Hello and welcome back to Equity, the startup business podcast, where we unpack the numbers and nuances behind the headlines.
Alex, Natasha And Mary Ann We caught up with Grace again this week for our weekly wrap-up show, and Hot Dang was the talk of the town. So as far as wanting to cut a subject from our memory, any guesses as to what that might be?
Anyway, here are the details:
- We had a big fintech theme this week, starting with the big news that Jack Ma has relinquished control of Ant Financial. Two unique tidbits stand out around Ant’s origin story and Ma’s ownership.
- From there it was time to discuss Guava, Pogo and Tomocredit. Discounts of the week. The focus here was around how inclusive certain fintechs can be, so I thank the founders It reminds us to constantly raise the bar.
- What’s next? A new exclusive fund from a16z. Why give up doing something terrible when the stakes are high? We talk about that, fintech innovation and the foundation of Rex Salisbury LP. (Also, more on solo founders coming soon on TechCrunch+).
- Then we dug into Mary Ann’s Behemoth Investor Survey and closed with a look at the Coinbase-SEC situation.
And we had a good time to boot! Chat soon!
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