Podcast with Rex Salisbury, Founder of Fintech Devs and PMs
In our latest podcast, Christian Rolon (WG ’19) is joined by Rex Salisbury, the founder of the Fintech Devs and PMs Meetup based in San Francisco. The Fintech Devs and PMs community has roughly 2,000 members, hosting monthly events highlighting many exciting Fintech firms in the Bay Area. Past Meetups have featured speakers from: a16z, Affirm, Branch, EarnIn, Plaid, SoFi, Wealthfront, and many others. Learn more at: https://www.fintechdevsandpms.com/.
Podcast Overview:
- Rex’s journey into Fintech, and what first attracted him to the industry
- Transition from investment banking to engineering and product management at Sindeo and Checkr
- Advice for MBA students looking to transition and break into Fintech firms across different roles
- Fintech firms and verticals Rex is most bullish on, including SaaS for mortgages and AWS for Fintech firms
- Recent trends in Fintech, including cultural shifts, the maturation of the industry, and rebundling of financial services
- Automation as the key for Fintech startups to compete against incumbents
Rex Salisbury is the founder of the Fintech Devs and PMs Meetup in San Francisco. Rex is a product engineer at Checkr. Prior to Checkr, Rex worked at Sindeo as an engineer, and Merrill Lynch in investment banking on the real estate team. Rex has his BA in Economics and History from Davidson College.
