Investology: Investment Management Intelligence
Investology: Investment Management Intelligence
Investment Management Intelligence
How to think like a Fintech VC | Matt Ford - Mouro Capital
34 minutes Posted Mar 11, 2021 at 9:52 am.
The benefits and limits of catchy analogies  02:40 Navigating the complexity of Fintech 07:30 How it translates in Mouro Capital’s investment thesis 12:30 Banking on a headache: a deep dive into the banking infrastructure 20:56 The investment technology infrastructure (example of DriveWealth) 28:10 How to differentiate and market a VC company 32:24 Matt’s advice for entrepreneurs MATT FORD'S CAREER 2020: Partner, Mouro Capital 2018-19: Chief Product Officer, Tandem Bank 2014-18: CEO, Pariti (acquired by Tandem Bank) 2013-14: Head of Customer Acquisition, OnTrees (acquired by MoneySuperMarket) Before that: Strategy Consulting (Deloitte, Capgemini) LINKS https://www.mourocapital.com/fifty-shades-of-plaid-part-1/ https://www.mourocapital.com/rejecting-the-gold-rush-of-pick-and-shovel-analogies/ https://www.mourocapital.com/banking-on-a-headache/ https://www.mattford.me/about/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fordmatthew/ https://twitter.com/matthew_ford1   ABOUT THE FINTECH FILES PODCAST The Fintech Files is a podcast dedicated to helping the Fintech industry navigate the threats and opportunities of the 2020s. Each episode features an interview with an executive or thought leader, discussing topics like marketing, growth, sales, culture, career and more. If you’re looking to overcome your growth challenges and discover new ideas to engage with your prospects and clients or learn best practices from B2B Fintech experts, this show is for you. The Fintech Files is brought to you by Orama and hosted by George Aliferis. Newsletter: https://fintechorama.substack.com/ Website https://orama.tv/the-fintech-files/ Social @fintechorama
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Today we are investigating how to navigate the nuance and complexity of fintech with Matt Ford, Partner at Mouro Capital and fintech entrepreneur. Mouro Capital is a venture capital firm that targets early to growth fintech investment opportunities across Europe, North America and Latin America. Mouro’s Capital investments include: Truelayer, Drivewealth, Curve Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2FQSunJ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fintech-files/id1511595070 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/671sJ0clwM43cl6hd7IENZ Other podcast platforms https://pod.link/1511595070 IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 The benefits and limits of catchy analogies  02:40 Navigating the complexity of Fintech 07:30 How it translates in Mouro Capital’s investment thesis 12:30 Banking on a headache: a deep dive into the banking infrastructure 20:56 The investment technology infrastructure (example of DriveWealth) 28:10 How to differentiate and market a VC company 32:24 Matt’s advice for entrepreneurs MATT FORD'S CAREER 2020: Partner, Mouro Capital 2018-19: Chief Product Officer, Tandem Bank 2014-18: CEO, Pariti (acquired by Tandem Bank) 2013-14: Head of Customer Acquisition, OnTrees (acquired by MoneySuperMarket) Before that: Strategy Consulting (Deloitte, Capgemini) LINKS https://www.mourocapital.com/fifty-shades-of-plaid-part-1/ https://www.mourocapital.com/rejecting-the-gold-rush-of-pick-and-shovel-analogies/ https://www.mourocapital.com/banking-on-a-headache/ https://www.mattford.me/about/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fordmatthew/ https://twitter.com/matthew_ford1   ABOUT THE FINTECH FILES PODCAST The Fintech Files is a podcast dedicated to helping the Fintech industry navigate the threats and opportunities of the 2020s. Each episode features an interview with an executive or thought leader, discussing topics like marketing, growth, sales, culture, career and more. If you’re looking to overcome your growth challenges and discover new ideas to engage with your prospects and clients or learn best practices from B2B Fintech experts, this show is for you. The Fintech Files is brought to you by Orama and hosted by George Aliferis. Newsletter: https://fintechorama.substack.com/ Website https://orama.tv/the-fintech-files/ Social @fintechorama