Cristina Cordova on Building Stripe, Notion & Linear Before They Were Cool

Welcome to a new episode of Fintech Mavericks! 🎙️ Today, we’re diving into what it takes to scale world-changing products from zero to obsession-worthy.

Hosted by fintech journalist and Fintech Is Femme founder Nicole Casperson, alongside Drew Glover, co-founder of Fiat Growth, this episode features an operator who’s helped shape the fintech ecosystem as we know it:

Cristina Cordova, COO at Linear, previously Head of Platform & Partnerships at Notion, and one of Stripe’s first 20 employees, where she built foundational partnerships that fueled the company’s early hypergrowth.

From cold-emailing global media companies at 22 to building the blueprint for product-led growth, Cristina shares how she bets on breakout companies before the world catches on, and what most founders get totally wrong about scale, partnerships, and momentum.

If you’re building, growing, or just trying to find your next bold move, this episode is packed with unfiltered advice, career-defining insights, and hard-won lessons from inside the most iconic tech companies of the last decade.

Don’t miss it, this one’s a must-listen for operators, builders, and dreamers alike.

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🔹 Nicole Casperson

🔹 Drew Glover

🎧 Hit play for a masterclass in founder-investor alignment from one of fintech’s sharpest minds.