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The quality of true Fintech journalism (not The Information) being published by creators like @AlexH_Johnson @mikulaja @nicolecasperson @twifintech @EricNewcomer @finblueprint is unlike anything I've seen in the 10+ years I've spent in the space. Important to support.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Founders building Web3 solutions for problems that don’t exist

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3 years

The original 20 employees when late stage new hires show up.

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@CallMeGillette

9 months

“Excluded: $100 cleaning fee, $200 resort fee, $286 tax, $1000 destination fee” How is this not illegal @bookingcom

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@CallMeGillette

3 months

I hate it here

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2 years

@adamguild This isn't the hustle porn own that you think it is.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Who shipped this last Robinhood update? Everything in the app's been all red for the last two weeks.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Starting a DAO for people in Fintech who didn’t go to Stanford, Harvard, MIT or Yale.

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@CallMeGillette

4 years

Goes to E11EVEN once

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@CallMeGillette

5 months

@welshietouring @madidiaz @Delta Legendary stuff here, nice one

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@CallMeGillette

7 months

@MAKRealtyDE @AKBrews @imhoppy2 0% chance. Also his $2b valuation is only for properties, you know, not reclaimed by the ocean.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

This actually isn't true. Under maritime law, this boat and all its contents still belong to the owner. I'm a Navy brat and was a huge fan of Maritime Law growing up (big JAG fan), so a quick thread;

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3 years

BREAKING: A giant cargo ship "Felicity Ace" is on fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It's carrying a cargo of Porsche and VW automobiles. The crew safely abandoned ship in lifeboats. Under maritime law the ship is now "finders keepers."

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1 year

I married the love of my life last night— surrounded by our dearest friends and family. In a sometimes dark world, there will always be rays of light, and love. I love you Amanda and I cannot wait to build our home together. Blessed is the land and the people of Israel. 🇮🇱

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Who will be in NYC for Fintech Week? Putting together a cool lil shindig with some cool companies, DM me if you'd like to join.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

@MorningBrew Usually by Wednesday

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@CallMeGillette

6 months

@stoolpresidente Not-pink Whitney

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@CallMeGillette

16 days

@VickieforNYC 🗑️ take

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Holy shit it’s finally here (and it works)

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@CallMeGillette

2 months

@DannyEFreeman @josh_wingrove @JoshShapiroPA @CNN Dude really thinks he’s Obama

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

The first neobank that gives away a toaster for opening an account is going to win it all.

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@CallMeGillette

9 months

@jriley0788 @bookingcom Burying it in the subscript is mental - there has to be people that miss it.

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@CallMeGillette

5 years

@RampCapitalLLC @barstoolsports Face fully in the phone

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

It took me a really long time to get here, but I’m here.

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@CallMeGillette

5 years

@darth @LilEdit 10/10 would go to jail for in n out

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@CallMeGillette

7 months

@YingTanForNY The most New York thing in this video

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@CallMeGillette

9 months

@WorldBollard ICYMI: CYCLIST PEDALS BY UP THE HILL, COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY UNFAZED BY THE SNOW.

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@CallMeGillette

1 month

Interesting: @BiltRewards declining 800+ FICO customers, wonder if Wells is putting constraints on them. 😦 @ankurjain_2

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@CallMeGillette

1 year

@nytimes Ron's quickly entering the 'Find Out' phase.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Old enough to remember when @anothercohen wouldn’t stop tweeting about how great the Bay Area is

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Stripe Levitate coming soon

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@zachperret

2 years

Applications just opened for the third cohort of @Plaid Accelerate! This is our accelerator (fka FinRise) focused on supporting founders of color building early-stage fintech products. Have been so impressed by the companies who participated in the past two cohorts!

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@CallMeGillette

4 years

@stoolpresidente Throw it in the trash, walk back inside, and give us a god damn sweet sauce review David.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Alexa, play “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward

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@CallMeGillette

7 months

@StevenFulop @TammyMurphyNJ Rescind your endorsement and I’ll canvas for you.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Since it’s going to be empty for a while, I’m informally asking @EducationalGil1 @SolomonforJC to introduce a bill to make this spot free public 2 hour parking for a year or until @Amy_DeGise resigns — whichever comes first.

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@CallMeGillette

1 year

Thank you everyone for the kind words and well wishes. I can’t respond to each of you, but we feel the love. 💕 Amanda and I spent today putting on tefillin, putting up our first mezuzah with our rabbi, and attending a vigil for the people of Israel.

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@CallMeGillette

1 year

I married the love of my life last night— surrounded by our dearest friends and family. In a sometimes dark world, there will always be rays of light, and love. I love you Amanda and I cannot wait to build our home together. Blessed is the land and the people of Israel. 🇮🇱

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@CallMeGillette

5 years

@FredTJoseph I was told by my own mother that I shouldn’t enroll @SFSU because I would fail and just end up dropping out. I later became the first person in my immediate family to graduate from a four year university.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

@TrungTPhan Awesome story, also a wild that they did away with that beautiful St Peters façade in favor of what’s there today.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

The year is 2023; $MSFT acquires Carbon Health just to fire @anothercohen , but in the process they overpay because an analyst in FP&A has fucked up (again) and added an extra 0. In turn it makes him a billionaire, and he purchases a seat on Richard Branson’s first public flight.

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@CallMeGillette

4 months

Ledgering is tough, and reconciliation is incredibly complex— whether you’re settling different account types across one fintech program or dozens of them. If you think Synapse is the only platform dealing with these issues, then you’re very mistaken.

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@CallMeGillette

9 months

@griffinlee415 @bookingcom Nope - it’s all user generated, most bookings don’t have a destination fee (whatever that is).

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@CallMeGillette

4 years

@sairarahman

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

It's official, @packyM is the first account that I've turned notifications on for. The dude is 4.7 seconds early to everything, and he doesn't miss.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Broke: paying $100 in gas to buy a piece the constitution Woke: paying $150 and $0 in gas for a piece of the Declaration of Independence @OnRallyRd

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Steve Aoki and Deadmau5 both playing shows for #NFTNYC - crypto has arrived in a big way. Never saw this type of cultural buy-in, even in the early days of Fintech.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

A lot of people don’t know this, but The Peaky Blinders is really a biopic about two brothers in Fintech.

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@CallMeGillette

11 days

Friends and Neighbors, After five incredible years in @JerseyCity , my wife Amanda and I have made the difficult decision to move on. This city has been our home, where we’ve built memories, married, spent way too much time indoors (over COVID), watched our family grow from two

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@CallMeGillette

4 years

Show up for something you believe in, and you’ll seldom be standing alone. Shoutout @Oseguera2020 for standing with the people and being a voice while others in positions of power remain silent. Donate, show up and vote for candidates like Hector this November #BlackOutTuesday

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Idk who needs to hear this, but ABBA has some absolute bangers

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

First goes Facebook Libra, then Uber Money, now Google Plex. Fintech is really hard, folks.

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RIP Plex: Google is scrapping its plan to offer bank accounts to users following missed deadlines and executive turnover @DaveCBenoit @amacker

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@CallMeGillette

1 year

@pyrtbilly @TurnerNovak @RealAndyKing

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@CallMeGillette

6 months

Fintech founders who raised 20 @ 200 in 2020:

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@CallMeGillette

9 months

@inababi @bookingcom Think it’s for bottle service at E11EVEN??

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@CallMeGillette

4 years

@Austen Been waiting years for this moment

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@CallMeGillette

2 months

Normalize having another living room outside

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Fintech founders tweeting each other positive reinforcement

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Hanging with Another Cowen

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@CallMeGillette

5 months

If you’re not subscribing to @mikulaja this would be a really good week to do so. He’s putting in overtime so that we can all pretend we know what’s going on.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

There’s this strangely consistent feeling of optimism you get in New York that I’ve yet to feel in almost any other American city. What’s the German word for that?

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

The perfect swag box doesn’t exi-

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@CallMeGillette

11 months

🚪💒

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Kicked @Money2020 off with Fintech Friends old and new last night. Thank you @CharleyMa for organizing (everyone was bummed you couldn’t make it)!

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

@marty Sick dinners

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@CallMeGillette

4 years

@kevinmitnick According to the Knowbe4 training I’m doing right now this may be fishing for political affiliation data

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Want to hate on this because they're a direct competitor, but @itaidamti is one of the nicest dudes I've met in fintech, and @packyM broke down the industry opportunity with expert precision per usual. He even gave us a nice shout! 📣

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

A letter to the @twifintech community:

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@CallMeGillette

5 years

@JAnthony818 @Dat_Roob @CiceroCasti @c_h_i_s_o @ReignOfApril @ReaganGomez @desusnice Hebrews and she-brews too. Y’alla - let’s go!

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Some personal news: After nearly two awesome years helping dozens of founders bring financial products to market with @rizefs_ I’m absolutely ecstatic to announce that I’ve succumbed to the #web3 bug and will be joining @FortressXYZ as their VP of Business Development.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Due to inflation I have updated my GLG and Alphasights consulting fees to $3000 per hour.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

gm @LinksDAO

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

If I'm ever camera off when on a call, there's a ~90% chance that this is why.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

This week one of us built an underwriting platform, one of us got engaged and the other three were just happy to get an invite✌🏼

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

It’s lit 🔥 #FintechSummer

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@CallMeGillette

8 months

It should be illegal for @AngelList to tie up tens of thousands of Angel investors’ dollars only to be returned months later when an SPV doesn’t meet their minimum.

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@CallMeGillette

5 years

@jaredpalmer @samzakalik

Jared Palmer

@jaredpalmer

5 years

when your team gets assigned a "10x engineer"

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@CallMeGillette

10 months

@anothercohen Like a kennel for kids?

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

How I'm imagining @NikMilanovic setting up for @twifintech formal rn

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@CallMeGillette

4 years

@FPWellman You’re an inspiration to many and we’re glad you’re still here with us, Fred 💙

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

I created this nifty Twitter list of people I know will be at Money2020 this year. Who else should I add?

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@CallMeGillette

2 months

The future is here:

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Sometimes I can't believe that this website is free

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Yes, we lose all of A16z but at least we’ve got @maiab , the entire Wharton Fintech gang and both Jacks ( @jack and @JackAbramowitz ).

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Missed my speaking spot (here now), so I’ll post here; The young man sitting down is my friend Mo. This picture was taken about a month after Mo was hit running through an intersection by a speeding car. That sent Mo 10 feet in the air, and landing about 40 feet to my right…

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2 years

Apparently the meeting will be capped at 190 people in chambers. Councilwoman DeGise is here.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

@JolieYang @coinbase Did you also work directly w/ those engineers on your obviously fraudulent UX?

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

Holy moly, Coinbase is a mess. Tested a shitcoin buy in the Wallet and it had an ETH address (not mine) locked in as the receiving wallet. After an hour with their support, they told me to file a Reg E dispute with my bank.

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

@pitdesi Anything's a single serve if you're brave enough

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

He hasn't tweeted about it in a while, does anyone know if @anothercohen still likes Austin?

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@CallMeGillette

5 months

Did anyone who moved to Miami over Covid actually stay?

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

If you’re talking shit about PMs at least have the guts to tag @anothercohen you cowards.

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@CallMeGillette

1 year

My favorite @money2020 side event (Just missing my ride or die @ViejeP )

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

I wired my first angel investment of 2023 today. I've said it to a lot of you over the last two quarters, but I genuinely believe that some of tomorrow's Billion Dollar companies are being built as early stage companies at the intersection of Finance and Crypto right now.

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

New financial super app from the Marcus/Clarity team? Say no more

Domain Money - Financial Plans for Your Life

www.domainmoney.com

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Back at it!

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

🪦 here lies fintech was everything (1998-2021)

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3 years

Oh noooooooooo

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

For everything that happened, Fast attracted some incredible talent that will go on to do incredible things.

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@pitdesi

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3 years

Fintech friends; who is going to be in ATX for #SXSW ? We've got something cooking 👀

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@CallMeGillette

4 years

@jaketapper Played the spoiled rich kids dad, shocker.

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@CallMeGillette

1 month

@paugasol Think he’d appreciate how you’ve been there for V and the kids unc 🫶

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@CallMeGillette

2 years

I just love it when a plan comes together

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@CallMeGillette

1 year

Huge thank you to my friends @shaig , @Mottel , volunteers like @Bfaviero , the @Nasdaq (what a gorgeous site) and the countless others who helped plan this amazing event to show support and raise funds for the Jewish Homeland. Am yisrael chai

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@CallMeGillette

3 years

Exciting times ahead 👀 🚀 Thank you @alex for the feature!

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