Lessons from the 10th Employee at Venmo Matt Hamilton Riding a Rocket

On this episode we talk to Matt about his time at Venmo. Going through two acquisitions, competing against Cash App, how he would make Venmo better today and much more!

3:00 - What made you decide to join Venmo?
5:55 - What was the hiring process like at Venmo?
7:45 - What was it like being at Venmo when they were being purchased by Braintree?
10:45 - How did being acquired by Braintree effect your equity?
12:05 - How was it like being acquired by Ebay?
19:00- What do you think makes someone successful at a startup?
21:24 - Why do you like working at a startup?
23:40 - How big was Stash when Matt left?
27:20 - What was it like when CashApp came out
30:00 - What would you add to venoms social feed if you were still involved with the product?
34:35 - What is Stash?
36:30 - why did you leave stash?
38:00 - what is novo and why did you go?
44:00 - How does Novo make money?
47:30 - How large is Novo?
48:30 - What position are you hiring for today?