Fintech Family Hour Zach Anderson Pettet

Community is about having people in your corner, and at Fintech Family Hour we are all about building our corner in the industry.
On episode 101, we grow that corner by launching our first ever Co-Cast! Nicole Casperson of Fintech is Femme and I recorded an amazing conversation and have half on this feed and half on hers, which you can find on Humans of Fintech.

On my side of the mic, we cover Nicole’s process for creating content, breaking the glass ceiling in Fintech, how to build a community, her fashion inspo, and a ton more.

Enjoy!


Links:
Fintech is Femme
Nicole on IG
Nicole on LinkedIn
Nicole on Twitter

Topics:
(00:01:16) Everything is content
(00:05:48) Nicole's process for writing her newsletter
(00:09:36) Did you have a glass ceiling to break through?
(00:15:00) Making feminine content appealing to all 
(00:19:46) Learning how to build community
(00:24:51) Do you consider your Real Talkers friends?
(00:31:14) What additional value do you create with paid subscribers?
(00:39:25) What do you wish men were doing more in Fintech?
(00:44:11) Does it ever seem like some men are theatrically feminist?
(00:46:00) How do you think about fashion?

We did it! 100 episodes!
For such a special occasion, my wonderful co-host, Kristen, pitched the idea for a unique version of our “Are you human?” series where we turn the tables and finally answer the question:
Am I human?

I won’t lie, it was VERY different being on the other side of one of these episodes, and I thoroughly applaud all of the previous guests for giving such amazing answers. We got to touch on a lot of things you all may not know about me. We talk about some childhood stories, bad comedy, first date tactics, conversations with Mike Tyson’s tiger, and of course, whether or not I’m frugal. 

Thank you to everyone who’s tuned in to the show over the years, you’re the ones who keep us coming back to the mic every week! 

Here’s to the next hundred, enjoy!

Links:

Kristen on LinkedIn
Alex on Twitter

Topics:

(00:01:12) Kristen introduces ZAP
(00:03:16) Childhood stories and bad comedy
(00:06:15) What assumption did you have as a teenager that was totally wrong?
(00:17:14) A story that Zach’s mom wouldn’t know
(00:21:56) The ability to make friends and different levels of friends
(00:30:53) Zach’s career archetype
(00:37:55) First date tactics
(00:41:04) What trip most impacted the way you see the world?
(00:52:18) What animal would you most like to have a conversation with?
(00:56:12) What’s one thing you refuse to spend money on?
(01:01:19) Is there any luxury item you’re currently saving up for?
(01:04:35) Are you a big gift giver?
(01:14:22) What one trait do you look for in your friends that you think is undervalued?
(01:18:24) What is your biggest pet peeve in other people?
(01:26:09) What is the meaning of life?

Bem-vindos de volta ao podcast, meus amigos! That’s Portuguese for welcome back, because on this episode we’re headed to the beautiful beaches of São Paulo, Brazil!
I had the immense pleasure to be joined by Jag Duggal, Chief Product Officer at Nubank. Nubank is the largest fintech bank in Latin America with $1.69bn in revenue. Jag and I go deep on their explosive growth, what he learned as a Product Manager for Google, and how Nubank is going to expand outside of Brazil.
Enjoy!

Links:
Nubank
Jag on LinkedIn
Jag’s appearance on the 20VC Podcast

Topics:
(00:01:19) Jag’s upbringing and career
(00:07:49) Product Management thesis’
(00:08:54) Experiences from PM-ing at Google
(00:15:56) Lessons learned from the Pandemic & NuBank’s explosive growth
(00:31:56) Mazlow’s hierarchy of Fintech
(00:34:48) Nubank’s goals for the future
(00:38:35) How are you approaching expansion outside of Brazil?

Anyone else noticed that big scary shadow looming at the end of your bed? 
Turns out that has been the silly SEC this whole time! Thankfully, folks like our guest today are doing the Lord’s work in trying to influence them and shape policy to help our Fintech world. 
Anthony Cimino joins us to discuss his work as head of policy at Carta, new rules that are being implemented by the SEC, the uncertainty for future regulations, and how the everyday fintech-head can get engaged with those influencing policy. 

Enjoy!



Links:
Anthony on Twitter
Carta
Carta’s Newsletter

Topics:
(00:02:07) Anthony’s career, policy at Carta, and the philanthropic arm of fintech
(00:07:14) Building the policy team at Carta and understanding what policies are being argued today
(00:16:19) The prohibition of side-letters and new SEC standards
(00:28:42) Uncertainty and worry for future regulations
(00:35:59) How people can get engaged with those influencing policy
(00:44:44) How much policy affects people day-to-day

Who said only journalists and Mark down at the Dairy Queen get the scoops???
We’ve got a VERY special episode for you all: Vishal Garg, Founder & CEO of Better.com joins us to address the public reaction to their SPAC announcement. I asked some questions, gained some opinions, and I’m curious to see what you all think.

Enjoy!

Links:

Better.com
Vishal on Twitter
SoftBank

Topics:
(00:02:02) What led to the decision to do the SPAC and to IPO?
(00:07:06) Why did you come on the Podcast?
(00:08:44) Why did SoftBank pursue the Spac model rather than a private round?
(00:10:44) How have you handled the negative media attention?
(00:13:41) How is the average American consumer reacting to this?
(00:15:36) How much are you originating vs. refinancing?
(00:18:44) If you could go back and do this all again, would you?
(00:21:33) What are your interactions with Masa like?

We’re back with another riveting episode of Are. You. Human? This go-round we’re joined by our neighbor from the south! And by south, I mean waaaay south. 
Like, Australia south. 
Sasha Pilch is the Co-founder of NYC Fintech Women and Principal at Fin Capital. In addition to finding out if she’s human, we hear about her upbringing Down Under, her early career in Finance, what Covid was like in Australia, and the secrets of being a Delta VIP. We also talk about her learnings from working in VC, failing at adulthood and discover the meaning of life. 

Enjoy!

Links:

Sasha on Twitter
NYC Fintech Women
Fin Capital
Pinwheelapi

Topics:

(00:01:12) Sasha’s childhood in Australia & early career
(00:13:24) Why Sasha chose finance, Covid in Australia, and being a Delta VIP
(00:20:06) The 30 hour trip to Australia
(00:23:39) Sasha’s coffee order
(00:29:45) Are you frugal?
(00:43:38) Best vacations & dating
(00:57:00) Learnings from working in VC
(01:03:23) Is there a standard adult expectation you’re failing at?
(01:11:11) What is the meaning of life?