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Seeing your co-founder on Cheddar is a pinch-me moment for sure 🚀 Aleksandra Medina did a great job on air, talking about Frich Money, finance for Gen Z and why comparison isn’t always a negative thing! At Frich, we firmly believe that Gen Z is ready to take control of their financial futures as they enter the workforce. But they need to know whether they’re being undervalued and paid too little, or whether they’re spending too much. Giving Gen Z the crucial information to make informed decisions about finance is our mission - if you’re below the benchmark, you can pinpoint where you can improve and set yourself up for success. Watch the interview linked in the comments! #frich #genzfinance #genzfintech #genz #femalefounded

🚨 Billionaire Clash Alert! 🚨 A social media spat between billionaire investors Ben Horowitz and Michael Moritz is raising eyebrows 👀. This incident puts the spotlight on the journalistic independence of SF Standard, a news outfit backed solely by Moritz. A recent move by an SF Standard reporter, reaching out for a story about Ben Horowitz and his wife Felicia, has sparked these concerns. Stay tuned as the plot thickens in Silicon Valley's high-stakes drama! #TechNews #VentureCapital #JournalismIntegrity

🌶️ Investors! It’s time to start treating founders with respect. 🌶️ Maya Bakhai, founder of Spice Capital, shares the most brutal mistake investors are making in their relationship with founders, and how they can become better investors. #15MinFounder

Dubber Corporation has terminated the #employment of Managing Director and CEO, #SteveMcGovern. At the beginning of March, the uncovered that Company #funds, which were supposed to have been held by a third party trustee in a #termdeposit on behalf of the Company, may have been misused by either or both him and a trustee. #KalkineTV #FinancialNews #StockMarketUpdate #InvestmentInsights

“Hello from the other side.” No, I will not be singing on stage tomorrow, but my co-panelists and I WILL be sharing our full-circle perspective on being both founders and investors and what we’ve learned that can help either persona benefit, build better relationships, and avoid pitfalls. See you there! #angelinvesting Groove Capital https://lnkd.in/gsE8QzBq

Last week, our Storyteller solution reached new heights — literally! We presented it on Floor 65 of the Rockefeller Center at the renowned NBC Rainbow Room in New York. We were thrilled to gather with industry leaders to discuss the latest WealthTech advancements, including our very own StoryTeller. A big thank you to The Founders Arena and Republic Capital Group for hosting such an outstanding event. #WealthManagement #FuelingFounders #WealthManagement #FuelingFounders #InvestTech #InvestSuiteOnTour #StoryTeller

What hides under your shiny, cool-sounding achievements? This recovering founder confessed that she got really, really sick from being successful. She was living an overcaffeinated, panicked nightmare as her company blew up. Let's speak about this undergrowth... because it can become manure that helps us grow. 🌱 Read my latest dispatch here: https://lnkd.in/d-jh_MAT

This is an excellent article and well worth reading. If you are a financial advisor considering becoming independent but are concerned about the challenges involved, I encourage you to contact me. I can explain how RFG can simplify this process for you. Email me at crossroadsrecruiting17@gmail.com 812-264-3325 mobile Amanda Black #rfg #independent #advisor #freedom #recruiting #crossroads

The Jim Cramer Popularity Paradox Why is Jim Cramer likely the highest paid Investment Strategist on Wall Street? It is estimated that he makes $5-12MM in annual salary from CNBC. I don’t know if that’s true, but I do know it’s likely he makes 8-figures per year all-in across his business ventures. Why? Jim Cramer is largely viewed as a “fade” by traders on Wall Street. The great meme is that he is the ultimate contrary indicator. Then why is he so widely followed and in-demand? The answer is simple: He offers people an emotional connection by his palpable manic hype. That emotional attraction is what resolves the paradox. People buy-into his mania because it offers them an emotional journey. Even if that journey results in a car crash. Logically, and rationally, there is absolutely no reason to derive any value from his rants and opinions. Yet, people cannot help themselves, his audience continues to grow. His success is less about him than about human (cognitive) bias. We are attracted to him because of some twisted Authority Bias. Jim worked for Goldman Sachs, ran his own hedge fund, then became an on-air “investment expert”. That’s enough reinforcement for the retail crowd (his viewers) to think he is an authority. His track record is atrocious. That is irrelevant to the people (CNBC) who are selling ad space to monetize the eyeballs that he attracts. This insane model is even worse in the social media space where self-proclaimed "investment experts", with no background or skills, are attracting 1,000’s of subscribers on Twitter, TikTok & YouTube. It’s a cesspool of fraud out there, but our minds are not evolved enough to stop falling for the empty promise and emotional carrot at the end of the stick.   #paradox #cnbc #cramer #meme

Full time #Investor Egor Romanyuk on 24SIX9 founders community TGIF told the advice about clear pitch delivery importance… Founders, please, check background of person to whom you DM with your pitch and adopt your pitch for person background, add big numbers, where’s network effect, what’s your average client ROI, how you attract partners in order to sell together with them, etc… don’t send tens of messages for just “seeking of money without any return” perspective, you just wasting your and your colleague in venture landscape time 🕰️ the most important resource!