#205: Kevin Dahlstrom - Making Money Moves, Compounding, I Join The Board, & Riff on Remote Work / WFH
Kevin Dahlstrom, Founder of Swell, joins the podcast for the third time to chat about his career in Fintech and what he's looking to change about how people think about and use money. Chris and Kevin chat about launching Swell, democratizing capital...
Kevin Dahlstrom, Founder of Swell, joins the podcast for the third time to chat about his career in Fintech and what he's looking to change about how people think about and use money. Chris and Kevin chat about launching Swell, democratizing capital for the 95% of America, and a fun conversation on remote work vs office work.
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(03:08) - Catching up with Kevin: Launching Swell
(07:57) - Do fintechs approach banks to partner with or do banks spin up these fintech companies?
(09:16) - What is Swell and why now?
(14:29) - The Core Tenants Of The Product
(22:18) - How do the traditional banks make money in non-obvious ways?
(24:22) - What does the climate for traditional banks look like in 10 years?
(26:43) - How many people fall under your TAM?
(28:38) - How Affordable Credit Brings Countries Out of Poverty
(30:28) - Why does the average American have a poor credit score?
(31:46) - The Democratization of Capital
(38:37) - Building Community
(40:58) - How do people get on the waitlist?
(41:37) - Chris & Kevin’s Big Announcement
Hot Topics:
(45:19) - Remote work
(59:44) - Globalization & Moving knowledge workers overseas
The Sovereign Individual by James Davidson
(1:03:31) - Final thoughts
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