#18 → Allison Barr Allen: Running Fast Worth

Allison Barr Allen is the Co-Founder and COO of Fast, a startup working to bring 1-click, passwordless checkout services to the five billion users of the Internet.

Previously, she served as the Head of Global Product Operations at Uber as the company scaled from 2,000 employees to more than 26,000 worldwide. She's also deeply committed to supporting entrepreneurs through Trail Run Capital, her Angel investment fund.

In this episode, we discuss Fast's recent $20M round lead by Stripe, Allison's love for marathon running, and what she look for in a startup when making an Angel investment.



[1:08]: Allison's initial interest in medicine leads her to PwC

[2:41]: Leaving PwC in 2014 to join Uber and advice for those looking to join a startup

[4:07]: Launching Uber's Driver Instant Pay feature and biggest learnings from scaling the company

[9:10]: How Allison got started with Angel investing and the birth of her Frictionless Finance thesis

[12:22]: The 3 things Allison looks for when investing in a startup

[14:35]: How a simple breakfast meeting to discuss an Angel investment turned into Allison becoming the COO and Co-Founder of Fast

[16:22]: How Fast is building a 1-click checkout for the entire Internet and their GTM strategy

[20:31]: Fast's recent $20M round lead by Stripe and how they plan to use the money

[23:12]: Allison's love for marathon running

[25:52]: Favorite books and podcasts, and a shout-out to Harry Stebbings



Allison's Twitter: https://twitter.com/abarrallen

Fast Website: https://www.fast.co/

Fast Swag Store: https://swag.fast.co/