Lessons from the 10th Employee at Venmo Matt Hamilton

Published: June 11, 2020, 2 a.m.

b'On this episode we talk to Matt about his time at Venmo. Going through two acquisitions, competing against Cash App, how he would make Venmo better today and much more!\\n\\n3:00 - What made you decide to join Venmo?\\n5:55 - What was the hiring process like at Venmo?\\n7:45 - What was it like being at Venmo when they were being purchased by Braintree?\\n10:45 - How did being acquired by Braintree effect your equity?\\n12:05 - How was it like being acquired by Ebay?\\n19:00- What do you think makes someone successful at a startup?\\n21:24 - Why do you like working at a startup?\\n23:40 - How big was Stash when Matt left?\\n27:20 - What was it like when CashApp came out\\n30:00 - What would you add to venoms social feed if you were still involved with the product?\\n34:35 - What is Stash?\\n36:30 - why did you leave stash?\\n38:00 - what is novo and why did you go?\\n44:00 - How does Novo make money? \\n47:30 - How large is Novo?\\n48:30 - What position are you hiring for today?'