Big things coming tomorrow - will be a great day

I'm delighted to share my interview with a true business and fintech legend - Oliver Hughes is the Head of International Business at TBC Bank (TBC), a Central Asian leading bank with a $2Bn current market cap. Oliver is also the former CEO of Russia’s Tinkoff Bank

Congrats to Salim Ramji, the new CEO of Vanguard! I had the pleasure of hosting Salim for a podcast in July 2021 and I can tell you he sets the gold standard for corporate leadership. Sharp, empathetic, self-made, and truly humble.

If you're curious, here's the link to my

NYC, the capital of fintech. Over the last year, VC investment in NYC Fintech companies outpaced SF by 135%. This is not surprising for industry insiders. In fact, I expect the gap to become even wider as NYC early stage Fintech companies mature and raise large growth rounds in

NYC, The Capital of Fintech.

I interviewed Rodger Desai (Rodger Desai), CEO & Founder of Prove Identity, a billion-dollar company at the forefront of identity verification and fraud reduction. Founded in 08, Prove serves 1000+ corporations, including 9 of the top 10 US banks, and has raised ~$200M from Wellington,

Building companies is HARD. Nothing ever goes according to plan. It's always two steps forward and one step back... but over time, you can build something huge and beautiful.

I loved this insight from my interview with PayJoy CEO/Co-founder, Doug Ricket. It took them 5 years to

Can’t even tell if this is Jack Dorsey or Peter Dinklage

I sat down w/ Doug Ricket, CEO & Co-Founder of PayJoy, a fast-growing global fintech w/ $300+ million in annualized revenue that provides credit to over 10 million customers across Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Founded in SF in 2015, PayJoy reached profitability

Damn

Recently came across this fantastic Paul Graham essay - How Not to Die. Highly recommend it for founders who are just starting out or anyone considering building a company.

paulgraham.com/die.html

'For us the main indication of impending doom is when we don't hear from you. When we

Miguel Armaza 🎙🎧 Timothy Hyde Baselayer Thank you so much Miguel! Your insight and network reach have been invaluable for building the Baselayer

Huge congrats to Jonathan Awad, Timothy Hyde, and the entire Baselayer team for reaching this milestone. Not only have they raised $6.5m, but more importantly, they have built a product that's already getting amazing feedback from customers.

Baselayer is the first AI-Native