063 - Risk - Taking Lessons for FinTech from Physics Theory

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I recently read</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Beginning of Infinity,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">a book which had a profound impact on how I see the world. In today’s episode I apply some of the concepts from that book to my field of expertise. If you’re looking for a way to efficiently scale your startup while remaining compliant, you’ve come to the right place; get ready to say goodbye to risk-aversion and expand your knowledge horizon!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate if you could leave a review! My mission is to help and support as many FinTech startups as possible, and when you leave a positive review, more people can find this podcast and help their companies!</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">If you are on Apple, just </span><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/compliance-that-makes-sense/id1535160531"><strong>click here to review</strong></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and tell me what your favorite part of the podcast is. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Today's episode:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:49] The focus of this episode.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:14] Some lessons that I learned about compliance while working at Amazon and PayPal. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:49] Why big FinTech companies must be accepting of risks and deal with compliance in a targeted way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:16] What made me want to leave my job at PayPal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:10] My experience as PayPal’s compliance point of contact for some of their internal projects. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:16] The motivation behind my decision to start my own business. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:56] The approach you need to adopt if you are going to k