“5 Lessons I Learned When I Created My App or SAAS”, with Michael J. Sinnwell, Jr. and Mitch Russo

Mitch Russo
Nov 7 · 8 min read

Raise twice as much money as you expect that you’ll need. Seriously, it’s better to raise more than you need than to need more than you raise.

As part of my series about the “5 Lessons I Learned When I Created My App or SAAS”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael J. Sinnwell, Jr. A leading architect of cutting-edge payment platforms, Michael has developed technology for industry leaders including PULSE® élan, Discover®, MasterCard® and Visa® and has led information technology business initiatives and strategy to develop payment and settlement platforms for all payment types — including credit, debit, prepaid, stored value, ACH, P2P and mobile wallet. As the Chief Operating Officer of Hypur, Inc., he works closely with the development team to drive product development and manages all operational functions. He is also a husband, father to two teenage girls, and avid mountain biker.


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Leadership Lessons from Authorities in Business, Film, Sports and Tech. Authority Mag is devoted primarily to sharing interesting feature interviews of people who are authorities in their industry. We use interviews to draw out stories that are both empowering and actionable.

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Author of The Invisible Organization — How Ingenious CEOs are Creating Thriving, Virtual Companies & Power Tribes — How Certification Can Explode Your Business

Authority Magazine

Leadership Lessons from Authorities in Business, Film, Sports and Tech. Authority Mag is devoted primarily to sharing interesting feature interviews of people who are authorities in their industry. We use interviews to draw out stories that are both empowering and actionable.

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