Basile Senesi @BasileGSenesi Twitter profile

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@soren_iverson Love this. But that credit card bill though 😳

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@BasileGSenesi

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I’m biased but working with @a16z team is the closest you’ll ever come to seeing the future An it's bright. Innovation drowns out the pessimism we've grown used to The best companies are yet to be built, & I’m honored to play a small role in helping them get off the ground

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

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If you're applying to YC and you haven't asked me to review your application, it's not too late - still going to say "yes" to reviewing 3-4 more apps but then really gotta get back to building

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

3 months

Our new wines are here - order yours now! Even better: we now have a wine club! Meet our 2023 wines, our most diverse lineup yet! As always, true to our organic, low intervention beliefs. Less is more, we let the wine speak for itself, and we keep alcohol intentionally low.

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@BasileGSenesi

5 months

How do startups justify the ROI on a $50,000 conference sponsorship where they get a booth and a logo on a banner? How does the math math?

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@BasileGSenesi

1 year

People who don’t understand why @Superhuman is a game changer must just not get a lot of emails

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

9 months

AI copy was cool in theory but not really useful in practice But this AI summary feature is everything Go @Superhuman

Premal S. Shah

@premal2000

9 months

The @Superhuman summary feature is the biggest lift in email use I’ve experienced in years. A long thread across many people with a lot of detail can be summarized and the conversation contextualized in seconds. Great work @rahulvohra and team.

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

SF Network - we're hiring Relationship Managers at @join_arc . Who is a good fit? If you're an outbound killer with experience selling to Seed-Series C stage tech companies, this role is for you. If you have roots in venture capital (Analyst etc) with a deep founder network,

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

11 months

Some startups do billboards... some do scoreboards! Good seeing @join_arc coming up 101!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@jackzerby And with @join_arc you would have had all of that plus Arc Gold:

Maximize yield and protection – all in one account | Arc

Arc partners with multiple trusted banks to provide a breadth of options for deposit protection without making you compromise on yield.

www.joinarc.com

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

Fintech is spicy 🌶 Especially w/ 30 fintech founders+ @mikulaja + wine. Say "BaaS", and boom I wouldn't have it any other way Takeaways: ✅Today's headlines = last year's problems ✅Signaling to regulators>outcomes (sadly) ✅Be honest. Free loans with fees🚫free Thanks to

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 years

@NWischoff For me, it’s wine making. No one talks fintech in the cellar 🍇 🍷

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@BasileGSenesi

1 year

It's the little things... Went to send an email about an event through Superhuman this morning, and as usual the daily calendar viewed popped up Except this time, it pulled in all my Type A event color coding from GCal! If this feature had been ROI tested, no product team

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

Oversubscribed on reviewing YC apps… but also I can’t stop so will keep reviewing ones I have conviction in. Pitch me your startup in one tweet and I’ll give you my 2c. And if I love it I’ll gladly spend some time on your YC app with you!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

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Passion compounds, and builds the best businesses When we started Coteau Pavot, it was really just a passion project. It’s now the fastest growing family owned organic wine label out of Sonoma I love wine. Born and raised in the Jura in France, and married to a Sonoman, it was

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

Banks do relationship. Fintechs do UI @join_arc does both We don’t have to resort to chat bots and call centers because we focus on the very best VC backed growth cos We build with those companies in mind: GSIB sponsor bank partners and quality BaaS; dedicated relationship

Simon Taylor

@sytaylor

2 months

It's hard to stand out among Ramp, Brex and Mercury, But Don Muir CEO of Arc believes compliance is a competitive advantage, and capital markets experience matters This is interesting counter positioning. In this podcast season I've spoken to the CEO of Ramp, Brex and Mercury.

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

The best part about making wine? Meeting people like @michelleefang ✨ Thanks for choosing Coteau Pavot to supply @HeadlineVC ‘s latest SF event 🍷 Grateful to be supporting our founder community 🙏

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

11 months

We just launched @join_arc #VentureDebt 🏦 Here’s my take on what happened to private venture credit markets and why there’s never been a better moment for this 🧵

Arc Launches Venture Debt To Serve VC-Backed Banking Clients

With Arc, startups can apply and qualify for venture debt in minutes. Simpler, more straightforward term sheets come in a matter of days - not months.

www.joinarc.com

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

@kirbywinfield I feel attacked. Also accurate “I’m telling you bro, lot of hair on this one but there’s asymmetric upside”

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

7 months

@ycombinator w24 looking 🔥 Welcome to the start of the best three months of your life Thanks to those of you who stopped by @join_arc HQ this morning - it was an awesome way to kick off the day (and the batch!)

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

Leveled up my email today thanks to @Superhuman ’s next level AI 📧 🧠 Prospects better watch out 🤯 Thanks @rahulvohra for the early access 🥷

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

3 months

Meet our new ‘23 Coteau Pavot Vista Luna Albariño - a refreshing and lively low alcohol white wine true to Spanish tradition🌞🍷 If a margarita were a wine this would be it. For when you want a glass of wine without it the hangover. Notes of fresh-squeezed lime and a salinity

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

3 months

When @sytaylor talks fintech listens You know this podcast series is going be something especially when it starts with a heavy hitter like Ramp Did the world need another fintech pod? Yeah, it really did 🔥

Ramp CEO Eric Glyman: The equation for Hypergrowth

Episode · Fintech Brainfood · Ramp has become known for its expense cards that "just work." While a few competitors are in this category, none have grown as quickly as Ramp. I put that down to...

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

11 months

Meet @join_arc platinum: premium startup banking ✅ 0% Treasury fees ✅ Built on big banks ✅ Unique perks (free Equinox) Big banks feel safe but UX 👎. Fintechs are elegant but rest on small banks Price goes up with balance bc AUM based fees No more👇

Details on Arc Capital & Cash Management Pricing

Find everything you need to know about features, fees, and yield, so you can make informed decisions.

www.joinarc.com

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

Really wishing I was in NY for #nytechweek and on my over to this insane dinner I helped plan with @MichelleVolz and @TurnerNovak , courtesy of @join_arc @vouch_group and @willreedHQ

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

3 months

You don't need to lend off your balance sheet for years before raising a warehouse anymore The early stage fintech credit warehouse market has changed It used to be: book loans using your equity cash for a 8-12 mo > raise an entry level warehouse for 18 mo > refinance it into a

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@BasileGSenesi

3 months

@NWischoff Bring a sleep sack to the hospital so you don’t have learn how to swaddle while sleep deprived Snoo was a life saver When your family ask how they can help ask for home made food you can freeze. Biggest help Kite baby clothes are incredible Coterie diapers are worth it

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@BasileGSenesi

4 months

Contrarian thought: Every startup and VC fund should probably just move to the presidio Thanks @HeadlineVC and @michelleefang for hosting!

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@BasileGSenesi

1 month

The world does not need another AI sales co pilot Im begging you

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@BasileGSenesi

1 month

For my birthday today, all I want is for you to buy a bottle of our Coteau Pavot wines! Or at least like and retweet!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

I never understood how people fell for tax scams And then I got form 4022 from the US Dept of Business Regulations asking for $117 for BO verification Guilty of not understanding everything I fill out for the IRS and just accepting. Seemed legit, but had a doubt 4022 and Dept

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

That feeling when @ycombinator thinks you're doing such a good job they decide to tell the whole world... Grateful to be a #YC company!

Y Combinator

@ycombinator

1 year

YC W22's @join_arc is the software-driven banking platform for startups. Open accounts in minutes, manage banking needs without fees, safeguard cash, maximize yield, and access capital—all in one platform in partnership with trusted banks. Learn more:

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

7 years

Great insights on the role of AI and the 4th Industrial Revolution @terahlyons @pauldaugh @zvikakrieger #dreamforce17

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

3 months

Startup fundraising is like selling your house The longer you are on the market, the more you have to discount Crate a line out the door for your open house before you put it in the market Sure casually talk to VCs, but don’t let them tour and actually fund raise ( share decks

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

11 months

What I like about @Techstars : all grind no hype. Not about pedigree, it’s about value As an operator: meet others focused on solving interesting problems As an investor: well priced deal flow & serious diamonds in the rough Excited to wear both hats at #foundercon today!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

When the GOAT drops a comment on your #producthunt launch Thanks @JamesCurrier and team @NFX ! @join_arc is grateful to have you in our corner!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

Coteau Pavot is truly family made and family farmed Coteau Pavot is the product of @brianhurley707 and myself, but it takes a village: Our wives Taylor and Blair (two sisters!) our dogs Brix and Poppy, and of course our newest 16 mo old apprentice, my son Theo. It takes a lot

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@BasileGSenesi

2 months

Glad to be in Sonoma to drink wine instead of making it for once! — at beltane ranch

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

Ok based on these YC stats I think the drought in VC might be over: 20% of all s23 cos I’ve talked too (Ie almost all of them) have closed their round before demo day. 2x W23 All are 15+ post. Many at 20. A decent number at 30 So back, Nature is healing etc

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

6 months

Two years ago Coteau Pavot didn’t exist 👶 This February were clocking our best month of sales ever 🍷 We’re going to run of our 22 vintage before we release the 23 vintage end of March 📈 And they say alcohol is dead ☠️

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

21 days

@shaig Wtf is going on in Canada???

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

9 months

Another round of mentoring/investing in @Techstars The key: find a good MD. TS Chicago is very lucky to have @TriciaTita at the helm! Congrats to a killer batch! Watch out @nealsales - @join_arc couldn't be more excited about TS SF!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

Applying for @ycombinator s24? <2% of founders make the cut, but those who work with a YC alum 5x their odds. We at @join_arc help founders get it right. We got help back inW22, and we believe in paying it forward. Get in touch if you want to chat through your app!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

Banks 🤝 fintechs @Baselayerhq

Jonathan Awad

@jsawadd

4 months

Thank you to @axios and @ShenLucinda for covering @Baselayerhq 's story - Axios Link: TLDR: @timothyahyde & I raised $6.5M Seed to start @Baselayerhq - the first AI-Native business identity, fraud and risk platform verifying 100% of good businesses

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

Neobanks explained using @Uber : Uber vs Neobank --------------------------- Driver > Sponsor Bank iPhone > BaaS App > Fintech Bank

Arc Technologies

@join_arc

1 year

In this clip, @BasileGSenesi breaks down how Fintechs, BaaS and partner banks interact. TL;DR -- 👉 Fintechs are like the Uber app, that riders interact with to book a ride 👉BaaS providers are like your iPhone that you download the Uber app on 👉Partner banks are the drivers

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 years

@join_arc built a new startup financing option that sits halfway between #venturedebt and #revenuebasedfinancing 🤯 Thanks @Fintechnexus for telling our story this morning! () 📰 Why did we do it? A thread 🧵

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

6 months

POV: you’re at @join_arc sharing a stage with @rajivayyangar and @syedtalhamasood to talk to 100+ founders about how to nail a @ProductHunt launch 😸 Thanks @communityone_io for organizing!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

We just got our shoot for the winery back and I’m obsessed

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

7 months

@join_arc got to celebrate ahead of Demo Day with @Techstars at Fiorella SF 🍝 Thanks @nealsales for bringing together the best founders 🤝 Looking for deals driven by fundamentals? Strong cohort, pay attention to this group Ps: yes Coteau Pavot was here!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@steviemctweets I still don't understand how you can be building in fintech and view compliance as optional...

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

28 days

@SaadMalik I’m here for this. Early stage YC co CRO, same age, toddler and working wife. Ruthlessly efficient with time and unable to stay up til 4am to grind.

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

There’s few things in life like a text from a founder you’ve backed for years telling you they just signed a TS with one of your favorite VCs Gonna be a good Thursday!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

22 days

BRB talking about the future of American manufacturing 🇺🇸 ⚙️

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

7 months

Thanks @ycombinator for the shoutout! Excited to be featured in @TechCrunch !

Y Combinator

@ycombinator

7 months

YC W22's @join_arc launched Arc Capital Markets, a private debt marketplace that connects tech companies with best tech-focused lenders to facilitate custom debt transactions.

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

What's Banking as a Service? Why do Sponsor Banks matter? Do cash sweeps actually work? Everyone is curious, but it all remains really opaque and hard to follow. Join me, @join_arc and @davj from @tryfondo as we demistify banking next week!

David J Phillips

@davj

1 year

Don’t miss @BasileGSenesi walking us through how FDIC insurance and startup banks work — and why that’s important!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

11 months

@join_arc took over giants Stadium last night for #tcdisrupt2023 400 founders celebrating Arc Platinum - premium cash management for startups It’s more than a platform - it’s a community of builders who know how to have fun Join #thefutureoffinance - DM for a private invite

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

5 months

Pro tip: your message will never find me well, so probably not a good way to start a LinkedIn DM if you want me to respond

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

5 months

Being in control of the timeline with investors is everything

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@steviemctweets My favorite is “so we’re fintech, but more FINtech than finTECH” Funny enough, call it fintech, but at the end of the day, running it well means following the classic banking playbook: prioritize credit risk, don’t shirk compliance/reg, diversify revenue across deposits,

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

Some mornings I wake up sad thinking about the world I feel we're inevitably leaving behind for our kids A heating planet, constant infighting, the erosion of our society, rising violence, precarity... Watching us slowly lose our place in the world And then I meet founders like

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 years

@workweekinc We’re the Uber of X

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

11 months

Last week's launch of @join_arc Platinum was epic Relive last week's excitement at Oracle Park -a fitting backdrop for a team used to hitting homeruns So many familiar faces in here - see yourself or someone you know? Tag them you might win a bottle of Coteau Pavot ! 🍷

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@join_arc has got something special packed and ready to ship to our favorite @ycombinator W23 founders to help them celebrate a killer demo day Stay tuned to find out what it is this week 👀

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

5 months

Fintech VCs 2021: "fintechs grow faster through lower friction!" 2024: "friction in fintech is good!" This is well said - it's all about investor incentives. Finserv oriented companies have always cared about Compliance as a competitive advantage, not a cost of doing biz

Rogue CFPB

@RogueCfpb

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@LCSVoiles @mikulaja @MichaelRoddan @theinformation @mercury Think of a world where VC backed fintechs are not yet profitable. What was the one thing VCs valued over almost all else? It was account growth. Not even necessarily profitable growth. KYC/AML hinders rapid growth, even if it’s ultimately better for profitability. It’s incentives

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

Building a startup is a grind, especially when you're staring at a screen and the weather outside is so nice Thankfully, today is International Albariño Day! And I can't think of a better to way to celebrate than with a bottle or 2 of our 2023 Coteau Pavot Albariño! We're 5

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

Glad to have @NFX in our corner here at @join_arc as we redefine Startup Treasury management for a post #SVB world!

James Currier

@JamesCurrier

1 year

Every startup founder should be doing two things right now: 1) maximizing their FDIC coverage 2) finding the highest interest rates accounts. Today @join_arc launches Gold, automated treasury management for startups w/ $2.75M FDIC and 4.95% APY. Apply:

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@SuzyQlovesWine @RussellVine1981 Super narrow pick window and doesn’t ripen evenly. It’s inherently low acid, so timing the pick right is super important if you don’t want to end up with a flat, oily version. It’s delicious when done well though!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

Another harvest started! Clement Hills Albariño is in the press!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

Best CPG guerrilla marketing ideas? We’re bottling our new Sangiovese and Sonoma white Atelier blend this morning at the winery I can’t wait for you all to try them! Best idea gets free wine 🍷

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

9 months

Arc is incredibly excited to have made it into @OperatorsGuild "Solutions We Love" Program - a round-up of the very best tools for operators This is a really big deal. OG is home to the world's most elite builders. We're humbled to have OG recognize us "We've been using

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

This is why we've been working 20h days for a week straight here at @join_arc . It's painful - but the outpouring of gratitude from our customers makes it so, so worth it. @fetiiride @Swantide_ @Swayable @OfferFit @citystoop @teamable

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

8 months

That feeling when a founder you believed in before everyone else texts you to tell you VC wires just hit their bank account 🙌

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

Update : we found a new winemaker to cover while @brianhurley707 is busy getting married

Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

Glad to be in Sonoma to drink wine instead of making it for once! — at beltane ranch

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@BasileGSenesi

3 months

Little known fact: the secret to a perfect summer weekend is a glass of Sangiovese Check out

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 years

HubSpot or Salesforce ? This ? dominated a panel I spoke on recently I’m a trained SF admin and supported PLG + outbound + CSM so it’s made sense But Hubspot’s one stop shop CRM+ Marketing Automation approach has many believers! What are you using - #salesforce or #hubspot ?

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

8 months

When your top rep brings in the largest deal of the year in the last few days of the quarter @omidedwin

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

TIL that NYs Citi e-bikes actually go really fast

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

8 months

Look mom I'm fintech famous Thanks @sytaylor for giving me the mic in this week's edition of brainfood! 2 yrs ago, credit fintechs were trading at wild forward multiples. Last year, VCs wouldn't touch them with a 10ft pole Now, credit is back, with a very different twist

Simon Taylor

@sytaylor

8 months

New Fintech Brainfood is out - Everyone forgets Adyen is a n acquiring bank. That's why Klarna (another bank) partnered. - Nubank does stablecoins - Fintech Lending 3.0 by @BasileGSenesi Go find it! 👀

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

5 months

@davj @tryfondo @join_arc @vouch_group @GetArtisanAI @dylsphillips @brian2346 @stefan415 I heard all of the coolest founders were gonna be there

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

5 months

@austin_rief @HubSpot @tryramp @GustoHQ @doolaHQ @oceans_xyz @beehiiv @QuickBooks @storyarb @cartainc @meow Almost: banking = @join_arc

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

Major FOMO for missing the @parkrangerscap event tonight with the legendary @erica_wenger , but glad @omidedwin and @bobbynovoa could represent for team @join_arc !

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

It's conference season again here in the Bay Area... I'll be at #SaaStr tomorrow for the day - rest of team @join_arc will be there all week! Happy to chat startup banking, Venture, or share way too much about our newest wine that just came into the winery this morning!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@anothercohen I feel seen. And attacked. All at the same time

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

This was so good. If you’re in fintech and you want a quick side by side view of the rising stars in the cash management and expense space and want an insider view on how they compare, you need to listen to this. @join_arc vs @meow vs @mercury vs @brexHQ vs @tryramp

Simon Taylor

@sytaylor

2 months

This is the most fun, relaxed, and engaging conversation I’ve had about Fintech in a long time. I’m not even going to try and sell it to you. Just take a listen. @AlexH_Johnson and @cokiehasiotis nailed this recap of S1 of Fintech Brainfood. 🎧 S1 Recap: Alex Johnson and

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

3 months

Alcohol isn’t dead, we’re just done with the Covid bubble and back the pre pandemic trend line Outside of our tech bubble ice baths aren’t skyrocketing and not drinking isn’t the same trend Our winery is growing 150% YoY. Brands that hung on are rebounding

Noah Sanborn Friedman

@noahsfriedman

3 months

Lots of people tried to say the wine business was dying... They were wrong. A new report just came out painting a rosy picture for the future of the business. Here are the highlights and implications for the broader alcohol industry:

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

#SIVB is down 44%in the past 24h. Moody's Investors Service is mulling a downgrade. What happened?? I've had dozens of founders text me over night asking WTF is going on and what it means for them

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

@ngoel Put a landing pad at the Larkspur Ferry in Marin I’ll get everyone to use it!!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@ankurnagpal Lol it won’t take more than 30 minutes??? If only

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

Happy people do their best work long term. Lead with that in mind.

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

I keep telling people it's a bad idea to give me a soapbox, all I do is talk wine+fintech🍷🏦 And yet, they keep giving me the mic🎙️ Thanks Hugo for making me the 1st guest on your podcast, and giving me space to share my journey A bit biased, but episode turned out great!

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

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@rexsalisbury counterpoint: loneliness epidemic is less pronounced in europe, and % of population that practices religion is also lower. Ofc, lot of other variables at play. But man I still see TikTok and instant gratification as a big piece of the puzzle...

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

When KYC rejection is seen as bad UX rather than a good outcome, it says a lot about the priorities that drive fintechs and trad FIs today Plaids update helps reduce fraud, but it’s positioned as improving conversion. Because that’s what fintechs want to buy. That’s a problem

Simon Taylor

@sytaylor

2 months

Plaid Layer is looks like an incredible experience but gives me heartburn -- Not because the product is bad, but because the metrics send the wrong message. Plaid has launched Layer, a new service that allows users of finance products to get through KYC by simply entering their

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@TaliaGold Scarier: if that burn continues, the deposit base continues to shrink. Wouldn't want my money there at this point

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

5 months

Not controversial Not about the #s , but explaining thought process. At preseed, it's about discovering what assumptions didn't hold to understand business drivers Table stakes when asking for $ to have modeled P&L/BS & explain how to turn 2y runway into sufficient traction

Jenny Fielding

@jefielding

5 months

Financial models are back! For years founders rolled their eyes when I asked them to take me thru the model…. ‘I mean we have one, but we are pre-seed so it doesn’t mean anything’ Yikes noooo.

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

@ulricmusset The WhatsApp UI is really ugly…

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

1 year

@alexiskold Some FRB/SVB $ outflow data from @join_arc - (accounting data from our thousands of connected VC backed customers) 71% went to SIBs (of that, 51% to @jpmorgan , 38% to @WellsFargo ) 29% went to fintechs (of that, 65% to @mercury , 22% to @join_arc , and 10% to @brexHQ )

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

4 months

Every time I talk to founders building in Aerospace it makes me wonder how I ended up in fintech! I love fintech, but wow these atom level problems - and the solutions these founders bring to the table - are nuts

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

6 months

Pet peeve: “I don’t have Venmo, can I send you money through Zelle?”

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 years

@NWischoff @beyer71 “But it’s not factoring, it’s totally different. We buy these invoices and then we give them financing, but it’s completely different”

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Basile Senesi

@BasileGSenesi

2 months

Yesterday's news of a sponsor bank data breach marks a difficult day for #fintech and comes on the heels of a few trying weeks for #BaaS Our hearts at @join_arc go out to all of the clients who are impacted, scared, and trying to understand what this means for them We're

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