Today I wanted to address a few most common questions about FATCA and the most common elections that usually apply to FinTech startups. As you probably know by now – there is no way I could fit in the mountain of FATCA rules into a short article, the idea is that Read more…
I recorded this video to reflect on why people might be afraid of GDPR 😉 By the way, in just few days myself a several dozens of other FinTech experts are starting together a 5-Day Privacy Policy Challenge which will allow us to experience first hand that GDPR is not Read more…
I was at #ArtBasel Hong Kong exhibition in March 2019. If you don’t know about Art Basel – it’s one of the most prestigious art fairs, mainly focused on contemporary art. One of my main curiosity points this time around was my interest in startups and small businesses – I Read more…
Based on my observations, 2018 was a year when smart FinTech startups deliberately focused on building online communities. From what I have seen, very few startups were able to improve their profitability or add substantial new revenue streams. Very often, existing sources or revenues actually shrunk 🙁 However, here is what Read more…
“How to get more partnerships and get them faster” has been a common theme during 2018. Many startups joined acceleration programs not because they needed exposure to get funding, but because they needed exposure to secure partnerships. Even regulatory approvals seemed easier in a way, comparing to getting sign offs Read more…
When I met M. late in 2017, his startup was running out of money and he was exhausted by fundraising. He spoke at every single conference and pitched weekly at different investor events, cold called, asked for introductions … and nothing worked. He approached me a few months ago not Read more…
Several startups recently complained to me how frustrated they are with Big 4 advisors and large law firms. “For all they money we are paying them, they came to the conclusion that our services should be subject to VAT, and then only by accident we discovered that they shouldn’t” Read more…
FREE Templates and Downloads HERE=>: DIGITAL KYC – YOUR FREE CHECKLIST FREE SWOT ANALYSIS TEMPLATE FOR FINTECH How to trust a Startup? Having worked with bitFlyer, TenX, BitPesa, PayPal, and Amazon, I get coffee invitations and lunch and drinks invitations all the time: startup founders would like to pick up Read more…
