Under the Hood

Why is the Fintech culture so afraid to fail? Instead of adopting the belief that making mistakes could help us learn, benefit, and potentially provide an opportunity for product enhancements, most Fintech companies have a fear of failing.

Show Notes

Instead of embracing the benefits of what can be learned and derived from mistakes, most Fintech companies have a fear of failing.  In this episode we explore the stigma around failure and how different experimentation paths could prove to be beneficial, providing an opportunity for better products. We also will discuss the need for regulatory sandboxes and reactions to the regulatory action.

Joining this episode are guests Rodney Williams, Co-Founder, SoLo Funds and Adam Shapiro, Partner & Co-Founder, Klaros Group

Topics Discussed:
  • What does move faster, fail forward faster look like?
  • Explore what would happen if we took the approach of experimenting, making mistakes and course correcting quickly 
  • Experimentation paths - try, learn, make mistakes, adapt and benefit - make products better
  • The need for regulatory sandboxes and reactions to the regulatory action.

What is Under the Hood?

Welcome to Season 2 of Under the Hood, a podcast series brought to you by Synapse. In this series hosted by Synapse Founder and CEO Sankaet Pathak, Under the Hood takes a deep dive into various challenges and opportunities in Fintech.

Topics range from technical design & architecture to regulatory and policy challenges. Sankaet is joined by special guests each episode to discuss the most pressing challenges and consider alternate approaches. Our aim is to get technical, go deep and explore better ways to architect, build and scale new products.

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