The Enthusiast
"Entrepreneurial Talent is Global" - On The Enthusiast, Host Pat Alex chats with some of the most fascinating Founders, Operators and Investors Beyond Silicon Valley.
Every two weeks, he sits down with the likes of Arjuna Costa (Flourish), Paulo Passoni, Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures), Gerry Giacoman (Clara) and Monica Brand Engel (Quona) to dissect their challenges around scaling, fundraising, managing boards and company leadership. Taken together, the guests have raised venture capital in the hundreds of millions and are behind their regions' biggest business and venture successes paving the way towards a more equitable and diverse future.
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The Enthusiast
[Operator Stories] Pavel Fedorov (Salmon) on building a challenger bank in the Philippines, the Tinkoff Playbook and why credit first
On this episode Pat sits down with Pavel Fedorov, Co-Founder of Philippines based challenger bank Salmon.
We dive into scaling a neo-bank in emerging markets, product mix, customer profiles and how to ensure flawless execution
You will learn about
- The fintech opportunity in the Philippines
- How Salmon targets the space and why they start with credit first
- How they think about go-to-market and their target customer profile
You can find Pavel on LinkedIn here.
Also check out his Personal Website and Blog here.