063 - Risk - Taking Lessons for FinTech from Physics Theory - a podcast by Yana Afanasieva

from 2021-12-13T02:00

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I recently read The Beginning of Infinity, 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!

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Today's episode:

[00:49] The focus of this episode.  

[01:14] Some lessons that I learned about compliance while working at Amazon and PayPal. 

[02:49] Why big FinTech companies must be accepting of risks and deal with compliance in a targeted way.

[04:16] What made me want to leave my job at PayPal.

[06:10] My experience as PayPal’s compliance point of contact for some of their internal projects. 

[09:16] The motivation behind my decision to start my own business. 

[10:56] The approach you need to adopt if you are going to keep growing while remaining compliant. 

[13:22] Three key components which will help you achieve compliant growth.  

[15:32] Why FinTech founders struggle so much with pragmatic risk acceptance.  

[16:28] The Beginning of Infinity; how this book changed my life and why everyone should read it. 

[18:05] Two concepts from The Beginning of Infinity, and how they relate to compliance and risk. 

[20:41] How to prepare for future risks in order to efficiently build scalable compliance within your FinTech startup.

[23:48] What I am going to be discussing in next week’s episode. 

 

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