldstein: Al is the co-founder and CEO of Avant, an online marketplace lending platform. And Amount, an Avant - like platform for banks.   About the host:  John Siracusa, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.  This interview was recorded pre-Covid in-studio.     You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.    In this pre-Covid in-studio recorded episode the host John Siracusa chats with Mark Goldberg, partner at Index Ventures.   Index Ventures is a large fund with over 200 companies in it’s portfolio ranging from Transferwise to Revolut.   We’ve had plenty of Index portfolio companies as past guests.  Mark is an operator (from Dropbox) turned VC.     Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday’s all new remotely recorded episode with Gangesh Ganesan from PeerNova.    About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ po

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system.     You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Yoni Assia, co-founder and CEO of eToro.  eToro is a social trading and investment marketplace that allows users to trade currencies, commodities, indices, and stocks.   They’ve raised their series E with over $200 million in funding to date.  Early on, eToro purchased about $50k worth of Bitcoin for a few dollars each. Today, they have about 800 employees and multiple offices around the globe.   Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesdays in-studio interview recorded pre-Covid19 with Mark Goldberg from Index Ventures.   About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin, and '

About this nugget: This nugget was pulled from episode 259 from an interview with Steve Fredette,  co-founder and president of Toast. This nugget is on Lean product testing. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 300 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there’s this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget. About Steve Fredette:  Steve is President and co-founder of Toast, where he leads product and innovation initiatives. Prior to Toast, he worked on mobile app development before the iPhone came out, creating the first Flickr and Shoebuy.com apps. At Endeca, now Oracle, he co-founded their mobile commerce business, building the product team and

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.    In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Glenn Elliot, co-founder & CEO of Practifi.   Practifi is a business management platform for financial services that provide financial advice for businesses and firms. It enables firms, businesses, and companies to manage their clients, partners, and providers. The company utilizes CRM, practice management, and accountants for financial advisers and brokers.   Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday’s all new remotely recorded episode with Yoni Assia from eToro.    About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank O

This episode was produced remotely using the ListenDeck standardized audio production system.     You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Assaf Wand, co-founder and CEO of Hippo Insurance.  Hippo is a modern insurtech which provides home insurance and uses IOT and data to price policies, manage risk and take preventative measures to reduce claims.  They’ve raised over $200 million to date.     Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesdays in-studio interview recorded pre-Covid19 with Glenn Elliot from Practifi.   About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin, and 'Before the A' podcast recorded onsite in Flat Iron at Barclays/Techstars Rise NYC.   He’s a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services i

About this nugget: This nugget was pulled from episode 197 from an interview with Brandon Krieg,  co-founder and CEO of Stash. This nugget is on Lean product testing . What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 300 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there’s this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget.   About Brandon Krieg: Brandon is the CEO and co-founder of STASH - the financial platform revolutionizing the way millions of Americans save and invest for their future. Prior to co-founding STASH, Brandon spent over 15 years in financial services, most recently as head of electronic execution for Macquarie Securities Group. About the host:  John S

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.    In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Hendrik Bartel, co-founder & CEO of TruValue Labs.   TruValue Labs' products provide advanced analytics to create usable and real-time sustainability metrics and data for investment decisions.  This is Hendrik’s second time on the show, this interview was recorded in-studio pre-Covid.     Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday’s all new remotely recorded episode with Assaf Wand from Hippo Insurance.    About the host:   John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin, and '

Welcome to our second remote interview produced using the ListenDeck audio production system.  This is an episode where the show host John Siracusa and his guest Naftali Harris recorded in two different locations yet sound like they’re in the same room.      You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats remotely with Naftali Harris, co-founder and CEO of Sentilink.  SentiLink, is a technology company that helps detect and block synthetic identities.  Sentilink is backed by a16z, Nyca partners, Zach Perret from Plaid and Max Levchin one of the founders of Paypal.  In the past Naftali managed the data science team at Affirm, built tweet topic models at Twitter, and set up predictive modeling competitions at Kaggle.  In this episode Naftali describes how the co-founders meet and the influence in his career through successful entrepreneurs he’s met or worked with suc

About this nugget: This nugget was pulled from episode 256 from an interview with Matt Miller,  co-founder and CEO of Embroker. This nugget is on building for product market fit. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 300 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there’s this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget. About Matt Miller: Matt Miller is the founder and CEO of Embroker, a modern solution for business insurance. Prior to founding Embroker, he was a Principal at the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, where he led investments in the insurance and software space. About the host:  John Siracusa, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Michael Weisz, co-founder & President of YieldStreet.   YieldStreet provides access to asset based investments historically unavailable to most investors. With the mission of prosperity for all, YieldStreet allows investors to effortlessly participate in curated investments with low market correlation and high yield, across litigation finance, real estate, and other alternative asset classes. In November 2018 we interviewed his co-founder Milind Mehere, Milind exited his company to web.com for $425 million.       Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spo

Welcome to our first remote interview produced using the ListenDeck audio production system.  This is the first episode where the show host John Siracusa and his guest Alex Lazarow recorded in two different locations yet sound like they’re in the same room.      You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Alex Lazarow, global VC at Cathay Innovation and author of the book, Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs--from Delhi to Detroit--Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley.  In this episode they discuss case studies of founders that built companies for global growth and founders who’ve built for localized growth.  Most importantly how they can cross pollinate and learn from each other.      Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesdays in studio interview recorded pre-Covid19 w

About this nugget: This nugget was pulled from episode 220 from an interview with Hans Morris,  co founder and managing partner at Nyca. This nugget is on how credit has changed over the years. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 300 episodes as the host of the Bank On It & Before the A fintech podcasts where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there’s this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget. About Hans Morris:  Hans is Managing Partner of Nyca Partners, a NY and SF based Venture Capital Firm. Hans is a director of Nyca portfolio companies such as Lending Club, Payoneer and Cardworks. Previously, he was Managing Director at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, where he continues to serve as a director