The New York State Department of Financial Services recently fined Coinbase, and since then, there have been harsh (and in my opinion, false) accusations made against the company. In this episode, I share my thoughts on why Coinbase ended up in this position and what it could have done to Read more…
Oftentimes, when FinTech startups receive funding, they spend a lot of it on hiring new employees. During this episode, I explain the numerous negative consequences of growing your team before your company is ready for it. If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate it if you Read more…
Most FinTech startups believe that the reason for their many unfinished projects is that they have too many ideas and too little time and resources to get them all done. However, I think this is a huge misconception, and in today’s episode, I explain why! If you found value in Read more…
There is no better time than right now to look deeply at how to design and test projects, make faster decisions, reduce team conflicts, and keep costs low. So, today we will be taking some lessons from the strategy that Elon Musk has utilized as the new Twitter CEO. If Read more…
In the last episode, I discussed the just-in-time method and how that is more effective than reactive firefighting, and I am now following up on that, talking about how I discovered the just-in-time method. As some of you may know, my earliest FinTech work was with Amazon and PayPal, and Read more…
I wanted for the first episode of 2023 to talk about why FinTech companies should be testing their decisions before testing their products. I walk you through the biggest mistake that startup FinTech companies make and why building a project from the bottom up generally does not work, and I Read more…
For the last episode of the year, I wanted to reflect on what has been a challenging year (to say the least) but one filled with valuable lessons. I hope that you are able to make peace with everything that has happened in 2022 and enter 2023 feeling refreshed and Read more…
The purpose of a business is to serve customers and make money. So, doing something at the expense of the overall company’s success because it is the “right” thing to do from a compliance standpoint is, in my opinion, a broken strategy. Tune in today to hear my thoughts on Read more…
In the aftermath of the crash of FTX, many crypto exchanges have announced their readiness to publish their Proof of Reserves data with the aim of reassuring customers about the safety of their funds. Tune in today to hear my thoughts on this as well as the changes that I Read more…
Professional education and certification programs promise to teach us valuable skills for the FinTech industry, but they aren’t teaching us the things that matter! Tune in today to hear why these programs do more harm than good and what I recommend doing instead. If you found value in this episode, Read more…