My Kingdom for Some Culture
Tuesday, May 09
The culture of a company is a powerful thing. Entering a large corporate environment and you understand movement will be slow and unwieldy. Everything will take longer than it should thanks to the red tape and bureaucracy. Talking about a startup environment and it is the wild west. You are empow...
The Men and the Boulder
Tuesday, May 02
Once upon a time in the world of today, two men were walking along the beach. One man was older, just past his prime years but still full of vigor and prowess. The other man was younger, full of energy and self-confidence. They approached each other along the beach and turned to see a cave a litt...
Banking and Social Media: Oil vs Water
Monday, April 24
BANKING AND SOCIAL MEDIA: OIL VS WATER? Social media is a time consuming and complex beast. Different platforms punish you depending on your content and your frequency. It seems as if most platforms are geared towards improving the quality of content, but this only helps if a company stays very...
Bank Branches and Ghost Towns
Thursday, April 20
Full service banks exist to satisfy all our banking needs. We go in for deposits and withdrawals. We need loans, investments, and CDs and our ‘relationship banker’ helps us with that. Regarding business banking, we rely on the branches even more for fast deposits, merchant services, and so on. Is...
FinTech Is Not Dying; It Is Evolving
Wednesday, April 19
FinTech was once the hottest new industry in the world but now, on its face, appears to be cooling down. Looking at the stock from large online lending companies like Lending Club or OnDeck, one can imagine how failed earning projections and scandal after public scandal would shake the confidence...
How The FinTech Monster Is Eating Ccommercial Rear Estate
Tuesday, April 18
The Fintech industry has revolutionized the banking industry. Its far-reaching tendrils have stretched into all areas of lending, which includes the coveted, profitable sector of commercial real estate (CRE). Few divisions in the banking industry can hold a candle to the behemoth numbers that com...