Ryan Gilbert sits down with Social Leverage’s Howard Lindzon for this week’s episode of Investing for Profit and Joy. Howard and Ryan are long-time friends and have even done some investing work together. Ryan is a financial services entrepreneur, early stage venture investor and company builder. He...

Ryan Gilbert sits down with Social Leverage’s Howard Lindzon for this week’s episode of Investing for Profit and Joy. Howard and Ryan are long-time friends and have even done some investing work together. Ryan is a financial services entrepreneur, early stage venture investor and company builder. He is currently a general partner at Propel Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on fintech.. Ryan is originally from South Africa, but has lived and worked in the U.S. for over 20 years, garnering a wealth of financial and start-up experience. Ryan has also advised big leaders in the fintech space, including Jack Dorsey at Square. Here’s a breakdown of the episode: 0:00 - Intro 1:24 - Ryan on the fintech company he founded, Launchpad. 2:50 - How growing up in South Africa and his travels have given Ryan an edge in spotting trends and fintech investing 5:30 - Insurance innovation in South Africa 6:08 - Launchpad’s focus on broad-based fintech 6:52 - When/how Ryan thinks fintech became hot? 8:28 - Ryan on advising Jack Dorsey at Square 9:36 - Square’s growth and reach 10:10 - How Square proved naysayers wrong 10:50 - How the market cap has ballooned over the past decade 11:11 - Paypal and Venmo 11:48 - Pandemic’s impact on fintech and banks 12:20 - How Ryan keeps his passion for investing 13:15 - Products/investing opportunities Ryan is currently interested in 14:46 - Broad-based insurance sector 15:24 - The future of insurance companies 16:40 - Financial innovation and SPACs 19:35 - Launchpad’s reach 20:20 - Outro Thank You Masterworks for Sponsoring this Video! https://www.masterworks.io/?utm_source=howard https://howardlindzon.com/Masterworks/ Connect with Ryan https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanvc/ https://twitter.com/rgoffice Connect with Propel Venture Partners https://propel.vc/ . . Bullish is a conversation about money for the curious. Earn more, spend smarter and grow your money it a way that's right for you. Our FREE Weekly email will make you smarter with money - http://bullish.news/email Follow us https://twitter.com/Bullish https://www.instagram.com/bullish.news/