Fintech Leaders Eric Poirier, CEO of Addepar – Powering $5 Trillion of Assets, Modernizing Investment Management, From Engineer to CEO & The Power of Bold Bets
Miguel Armaza sits down with I sit down with Eric Poirier, CEO of Addepar, a global tech and data company with over $5 trillion in client assets managed on the platform and clients in more than 45 countries. Founded in 2009 by Joe Lonsdale and Jason Mirra, Addepar has raised half a billion dollars from a long list of great investors.
Eric has been CEO of Addepar since 2013 and prior to that, he was amongst the first 20 employees at Palantir.
We discuss:
- Lessons for entrepreneurs on the importance of making bold technology bets early on, despite its risks
- How AI and machine learning are helping solve problems in the investment management world
- Transitioning from software engineer to company CEO, and overcoming a big mindset shift
- Addepar's go-to-market strategy
- Lessons learned from working with Peter Thiel and Joe Lonsdale… and a lot more!
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Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder and General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.
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