Our in-depth interview with Andy Rachleff, Wealthfront co-founder/CEO and Silicon Valley legend

In our latest podcast we talk with Andy Rachleff, co-founder and CEO of Wealthfront, and the co-founder of Benchmark Capital. Take a listen here:

https://soundcloud.com/wft/andy-rachleff-co-founder-and-ceo-wealthfront

Andy discusses a wide range of topics in FinTech, investing, and how to grow tech companies. He goes deep on Wealthfront’s competitive advantages in automated investing and how he approaches product/marketing strategy to grow sustainably. We also cover Andy’s background in venture capital, the process of founding Wealthfront, and how he sees disruptive innovation affecting financial service incumbents.

As a bonus, we have a special Wealthfront sign-up link for podcast listeners and Medium readers. To get your first 15,000 dollars managed for free, sign up using:

http://www.wealthfront.com/whartonfintech

Andy Rachleff is Wealthfront’s co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer. He serves as a member of the board of trustees and vice chairman of the endowment investment committee for University of Pennsylvania and as a member of the faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he teaches courses on technology entrepreneurship. Prior to Wealthfront, Andy co-founded and was general partner of Benchmark Capital, where he was responsible for investing in a number of successful companies including Equinix, Juniper Networks, and Opsware. He also spent ten years as a general partner with Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre (MPAE). Andy earned his BS from University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.