Weirdly emotional night: I always wanted to alpine ski as a kid but we couldn’t afford even the local hill in MN. Post-college New England I immersed myself and was even invited to join the oldest ski club on the continent despite being the least competent racer. I gave my girls
Traveling solo with a 3 month old and I keep hearing "you're so brave." No I'm a dad. It's time we raise expectations on fatherhood if we are going to fix
#genderequity
cheers to all the Twitter dad's I follow who set an example and the
@psb_dc
of the world
I'm torn which is a better quote from
@karaswisher
"Taking an undeserved lap for irresponsibly panic screaming and all-caps pants pissing is a novel approach," wrote Kara Swisher, a tech journalist, in response to Calacanis saying he was one of those who "rang the fire alarm."
Why do we tolerate low quality content? Panels suck and should be gone. Keynotes often pay to play vs. pay for information. So many mediocre threads, podcasts, newsletters, substacks... how do we create a Zagats of fintech content?
.
@khaslett
@AlexH_Johnson
@mikulaja
& I have a long running debate about what authorities regulators have to oversee fintechs, BaaS middleware providers specifically in the Synapse / Evolve debacle. I came upon this and think it is probably more effective than the BSCA.
We start them young in the Henrichs house. Thanks
@KLCWeaver
for the study materials. She’s listened to
@JimMarous
3x on
#AI
she thinks that
@rshevlin
is wrong - the future branch is a nursing station. Negotiating w
@BrettKing
for breaking bottles & signing
@psb_dc
as her mentor
I turn 50 this year. It has been a good decade since I treated myself so I am taking $700 travel credit that needs to be used by end of October on myself. Where do I go?
People often ask how I do it all. CEO, angel investor, run point on parenting duties, love to cook and entertain… let me share the reality that social media filters. Both upset the chicken is spicy but not flavorful
It’s really about the little victories in life. Like when the guy buying your grill from Craigslist says “wow your garage is so clean and well organized”. My work is done here people; I no longer care about revolutionizing banking or
#fintech
cc
@sammaule
@innov8tr
Is
@FintechMeetup
the new
@money2020
? I mean the absurd trend where “hot shots” wear their name badges backwards lest someone try to spark a conversation with them… I’d love if both conferences printed double sided badges next year just to mess with them…
There is no nuance or "what about" when it comes to killing noncombatants, taking children as hostages, or using rape as a weapon of war. Don't care your religion, ethnicity, or geography. We are either moving forward as a human race or moving back. This is back.
Currently shocked at what passes for "professional" (as I'm cleaning up a mess left by a consultant) and "influencer" (as I try to explain to a CEO that advice isn't reality). When did facts and experience become irrelevant?
@anothercohen
In Germany you get a text with the amount you owe and you merely agree or submit supporting documentation to dispute. Average time to file is <5 min. Can we disrupt: tax prep, title insurance, real estate, structured products… all the things where someone has undo market power
Just spent 2 hrs with a 2 year screaming "I need water" while she was holding water. Then would throw the water. Then need the water. Nothing in my past has prepared me for working in banking as much as this moment.
@JillCastilla
@Clagett
@RAlexJimenez
@grahammcbain
@NWischoff
1. Don't underestimate the physical toll on you. First child we had everything ready for baby (gear/support) and not enough for mom. Buy a giant bag of epsom salts and a gallon of witch hazel. Trust me just do it.
2. Dorm fridge in nursery if you end up pumping. All those tubes
Wow.
@mdharrisnyc
delivers a masterclass on the challenges of being a startup CEO (especially in fintech) and the impact on mental health. He's turned his journey into a path to coach other founders. Coming soon on the Killing It series
@AlexH_Johnson
and I are co-hosting. We
Our BaaS Center of Excellence at
@alloylabs
has over 25 banks working together to mature the industry. We found even among leading players, terms are often thrown around with loose definitions. So, here is our first pass at standardizing nomenclature.
You might not know this but conference panels are a competitive sport... I have the winning team at
#fintechdevcon
w/
@maiab
@zbruhnke
&
@shamir_k
. don't miss Use code speaker20 for a discount...
@wadearnold
's beard will also be doing a keynote
Do you know what's not good? When the term depositors is trending... and only being driven by fear mongers and celebrities that don't understand banking. I want to know who's shorting bank stocks and gabbing a bullhorn cc
@pitdesi
@AlexH_Johnson
for holding folks to account
If today was hard for you, I see you and I feel with you. For everyone who struggles to be a mom that does it all, those who are struggling to be a mom, those who are sick of being asked why they aren’t a mom, those who miss a mom, and those who never had a mom. You are loved
I have an insane headache caused by the desire to rage tweet against fintech falsehoods on Twitter and thinking about the hole left by
@abrandoned
that we need to fill in the moral fabric of fintech. Oh god I’m not even 50 and I’ve become
@rshevlin
Feeling incredibly blessed that I can walk out my door to run with this view when I need some headspace. Reflecting on my conversation last night with
@wadearnold
make every day a
#dewittday
Introducing Plaid Deposit Switch -- a fast, automated way for your customers to change where their paycheck gets deposited. Delight customers and improve account funding rates. Sign up for beta access here:
Ron nails it: "consumers don’t want a savings account—they want to save more money" We need to get beyond the transactional and into the lives of our customers... especially if we are going to impact
#finhealth
@jentescher
@Jane_Barratt
@leimer
"What does a bank look like in 5-10 years? I think it looks very different then it does now. They are no longer afraid of the bank across the street but are afraid of Amazon, Alibaba, etc."
@Breakingbanks1
Congrats to
@JillCastilla
&
@jumatu
two founding members of Alloy Labs Alliance named Power Execs in Banking (they happen to be women) by
@AmerBanker
. Factoid: majority of Alliance members have diverse exec teams. coincidence? I think not...
Can our country have an honest convo about why my 3 yeo needs to know what an active shooter drill is? Why my greatest fear at my 5 yeo’s graduation isn’t her transition to kindergarten but that she may become a target? This isnt about 2A but what we as a country will tolerate
For all the ALM experts out there: this is why a differentiated strategy matters. 15 years of 0% cost of funds was an anomaly. It's time for a run, but not on the bank
@psb_dc
@rshevlin
@BrettKing
@AlloyLabs
Hey the gangs all here (and eating giant steaks to prep for the
@AlloyLabs
mid year member meeting. 50 bankers not allowed to wear blazers and pencil skirts…
Back at
#SXSW2022
VC brunch. Observations: 1. Substantially younger 2. Diversity increasing but still not representative 3. If we keep up the pace of change in the last 3 years vs my previous 17 years in venture we might just get their.
Excited that a lot of hard work and development of new collaborative muscles resulted in a way for community banks to future proof their payment strategies! Congrats
@AlloyLabs
members the blazed the trail!
Always love chatting with this crew on
@Breakingbanks1
... only upset that
@khaslett
had a little conflict with
#aobo2024
when we rescheduled. Alex had to channel Kiah when discussing multiples
Harper is spoiled by MN winters thinking it snows 3-5” every night before ski lessons. We’ve graduated from skiing between my legs but still thrashes my skis when I pick her up and she skis over them. Any suggestions? Small price to pay…
You have to respect the pioneers even when they end up with dysentery on the side of the trail. I’ve had my share of public and private disagreements on their approach but still respect the trailblazers. Wishing the Synapse team well.
There is no worse feeling than a shelter in place alert at your child’s school as the boarding door closes. The alert accidentally included a larger geography but raises the question: why aren’t we willing to stand up to violent acts?
Our contractor finally got around to fixing my closet. My wife was kind enough to refold and put away my t-shirts. She gave me the orientation: "pile 1 is t-shirts from the Mud Run, West Point & the Florabama; pile 2
#fintech
stuff; pile 3 are shirts an adult should be wearing"
Recording another episode of Hot Wings & Hot Takes...
@AlexH_Johnson
& take on BNPL, Neobanks & "are we even innovating" before
@AmyRadin
discuss if banking is just f'd. Drops next Thursday on
@provokecast
. Episodes are as en fuego as my mouth right now
The real story behind Synapse...📉
@jasonhenrichs
is back with another episode of
#KillingIt
, this time for a candid conversation with
#Synapse
CEO, Sankaet Pathak! He shares his personal story and what ultimately lead to the decision to kill Synapse.
🎧
Here's what we know: big banks maximized biggest loans for their best clients with preferred access. Community banks like
@TABBank
didn't discriminate by size, doing order received &
@CurtQu
the CEO working e-tran till midnight. Avg size <100k.
The worst part about
@FintechMeetup
is trying to appear reasonably intelligent when one of your co-speakers is
@sytaylor
. From this week's Brain Food (go find it): Insight
#7
: Risk data is the most valuable asset in Fintech because everything in finance is risk
I'm primary parent for our kids. Pediatrician, wife has never met, responds to her about to my message to triage. Happens over and over. Oh wait, this is what it feels like for women when financial planners, real estate agents, auto dealers assume the man is the decision maker
As usual,
@jentescher
nails it. One of the greatest promises of
#fintech
is to turn the tide on financial wellness. Fintech is more than pretty UIs or mobile first for no reason. Fintech can be highly personalized, drive better insights and take costs out of the system