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Brad van Leeuwen
@BradvanL
Creating a global bank accessible with only 5 lines of code @Railsbank. Ex @EBRD and @dopayHQ. @Techstars #Fintech mentor. London via Australia.
Aug 26, 2020 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Conferences don't sell content, they sell access to a short-lived members' club.

You're in a place with a bunch of people that have similar interests, many of whom you'd like to meet, but wouldn't otherwise have access.

Virtual conferences need to figure this out asap.

(1/7) The content at the conference is just an excuse for people to gather and a marketing tool for the organiser.

After the event, attendees talk about the people they met, the parties they went to, and maybe the swag. Almost never the amazing keynote.

(2/7)
Mar 18, 2020 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Hearing stories from at least 2 banks that have asked people to work from home and suddenly realised:

1. Most staff work from desktop machines, not laptops
2. Many use phones and tablets and don't have access to a computer at home
3. No software is cloud-based, so need VPN

1/3 4. VPN software used doesn't support IOS or Chromebook
5. SWIFT machines need physical access and having backups in DRP sites doesn't help in a pandemic
6. Support teams not prepared to support BYOD
7. No tools are in place to support real-time communication - except email

2/3
Sep 4, 2019 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Wrapping up a week long stay in the Bay Area. Thanks to all the founders, VCs and others in the #fintech community that took time out to meet.

Here are my key learnings (including one massive shock): It's become clear that there are two key reasons why there is such a density of successful #startups here:

First up: A bias to optimism