Very often, compliance leaders ask me how to tell whether their CEO simply dislikes the compliance function or has lost confidence in them personally. It is an important distinction. When a CEO sees compliance as a business obstacle, the problem may be how the function is positioned, how risks are Read more…
Hey there, Yana here. Let’s talk about something that keeps many compliance professionals up at night: how to make more money. For many, the path seems straightforward. Change jobs, negotiate a higher salary, and move on. Changing jobs can increase your earnings, but it is only one of several options. Read more…
A legal entity in a new country is not an asset, it’s a liability. In fact, 99% of new legal entities within FinTech corporate structures that I see are not needed, will never create new opportunities, and will likely hurt the growth capacity of that organization. So, if you want Read more…
I am now obsessed with Ben Horowitz and his management principles. If you don’t know him, Ben Horowitz is a co-founder of the venture capital firm A16Z and the author of “The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers“. He introduces the idea Read more…
Do you thrive during emergencies, or do you prefer leading your team through phases of growth? In our last episode of 2023, I explore Ben Horowitz’s concept of wartime and peacetime CEOs, and I share how I discovered my own leadership style. If you found value in this episode, I Read more…
I have been thinking about regulatory capture and how it impacts my own relationships with regulators for a while, but only after hearing Bill Gurley speak about it at the All-in Summit in LA in September 2023. I felt I got sufficient clarity. His speech was unbelievable and ended with a Read more…
In this newsletter, I’d like to share with you my observations about the types of financial and pricing models that are easier to present and defend, when you are submitting your licensing or regulatory plans. I will also talk about the types of business models and financial projections that typically Read more…
Before we dive into this week’s topic, I am bursting with impatience to tell you about my brand new FREE and BEST EVER training series for FinTech Compliance leaders. It’s all about how to get results and make progress and create lasting success. It’s all about how to work ON your goals and not Read more…
Consumer protection, especially in recent years and especially in Europe and the Western world, has become counterproductive. Some regulators believe that we don’t need more FinTech startups because we already have enough of them and because more startups may fail and hurt consumers. I disagree. We need more startups because many financial Read more…
Crisis situations hit most FinTech startups a few times a year. By crisis, I mean some sudden changes in external circumstances or adverse events where founders and the management team are unsure if and how their business is going to survive. Some of the (most common) examples: If you work in FinTech, I can Read more…