{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Exitwise Productions","title":"The Wise Exit | Mentorship, Bootstrapping & Product Market Fit | Andy Pai","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/30f59a9b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2523,"description":"EPISODE 56: THIS WEEK'S GUEST - ANDY PAI\nIn this episode, Andy talks about: \nHis entrepreneurial journey of leaving his job as an investment banker and moving to San Francisco with a dream of building a company with several college friends\nManaging the expectations and attraction of multiple M&A \"off-ramps\" along the entrepreneurial journey\nHow he identified the buyer intent that helped the Finbox team build a successful suite of products that led to an acquisition by Investing.com  \nHis belief that intense focus is the secret to building a great company and full transparency with advisors and acquirers upfront saves time and creates better alignment to get your deal done\n\nGUEST BIO:\nAndy Pai is a former investment banker, and co-founder of Finbox, a financial data platform that covers over 100,000 stocks on 130 plus exchanges around the world.  Andy started Finbox in 2015 and bootstrapped it all the way to an exit to Investing.com, a leader in financial data and a top 200 website globally. \nI hope you enjoy the conversation with Andy Pai. \n\nWHERE TO FIND ANDY PAI:\nLinkedIn\nEPISODE REFERENCES AND READING MATERIAL:\nInvesting.com Launches Premium Service to Further Empower Retail Investors\nThe Wise Exit is an Exitwise Production. Are you a business owner looking to sell your business faster, for more, and with less complexity? Learn how Exitwise's founder-led team helps you maximize your exit value and simplifies the M&A process: https://exitwise.com/ ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kqLXcfQkTy9HseHP4Vc-qeq0XdZG0N4iHaTw712bSUY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZWEw/ZTU4ZGRlMGUwZDJk/MTM0YTA5OWQ4Yjk1/ZDQ0Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}