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From Money20/20 USA: Tim Chen - Co-Founder and CEO of NerdWallet


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In our latest podcast, live from Money20/20, Peter Jankovsky (WG'20) speaks with Tim Chen, the CEO and co-founder of NerdWallet. NerdWallet is a leading personal finance content platform with over 100 million users that provides users clarity around all of life's financial decisions. In addition to leading NerdWallet, Tim sat on the most recent Consumer Advisory Board of the CFPB, and was appointed to the board of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC).
In this extensive interview, Tim shares:
• NerdWallet's founding story and how he's grown the company from an $800 investment into a $500 M company serving 100 M+ customers
• The future vision for NerdWallet and how Tim is using machine learning to better understand and serve customer needs
• Lessons learned from his experience as an entrepreneur, particularly on how he finds and evaluates talented executives
• Advice for investors or young executives choosing FinTechs that will be successful in the long-run
Prior to NerdWallet, Tim was a hedge fund analyst and also worked in equity research at Credit Suisse First Boston.
We would like to thank the team at Money20/20 USA for hosting Wharton FinTech in Las Vegas during their annual conference to meet with and interview thought leaders in the FinTech industry. Money20/20 is the premier global event on Payments, FinTech, and Financial Services where C-level executives, renowned speakers, innovators, and disruptors from across the world unite to drive change in the future of money.
We would also like to thank Wharton FinTech's Platinum Sponsor, the Stevens Center for Innovation in Finance. The Stevens Center is the premier research, education, and thought leadership institution in the world for financial technology.
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