Adam Nash, Daffy CEO & former Wealthfront CEO, on using technology to improve people's financial lives

In this conversation, we chat with Adam Nash, the co-founder
& CEO of Daffy – a new fintech platform focused on charitable
giving. Adam has served as an executive, angel investor, and
advisor to some of the most successful technology companies to
come out of Silicon Valley. He is currently on the Board of
Directors for Acorns, the country’s fastest-growing financial
wellness system, and Shift Technologies (Ticker: SFT).  


Adam has previously served as President & CEO of Wealthfront.
He has held executive and technical roles at Dropbox, LinkedIn,
eBay, and Apple. Adam also serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at
Stanford University, where he teaches “Personal Finance for
Engineers.” As an angel investor, Nash is well known for being an
early investor in Firebase (sold to Google), Opendoor (Ticker:
OPEN), Figma, Gusto, and over 90 other startups. Adam holds BS
and MS degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University, as
well as an MBA from Harvard.


 


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1’30”: The formative experience behind Adam’s
career & starting at Apple in its heyday


9’59”: The building experience during the
internet boom that lead to roles at eBay and other leading Web2.0
companies


13’22”: The evolution of consumer sentiment
towards E-commerce at eBay


18’43”: Embedding software in Web1.0 to initiate
the possibility for engagement & what this meant for product
at LinkedIn


25’21”: The Web2.0 approach to building software
& the initial hypotheses around extending the Silicon Valley
method to financial services


32’36”: Daffy – the idea, what drove its
inception, and what the future looks like


37’40”: The art of giving via a Fintech app –
the methodology of how to make generosity a major driver of
Daffy’s user journey


41’37”: Channels to use to connect with Adam
and/or to learn more about Daffy


Disclaimer here — this newsletter does not provide investment
advice and represents solely the views and opinions of FINTECH
BLUEPRINT LTD.


Contributors: Lex, Laurence, Matt, Farhad, Mike, Daniella


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