FinTech Magazine - July 2022 | Page 20

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In Bondi With Afterpay Co-Founder Nick Molnar
Eisen said he ’ d help – and so , good as his word , Nick Molner got an interview with investment banker Mark Carnegie from M . H . Carnegie & Co .
But rather than offer him a job , Carnegie heard Molner ’ s predicament and unexpectedly encouraged him to see how far he could take his jewellery business .
The move prompted him to seek out an online jeweller offshore , and in an unorthodox move , he found out the email of the CEO of one of the biggest jewellers in the US , and sent him an email .
Taking a chance Molner , who now speaks regularly to young entrepreneurs on the lecture circuit , said the email went something like this : '' Hi Shmuel , Apologies for the cold email . For some context , my name is Nick Molnar , I am a 21-year-old entrepreneur , and I currently sell the most jewellery on eBay in Australia out of my bedroom . I am coming to Las Vegas next week for the jewellery conference and , if you are there , too , I would love to meet for a coffee . Kind regards , Nick ''
The gamble paid off and the CEO agreed to meet with him . However ,
20 July 2022