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EP 105: Vlad Tenev (CEO, Robinhood): The Meme Stock Crisis, The Future of Crypto, and AI Opportunities in Finance
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In the midst of meme stock craziness, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev shared his most eye-opening insights from running the company that transformed the game for retail investors. He talks about Robinhood’s new Gold Card, his views on crypto, the media side, how artificial intelligence could change finance, and more.
(00:00) Intro
(03:27) The Origin of the Name 'Robinhood'
(08:43) Navigating the GameStop and Meme Stock Saga
(10:52) Rebuilding Trust and Brand Impact
(19:10) Crisis Communication and Leadership Lessons
(23:54) Industry Insights and Future of Trading
(31:00) AI and Financial Services
(33:34) Crypto and Regulatory Challenges
(40:14) The Viral Launch of Robinhood
(47:01) The Gold Card Launch and Customer Strategy
(50:08) The Vision Behind Robinhood's Credit Card
(53:50) Building vs. Buying: The X1 Acquisition
(56:12) Integrating X1 into Robinhood
(57:11) The GM Structure and Its Benefits
(58:42) Challenges and Trade-offs of Decentralization
(01:01:08) Financial Modeling and Customer Economics
(01:04:48) Navigating Remote Work and Returning to the Office
(01:09:14) Managing Stock Price Expectations
(01:13:23) Hiring and Retaining Talent
(01:17:11) Fundraising and Investor Relations
(01:31:09) Launching Sherwood Media
(01:38:56) Reflections and Future Aspirations
Executive Producer: Rashad Assir
Producer: Leah Clapper
Mixing and editing: Justin Hrabovsky
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About the Show
Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode of The Logan Bartlett Show, we sit down with the people behind today’s most important startups and extract the tactics, lessons, and frameworks they’ve learned the hard way. Conversations span hiring to GTM, product, growth, fundraising and everything in between - collectively forming the ultimate playbook to make you a better CEO, investor or board member.
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In the midst of meme stock craziness, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev shared his most eye-opening insights from running the company that transformed the game for retail investors. He talks about Robinhood’s new Gold Card, his views on crypto, the media side, how artificial intelligence could change finance, and more.
(00:00) Intro
(03:27) The Origin of the Name 'Robinhood'
(08:43) Navigating the GameStop and Meme Stock Saga
(10:52) Rebuilding Trust and Brand Impact
(19:10) Crisis Communication and Leadership Lessons
(23:54) Industry Insights and Future of Trading
(31:00) AI and Financial Services
(33:34) Crypto and Regulatory Challenges
(40:14) The Viral Launch of Robinhood
(47:01) The Gold Card Launch and Customer Strategy
(50:08) The Vision Behind Robinhood's Credit Card
(53:50) Building vs. Buying: The X1 Acquisition
(56:12) Integrating X1 into Robinhood
(57:11) The GM Structure and Its Benefits
(58:42) Challenges and Trade-offs of Decentralization
(01:01:08) Financial Modeling and Customer Economics
(01:04:48) Navigating Remote Work and Returning to the Office
(01:09:14) Managing Stock Price Expectations
(01:13:23) Hiring and Retaining Talent
(01:17:11) Fundraising and Investor Relations
(01:31:09) Launching Sherwood Media
(01:38:56) Reflections and Future Aspirations
Executive Producer: Rashad Assir
Producer: Leah Clapper
Mixing and editing: Justin Hrabovsky
Check out Unsupervised Learning, Redpoint's AI Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UCUl-s_Vp-Kkk_XVyDylNwLA
🎥 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugS0jD5IAdoqzjaNYzns7w?sub_confirmation=1
Follow on Socials
📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theloganbartlettshow
📱 X - https://twitter.com/loganbartshow
🎬 Clips on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theloganbartlettshow
About the Show
Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode of The Logan Bartlett Show, we sit down with the people behind today’s most important startups and extract the tactics, lessons, and frameworks they’ve learned the hard way. Conversations span hiring to GTM, product, growth, fundraising and everything in between - collectively forming the ultimate playbook to make you a better CEO, investor or board member.
Tap follow and enable notifications to stay ahead of the game.
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