Q . WHAT ’ S ONE FINTECH YOU USE YOURSELF ON A REGULAR BASIS ?
» Wise . As an expat , I ’ ve been a Wise user for years for FX between the US and UK , but we also use Wise as our business account at Rival .
Q . DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS
» Grateful . Hungry . WIP .
Q . IS THERE A PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS YOU ’ RE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF ?
» Starting Rival ! I ’ ve always worked in startups , but this is the first that I ’ ve co-founded . And , man , it ’ s hard ! I don ’ t think we talk enough about how hard entrepreneurship is – particularly being a founder or co-founder . We love to talk about the wins and headlines , but 99 % of being an entrepreneur is about grinding , stressing , failing , learning – things that don ’ t get likes on Instagram and LinkedIn . We need to have a more balanced , honest conversation about it , because I believe a lot of people think they ’ re not good at what they do or they ’ re doing it wrong because all they see are people making it look easy . It ’ s not ! And it ’ s a feature , not a bug , of trying to start your own company .
Q . WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ AND WHEN ?
» I read a lot – about a book a week . The last book I read was A Gentleman in Moscow . My wife is trying to get me to read more fiction , so I promised I ’ d give it a shot . But the last ‘ best book ’ I read was The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio . fintechmagazine . com 23