Adam Nash is a legend in the Silicon Valley product world and has held almost every possible role in the startup ecosystem, including: VP of Product and Growth at Dropbox and LinkedIn, CEO of Wealthfront, board member at Acorns and Shift, lecturer at Stanford, and investor in over 120 startups such as Figma, Gusto, and Opendoor, to name a few.
Most recently, Adam co-founded Daffy, a modern giving platform.
In this interview, we cover:
Adam’s journey from executive to founder and why he started Daffy;
the importance of being intentional with your business model;
Adam’s predictions for the future of fintech;
Key learnings about growth from Dropbox and LinkedIn;
and so much more.
There's so much to learn from Adam, and he shares it all in this interview.
Special offer:
Go to: https://www.daffy.org/moshehp/invite and create your account. As soon as you fund your account, Daffy will add $25 dollars that you can donate to any charity of your choice. (Terms and conditions apply.)
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:11 What is Daffy?
04:35 Why giving should be social
10:05 Venture funding and not-for-profit structure
13:25 The importance of aligning your business model with your mission
18:10 Advertising as a business model
22:43 Business models that are interesting for investment
26:11 The future of Fintech
31:03 Lessons related to growth
37:23 How to integrate imperfect data when making decisions
44:10 Why was Dropbox's referral program so successful
49:30 Lighting Round
Guest contact info:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamnash/
https://twitter.com/adamnash
https://adamnash.blog/
https://www.daffy.org/
Sponsor:
This podcast is brought to you by grwth.co. Grwth offers fractional CMOs, paired with best-in-class digital marketing execution to support early-stage startup success. With a focus on seed and series A companies, Grwth has helped a number of SaaS, digital health, and e-commerce startups build their go-to-market function and scale up. To learn more and book a free consultation, go to grwth.co.
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