In this month’s episode of Founders Coffee Club, our host Daisy Hopkins spoke with 2 FinTech founders; Ky Nichol, CEO of Cutover and Roei Samuel, CEO of Connectd, about the topic of building a team. They discussed the pathway to identifying when to build your team, the challenges of growing a team, followed by some best practices and advice for anyone thinking about building their team. 

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Founders Coffee Club - Building a team

The Founders Coffee Club series follows the entrepreneurship journey, from the perspective of the founders themselves. In this month’s episode of the Founders Coffee Club, we explore Crowdfunding. Our host Daisy Hopkins chats with 2 amazing FinTech founders: Lucy Mullins, COO and co-founder of Stepladder, and Loral Quinn, CEO and co-founder of Sustainably. The founders discuss the benefits and challenges of crowdfunding, alongside best practices and advice for any entrepreneur looking to explore crowdfunding in the future.  

Founders Coffee Club - Crowdfunding

The Founders Coffee Club series follows the entrepreneurship journey, from the perspective of the founders themselves. In this month’s episode of the Founders Coffee Club, we explore the future of work. Our host Daisy Hopkins chats with 2 brilliant founders: Joyce Zhang Gray, CEO and founder of Alariss, and Trent Bigelow, CEO and founder of Abound. The founders discuss how the future of work has evolved, the rise in gig economy and what the future of the workforce will look like.

Founders Coffee Club - Future of work

In this Rise FinTech Insights special episode, host Alex Gheorghe chats with Ad-In Ventures Founder Jatin Rajput about Climate FinTech. Jatin and Alex chat about the opportunities at the intersection of FinTech and climate, the investment landscape for sustainable financial products, finance for good and Jatin's top tips for entrepreneurs.  Download our latest Rise FinTech Insights report on Climate FinTech now from our website, rise.barclays. 

Jatin Rajput, Founder of Ad-In Ventures, chats Climate FinTech with Alex Gheorghe

In this episode of the Founders Coffee Club, we explore the topic of mentorship for entrepreneurs. Our host Daisy Hopkins chats with 2 amazing FinTech founders: Karen Rios, CEO and co-founder of Lifesaver, and Chris Storaker, CEO and co-founder of Smash. The founders discuss the importance of mentorship for entrepreneurs, the challenges of having a mentor and advice for anyone about to embark on their own mentorship journey. Rise provides its own mentorship offering called FinTech Friday; a free monthly mentoring programme for FinTech startups, where experts share their know-how on various topics in virtual one-on-one meetings. Find out more.

Founders Coffee Club - Mentoring

The Founders Coffee Club series follows the entrepreneurial journey, from a founders perspective. In our second Founders Coffee Club special edition, Suezann Holmes, CEO of ScaleXP and Derek Stewart, CEO of Paysme join host Daisy Hopkins to chat about early stage funding. Suezann and Derek touch on a number of topics within early stage funding, including bootstrapping, grant funding and angel investment, covering the positive experiences and challenges they've encountered along the way. The founders also share some top tips and advice for anyone exploring early stage funding. All opinions expressed by the interviewees are their own. 

Founders Coffee Club - Early stage funding

In this Rise FinTech Insights special edition, Brennan Spellacy Co-Founder and CEO at Patch joins host Alex Gheorghe to chat about Climate FinTech. Brennan and Alex touch on a number of points including the opportunities at the intersection of FinTech and Climate, Patch's solutions for cryptocurrencies' environmental problems, the role of negative emission tech as well as Brennan's entrepreneurial journey and top advice for entrepreneurs.  Keep an eye open for this quarter's Insights report, on Green FinTech, coming soon on rise.barclays.

Brennan Spellacy, Co-Founder and CEO at Patch chats Climate FinTech with Alex Gheorghe

The Founders Coffee Club series follows the entrepreneurial journey, from the perspective of founders themselves. In our first Founders Coffee Club special edition, our host Daisy Hopkins chats with a fantastic line-up including Oona Rokyta, CEO and co-founder of Lance, Laura Pomfrit, CEO and founder of Financielle, and Francesca Gomez, co-founder of Smarter Human. The founders discuss their experiences with side hustles; the benefits, the challenges and some advice for anyone thinking about exploring a side hustle. 

Founders Coffee Club - Side hustles

In this Rise FinTech Insights special edition, Kurt Lin Co-Founder and CEO at Pinwheel chats with Alex Gheorghe, FinTech Platform Manager at Rise New York and Rise FinTech Insights Editor-in-Chief. Kurt and Alex dive into the topic of Embedded Finance, as well as payroll and FinTech infrastructure, Pinwheel’s mission and how it is enabling financial inclusion, Kurt’s entrepreneurial journey and some top tips for fellow entrepreneurs. Download our latest Rise FinTech Insights report on Embedded Finance from our website, rise.barclays.

Kurt Lin, Co-Founder and CEO at Pinwheel chats Embedded Finance with Alex Gheorghe

In this episode of the Rise FinTech Podcast, Perrin Quarshie, CEO and Co-Founder of RealBlocks talks with host Kester Keating, Barclays US Head of Principal Investments. Perrin talks about his inspiration for founding Realblocks, the importance of the alternative investment market and the benefits Realblocks can bring in breaking down the access barriers that have traditionally prevented smaller institutions and individuals from accessing this market. 

Perrin Quarshie, Founder and CEO at RealBlocks talks alternative investments with Kester Keating

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Sydney Davis, founder of Tequity, an online platform for building tech without code. Find out what motivates Sydney, disruption in her industry, and her goals for the future. And how no code is the future.  If you enjoy this podcast, subscribe to the Rise FinTech Podcast channel via your favourite podcast app, and be the first to hear new episodes.

Sydney Davis, founder at Tequity, chats with Daisy Hopkins

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Dr. Roshawna Novellus, COO and founder of EnrichHER, a financial technology platform helping women secure funding. Find out about Dr. Roshawna's experiences as a female founder, disruption in her industry, and her goals for the future.  If you enjoy this podcast, subscribe to the Rise FinTech Podcast channel via your favourite podcast app, and be the first to hear new episodes.

Dr. Roshawna Novellus, CEO and founder at EnrichHER, chats with Daisy Hopkins

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Zoe Barry, CEO and founder of Zingeroo, a FinTech startup building a social trading experience. Find out what motivates Zoe, disruption in her industry, and Zoe's goals for the future. And why nothing is right until the coffee is ready. If you enjoy this podcast, subscribe to the Rise FinTech Podcast channel via your favourite podcast app, and be the first to hear new episodes.

Zoe Barry, CEO and founder of Zingeroo, chats with Daisy Hopkins

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Weerada Sucharitkul, CEO and co-founder of FilmDoo, a game-based edutainment platform. Find out what motivates Weerada, disruption in her industry, and  goals for the future. And how film and learning can unite the world. If you enjoy this podcast, subscribe to the Rise FinTech Podcast channel via your favourite podcast app, and be the first to hear new episodes.

Weerada Sucharitkul, CEO and co-founder of FilmDoo, chats with Daisy Hopkins

As part of the Female Founder First programme, we have recorded a series of short minisodes with our female founders. In this minisode, our host Daisy Hopkins chats to Milkana Brace, CEO and founder of Jargon, a CMS for conversational AI. Find out what motivates Milkana, disruption in her industry, and her goals for the future.  If you enjoy this podcast, subscribe to the Rise FinTech Podcast channel via your favourite podcast app, and be the first to hear new episodes.

Milkana Brace, CEO and founder of Jargon, chats with Daisy Hopkins

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