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Category: Fintech

Be ambitious when others are fearful

Posted on April 12, 2022April 14, 2022 by uripomerantz

(This article was originally published in English. Translations are available in Spanish and Portuguese) I’m not sure who needs to hear this but here goes – now is the time to be ambitious when others are fearful.  Just keep building things your customers want. I’ve spent the last few years as a venture capitalist, and…

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Public.com: One simple UX choice. A massive behavioral finance opportunity.

Posted on March 11, 2021 by uripomerantz

Public recently announced a massive new funding, and along with it, a commitment to drop payment for order flow. This is a bold decision and sets Public apart from Robinhood and most other brokers, who generate significant revenue from payment for order flow. Instead, Public will rely on tips from its customers to generate some of its revenue….

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Robinhood: Elon Musk, bad incentives, and the solve (and ok, let’s throw in blockchain)

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 by uripomerantz

Ok, Elon Musk was right Robinhood has always had to thread the needle between a populous mission to upend the establishment ($0 trades for everyone!) and running a real business (enough revenue and growth to successfully take the company public). So what’s the answer? Unfortunately, it’s what Elon Musk was alluding to on Sunday night…

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About

I’m the co-founder and CEO of Local – a tech startup pioneering the concept of community buying and banking.

To learn more drop us a note at careers@mercadolocal.com

I previously worked in venture capital as a Venture Partner with Jackson Square Ventures.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked in fintech and entrepreneurship for two decades – as a founder and at Fortune 500 companies. 

As a founder, I’ve built a startup acquired by a Fortune 500 company (John Hancock), built a startup with the parent company (Twine), and founded a microfinance organization (Jozoor Microfinance).

With Fortune 500 companies, I’ve developed strategy (McKinsey), led strategic partnerships and new ventures (John Hancock), and in engineering and business development (Microsoft).

I studied at Stanford (symbolic systems and MBA) and Harvard (masters in international economic development).

All views are my own.

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  • Robinhood: Elon Musk, bad incentives, and the solve (and ok, let’s throw in blockchain)
  • In Times of Froth, Choose Your Venture Investors Wisely
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