David Haber, a16z General Partner - Fintech through the lens of an operator, entrepreneur & investor

Published: Nov. 13, 2023, 5:31 p.m.

b'In today\\u2019s episode, Kailee Costello hosts David Haber, General Partner at a16z. David focuses on technology investments in financial services.David was previously a senior executive in Firmwide Strategy at Goldman Sachs where he helped lead partnerships, new ventures and M&A. Before joining the firm, David was the Founder and CEO of Bond Street, which aimed to transform small business lending through technology, data, and design. Bond Street was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2017.\\n\\nIn this episode you will hear about:\\n- The outlook for fintech: challenges and opportunities\\n- How seeing the world from the perspective of an operator, an entrepreneur, and an investor has shaped David\\u2019s investing today\\n- David\\u2019s current investing theses\\n- David\\u2019s learnings from Bond Street about the importance of \\u201cleading with software\\u201d\\n- How David\\u2019s lessons from Bond Street and his time at Goldman Sachs have influenced what he looks for in an investment and a founding team\\n- David\\u2019s rationale for leaving his VC role at Spark Capital to found a startup\\n- What David liked and disliked about his roles in VC compared to his role as founder and CEO at Bond Street \\n\\nFor more FinTech insights, follow us on\\nWFT Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech\\nWFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech\\nWFT Instagram: instagram.com/whartonfintech\\nKailee\\u2019s Twitter: @KaileeCostello_\\nKailee\\u2019s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaileecostello/'