Planet Economics

Brad describes himself as a FinTech tragic, having worked in-and-around the industry as an investor and then as an early employee, he decided to found Cledara, which makes SaaS scalable. In today's episode, he goes into detail about his career, his biggest lessons, what he would do differently, and what makes a startup successful. He then dissects the FinTech industry, what it means for the wider economy, what the industry is like, and the best way for young people to get into FinTech.

Brad's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradvanL?s=20

Cledara Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cledara?s=20

Cledara Website: https://www.cledara.com/

Charlie Javice has always been passionate about education. That's why she set up Frank, a startup helping students receive financial aid. She and Frank have helped over 300,000 students receive $7 BILLION. In today's episode, we discuss the problems with universities, why tuition has raised 4x more than inflation, and also how to become financially literate, understanding debt, the merits of being an entrepreneur.

Charlie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliejavice?s=20

Frank Website: http://bit.ly/FrankWebsite

Frank Twitter: http://bit.ly/FrankStartupTwitter

Sebastian when he first heard about revenue-based financing, knew this could revolutionize funding. He then founded Remagine, a financial platform for startups that want to change the world, which provides non-dilutive financing of up to €1 million to startups looking to have a net-positive effect on the globe. In today's episode, Sebastian goes into the story behind Remagine, and then into the problems he looks to help solve: climate change, gender equality, poverty, by providing financing to impact-driven startups.

Sebastian's Youtube: http://bit.ly/SebDienstYoutube

Sebastian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BastiDienst?s=20

Remagine Twitter: https://twitter.com/LetsRemagine?s=20

Remagine Website : http://bit.ly/RemagineWeb

Russel Earnshaw started off his coaching career in the England Rugby 7s setup, he then became a teacher of economics, before working in the RFU's International Pathway. He then decided to set up the Magic Academy, where he and Fletch work across all different sorts of businesses and sports including the likes of Google, GB Hockey, and Birmingham City, where they discuss coaching, learning, effective teams, leadership and creativity.

Rusty's Twitter: https://twitter.com/russellearnshaw?s=21

Magic Academy Website: http://bit.ly/MagicAcademyWebsite

Arik first entered finance and fintech looking to set up CashDash, a consumer-facing e-wallet. However, after running into every problem imaginable he realised that fintech needed to change. He founded Rapyd, a FinTech-as-a-Service company, which provides the infrastructure for clients to build upon, to scale and grow, and to become more efficient. However, finding investors initially proved tricky, but after building and generating revenue Rapyd is now valued at $2.5 Billion. How did Arik do it?

Jeff Hancock has not always been the dynamic entrepreneur he is today. After being told he would soon be eligible for a badge after working for a bar for 5 years, he decided to take his wealth seriously. He completed a 2 year IT course in 11 months, slept in his car, and worked in a vegas casino. Then the crypto craze hit, after realizing there was no way to get in and out of crypto within the UK banking system, Jeff decided to found Coinpass. This platform, voted 2020 bests Crypto exchange, allows users to buy, sell, and trade crypto. 

Jeff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeff_coinpass?s=20

Coinpass App (apple) : http://bit.ly/coinpass-app

Coinpass App (android) : http://bit.ly/coinpass-android-app

My guest, Dave Shires, set up an off-shore financial brokerage in Hong Kong during the 1990s, a period of time where Hong Kong was nearly a free market economy. Dave talks about creating a financial brokerage, gaining traction and clients, and investing in equities like Bonds, Stocks, and Emerging Markets. We talked about financial principles like Dollar-Cost Averaging when dealing with volatility. All in all fascinating guest.

Anthony Collias is a graduate of the University of Oxford. Shortly after graduating, he founded Stasher, a short-term luggage storage startup, he was then listed to the Forbes 30-under-30 list for his work with Stasher. In the lockdown period, Anthony set up a social enterprise called Treepoints Green, which incentivises cutting caron emissions. Anthony is also the co-host of the podcast Morality of Everyday Things, wehere he discusses philosophical and economic questions.

A deep dive into how political economies work, and the role of political institutions in economic activity. We look at how the coronavirus affected the economy through the government's response, mainly quantitative easing and unconventional monetary policy. What are Biden's biggest challenges he faces when he becomes the 46th president, from an economic standpoint?