32 min
Matt Watson, CEO and Founder of Origin: Over $70 Million Raised to Make Financial Wellness the Next Big Employee Perk Category Visionaries
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In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Matt Watson, CEO and Founder of Origin, a financial wellness platform for the modern workforce that has raised over $70 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
Matt’s background, including his snow-shoveling business at age 12 and his coaching for competitive swimmers
What Matt learned from his first tech startup, and what it’s like to be in a couple where both husband and wife are entrepreneurs
Why Matt believes a book about a famous Antarctic explorer should be mandatory reading for startup founders
How Origin uses technology to make efficient wealth management accessible for the average employee
The importance of simplicity in marketing messaging, and why it’s better to go a bit slower and deliver high-quality service than hurry things up and lose quality
Favorite book:
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Matt Watson, CEO and Founder of Origin, a financial wellness platform for the modern workforce that has raised over $70 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
Matt’s background, including his snow-shoveling business at age 12 and his coaching for competitive swimmers
What Matt learned from his first tech startup, and what it’s like to be in a couple where both husband and wife are entrepreneurs
Why Matt believes a book about a famous Antarctic explorer should be mandatory reading for startup founders
How Origin uses technology to make efficient wealth management accessible for the average employee
The importance of simplicity in marketing messaging, and why it’s better to go a bit slower and deliver high-quality service than hurry things up and lose quality
Favorite book:
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
32 min