Is Finance Technology? How Founders Can Avoid the Mistakes That Kill Fintech Companies

About this episode

Miguel Armaza interviews Andrew Endicott about common pitfalls in fintech and insights from his book.

Send us Fan Mail I sat down with Andrew Endicott, fintech entrepreneur and my co-founder at Gilgamesh Ventures. Andrew is also the author of the recent book "Is Finance Technology?", a practical guide for founders, operators, and investors in financial services. The book covers everything. From the common mistakes that kill fintech companies, to how to think about risk, fraud, and regulation across verticals. I highly recommend picking up a copy. Few people have operated across as many roles...

People in this episode

Host: Miguel Armaza

Guest: Andrew Endicott

Topics covered

• fintech
• entrepreneurship
• risk management
• fraud
• regulation
• founder mistakes

Keywords

• fintech
• entrepreneur
• risk
• fraud
• regulation
• founders
• investors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gilgamesh Ventures

Books & works: Is Finance Technology?

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