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E18: Nick Mathews & Ben Blieden | Investing in Main Street - How MainVest is Making it Easier Than Ever to Back the Entrepreneurs in Your Community
Nick Mathews and Ben Blieden are college friends and roommates who after going down different paths post-grad, ended up reconnecting and co-founding MainVest together. Ben went down the financial analyst track at companies like Brown Brothers Harriman and Grant Thornton, while Nick joined Uber as an early-employee, leading their launch in the New England market. MainVest brings crowdfunding to Mainstreet by allowing people to invest in and support the small businesses around their communities. From breweries to escape rooms, Mainvest allows you to have a larger stake in your environment and help the companies around you grow. We discuss topics like the future of small business in America, the importance of community, how crowdfunding creates incentives for consumers, what it was like to be an early employee at uber, and much more!
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Nick Mathews and Ben Blieden are college friends and roommates who after going down different paths post-grad, ended up reconnecting and co-founding MainVest together. Ben went down the financial analyst track at companies like Brown Brothers Harriman and Grant Thornton, while Nick joined Uber as an early-employee, leading their launch in the New England market. MainVest brings crowdfunding to Mainstreet by allowing people to invest in and support the small businesses around their communities. From breweries to escape rooms, Mainvest allows you to have a larger stake in your environment and help the companies around you grow. We discuss topics like the future of small business in America, the importance of community, how crowdfunding creates incentives for consumers, what it was like to be an early employee at uber, and much more!