Challenges in Fintech Investment Models

This chapter explores the difficulties encountered by a fintech model designed to democratize startup investments, including the long financial feedback loop that impedes follow-on funding. It examines issues such as investor knowledge gaps, transparency concerns, and the regulatory landscape that affects both accredited and unaccredited investors. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for aligning interests between investors and founders to foster successful funding relationships.

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Trey Lockerbie explores some interesting topics around fintech, entrepreneurship, and the pitfalls of crowdfunding with Ryan Caldbeck. Ryan is the founder and Chairman of CircleUp, a platform that set out to democratize investing, but ultimately pivoted away to a different model. They discuss why.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

2:39 - Insights into building your own board, team, and cap table.
4:27 - The traditional path and alluring appeal of becoming an institutional investor, but also what it lacks.
8:58 - Leadership techniques Ryan learned from Coach K, the famous basketball coach at Duke University, while he was on the basketball team.
22:38 - The hidden misalignments of incentives in the crowdfunding space.
26:33 - How investors can protect themselves while considering crowdfunding deals.
58:40 - The future of fintech and web3.
And a whole lot more.

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