🎧 $BETR Catch Up: FOUR NEW EPISODES LIVE NOW!
🛫 Going back to Cali, styling, profiling, growling, and smiling, while in the sun ☀️
That’s right, I’m going back to Cali for TechCrunch Disrupt this coming week. Shoot me a note, DM, xitter, scream loudly if you’re around the conference.
I’ll be talking power of partnerships with my friends at Navan, Visa, and Zip at 1:25pm pst on the Fintech Stage on Sept 19th. Come say hey 👋
🎧 This Week’s Episode: Anthony Cimino, Head of Policy at Carta
🎙️ Trending Episode: Better Mortgage SPAC with Vishal Garg, CEO at Better
⏮️ Last Week on FFH: Are You Human #3: Sasha “Whole Milk” Pilch, Principal at Fin Capital
Fam! We are officially 36 days out from our yearly family reunion at Money20/20 😬
Based on that 36 day number I will admit that things have been slightly chaotic on my end. Our weekly email cadence has slowed a tad - we’re only a few or five weeks behind here - I know, I missed you too!
I’ve decided to be honest with myself leading up to the show and sadly (or happily, or who knows how you feel, it’s not my place to say) this will be the last email from me until after Money20/20. We’ll continue shipping episodes just about every week, if not every, so that’s actual good news 🤠
We just shipped episode #98 yesterday with Anthony Cimino, Head of Policy at Carta 👇 We cover countless elements of SEC rulemaking(s), public policy, prognostication and so much more!
And I’m hoping you’ll enjoy the surprise we have for you for the big #100 in a couple of weeks! Stay Tuned 👀
Now, for the episodes we’ve missed catching you up on…
🎙️ Ep. 97: Better Mortgage SPAC with Vishal Garg, CEO of Better
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. Please send me any questions or feedback on this one. I’m compiling a list for an eventual follow up interview.
🎙️ Ep. 96: Are You Human #3: Sasha “Whole Milk” Pilch, Principal at Fin Capital
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.
🎙️ Ep. 95: Drew Glover, Fiat Ventures & Growth
What’s the easiest way to explain Drew Glover? By day, he’s an operator, investor, and consultant (not the gross kind, withhold judgement until you listen).
His titles include Founder of Fiat Growth and Fiat Ventures.
Fiat Growth has partnered with some standout early-stage brands, rapidly growing tech companies, and well-established Fortune 500 teams, with Fiat helping generate over $1.6B in new revenue.
We talked about Drew’s upbringing, playing football at Cal with Aaron Rogers and Marshawn Lynch, and his early career before deep diving into Fiat. Drew talks about leveraging the scientific method in marketing, what he sees most often when working with these companies, hiring and a tone more.
Drew is one of my favorite kinds of guests. I showed up at his office, we bullshitted for an hour, and then finally hit record. Interviewing friends is always a special experience.
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I leave you with a fun pic from the Money20/20 World Tour in San Francisco with two of the greats: Sophia Goldberg and Dimitri Dadiomov!
