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What Makes a Good Fintech Founder?
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What Makes a Good Fintech Founder?

Emily Donato·
EuropeFintechNews Roundup
·Mar. 5, 2020·1 min read

Wired interviews partner at Propel, Jay Reinemann about what makes a good fintech founder; coming out of the financial crisis many consumers lost trust in financial institutions; this has been a major catalyst to the current boom we’ve seen in fintech; according to Reinemann, a good fintech founder creates a business to solve a problem, not to make money; usually the creation of a company in financial services comes from a point of passion; good startups should incentivize users to make the right decisions which is a win-win for both the consumer and the fintech company; this could be helping users save money or save interest on a current loan; Reinemann also shares qualities he looks for in startup founders, how the startup ecosystem has changed since 2010 and the deal he regrets missing out on. Wired

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    With efforts in many different areas of the team, she helps manage, organize and execute digital and event content. She works with webinars, podcasts, social media along with managing the hundreds of speakers that attend our conferences. Emily was a part of the Zimmerman Advertising Program at the University of South Florida. She graduated in 2019 receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Advertising.

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