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The Times Tech Podcast
GoCardless' Hiroki Takeuchi: "We thought about quitting once a week"
Apr 26, 2019
38:18
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Hiroki Takeuchi, founder of GoCardless, talks about starting at Y Combinator, switching ideas, laying the payment plumbing of the Internet, and the rise of the London fintech scene. He also shares his personal story of resilience after a cycling accident that paralyzed him and how it changed his focus.
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- GoCardless aims to revolutionize recurring payments by providing an alternative to credit and debit cards, making payment collection seamless and easy.
- Hiroki Takeuchi emphasizes the importance of resilience, adapting to changing circumstances, and finding meaning in the work you do when building a successful FinTech company.
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Go Cardless: The Biggest FinTech Company You've Never Heard Of
Heroki Takauchi, the founder of Go Cardless, shares his inspiring story on how he built the biggest FinTech company in the UK. Go Cardless specializes in recurring payments, offering an alternative to credit and debit cards for businesses to collect payments. The company recently raised $75 million and is expanding internationally. Takauchi discusses the challenges of scaling a business, the importance of focusing on what you can do rather than what you can't, and the impact of his cycling accident that left him paralyzed. He emphasizes the need for resilience, supportive family and friends, and finding meaning in the work you do.
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