A fintech VC’s case for the end of Industrial-era finance — Decentralized finance, otherwise known as DeFi, sits at the intersection of financial products and services with decentralized networks and open protocols. The implications of DeFi will be pronounced across both developed and emerging markets. In developed markets, DeFi will provide greater choice to consumers, strip out costs from the legacy…

I can’t think of any other way to better sum up the past two years at Columbia Business School. I started work at a fintech focused venture capital firm the day after graduation. A bit ahead of schedule, this allowed me some very quick perspective on what might have been…

Today would have been been my dad’s 64th birthday. I wrote these words to speak about him right after his passing nearly two years ago. The note has remained completely untouched on my iPhone since then. I realized I didn’t have the strength to actually re-read the words until his…

Exactly 7 years ago today, the WSJ published the famous headline “How Low Can Stocks Go?” Of course, that day would also mark the day the stock market would ultimately bottom post the Great Recession. Often in job interviews throughout the years (usually when interviewing outside of pure finance roles)…