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Next generation banking a reality(xero.com)
1 points by zt 13y ago|0 comments
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The Best Hires Are Right Under Your Nose(firstround.com)
61 points by zt 13y ago|56 comments
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Will We Ever Be Able to Predict Earthquakes?(slate.com)
1 points by zt 13y ago|1 comments
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Airbnb’s Doubter-in-Chief(nextcity.org)
2 points by zt 13y ago|0 comments
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by zt 13y ago
Basically we sign long contracts that don't have many outs. (We also put our code in code escrow). In this way, even if we were bought by Bank 1, they would be obligated to serve the contract of Bank 2. In essence, the moment we signed
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by zt 13y ago
Ya :). Most of my writing to date hasn't been about ST, per se, but this was my first trial. Sorry that if it is too marketing-y.
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Standard Treasury (YC S13) Hiring Platform/Product Engineers(jobs.lever.co)
1 points by zt 13y ago
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APIs, App Stores, and the Era of Mass Customization in Banking(blog.zactownsend.com)
16 points by zt 13y ago|9 comments
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API Banking: The Era of Mass Customization(bankinnovation.net)
4 points by zt 13y ago|0 comments
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by zt 13y ago
They did solve a real problem. They just tried to run a business organization more like a high-margin software business rather than a low-margin commodity business, which is what they are right now. They can change that but they haven'
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by zt 13y ago
That simple sentiment might be why working for them was so cool and why, as just one proof point, PC is now a part-time partner at YC.
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Startup Banking’s Looming Leviathan(blog.zactownsend.com)
34 points by zt 13y ago|23 comments
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by zt 13y ago
Sure. I'd agree with that I guess. The counterfactual theory is that YC has something to tell you -- but that suggests there is something to improve per se. But that's not quite right. It's not that you did something wrong it
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by zt 13y ago
While I was in college, I was put on a committee to choose a new Director of Admissions. One of the internal candidates said during his interview: "There is a good reason that everyone who is accepted gets in, but there is not a good r
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by zt 13y ago
I don't know Elizabeth (sure she's great), but the other three are amazing and always quite helpful. Kat's been an amazing connector both within the YC community and in supporting applicants. She's connected me with some
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Join Standard Treasury (YC S13) – Build APIs, platforms that make banking pretty(jobs.lever.co)
1 points by zt 13y ago
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Hack Banking for Good At Standard Treasury (YC S13)(jobs.lever.co)
1 points by zt 13y ago
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When You're at the Crossroads of Should and Must(firstround.com)
8 points by zt 13y ago|1 comments
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7 Reasons Why You Will Never Do Anything Amazing With Your Life(medium.com)
6 points by zt 13y ago|0 comments
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A (Successful) YC Application(blog.zactownsend.com)
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Advice on the YC Application(blog.zactownsend.com)
1 points by zt 13y ago|0 comments
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by zt 13y ago
Oh ya, that's my mistake. I was right when I called it "net income" but then didn't do the net in the actual math! I'll leave it unedited so your comment makes sense though.
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by zt 13y ago
It was a turn of phrase -- sorry if I offended.
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by zt 13y ago
As to the usefulness and worthwhileness of YC there cannot be two opinions. The affection and praise of the alumni alone would prove the point even before you consider the companies that have built out of it. And at the heart of that is wha
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by zt 13y ago
Venture funds are "General Partners" that manage a pool of capital on behalf of "Limited Partners" or LPs. Limited partners in a fund this size are usually pension funds (CalPERS), university and not-for-profit endowment
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Design better online banking at Standard Treasury (YC S13)
1 points by zt 13y ago
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Alumni Demo Day: Four Online-Offline Investments I’d Make(blog.zactownsend.com)
1 points by zt 13y ago|0 comments
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YC Alumni Demo Day (Winter 2014)(blog.zactownsend.com)
2 points by zt 13y ago|0 comments
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by zt 13y ago
I'm frequently trying to explain to people that Stripe has all the features to run one's marketplace on but folks somehow think that they should be using another product merely because of the marketing. Good to have a centralized
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by zt 13y ago
It's a pretty common model -- create some valuable way for buyers and sellers of some service to connect. That's AirBnb, Uber, Lyft, Ebay, Postmates, etc. It can be a hard business to start because of the chicken and egg problem b

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