Lex chats with Matt Bivons, the founder and CEO of Canopy, a modern digital lending company. Bivons discusses his background in fintech and his journey from being a product designer to starting his own company. He explains the importance of designing products for others and how he identified a gap in the market for a lending infrastructure solution. Bivons also talks about the evolution of the digital lending sector and the role of infrastructure companies in enabling fintech innovation. He shares his vision for the future of Canopy and the opportunities in the commercial lending space.
MENTIONED IN THE CONVERSATION
Canopy's Website: https://bit.ly/3Fwvg3Y
Matt's LinkedIn profile: https://bit.ly/3QyIu6x
Topics: fintech, lending, API, Paas, credit, loan servicing, digital lending
Companies: Canopy, Earnest, GreenSky, Stripe, Kabbage, YC
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TIMESTAMPS
1β37β: From self-design to universal solutions: A founder's journey
7β01β: Fostering empathy in product design: Balancing personal and market problems
10β25β: Marketing strategies & cost of acquisition in fintech: Insights from Earnest and GreenSky
17β45β: Expanding horizons: Gaining experience and expertise at GreenSky
22β24β: From insight to action: Building Canopy from scratch
25β58β: Navigating the go-to-market challenge: Insights from Canopy's founding journey
31β25β: Canopy's current landscape: Scale, competencies, and customer base
34β20β: Shaping the future of digital lending: Market evolution and exciting prospects
40β02β: The channels used to connect with Matt & learn more about Canopy
Disclaimer here β this newsletter does not provide investment advice and represents solely the views and opinions of FINTECH BLUEPRINT LTD.
Contributors: Lex, Laurence, Matt, Farhad, Mike, Daniella
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