Innovating in fintech without millions in VC - Hamilton Keats

04/26/21 • 46 min

General Principles

We discuss:

Why he made a kids book on amazon as a fintech founder
His takeaways from being ousted from his first business
Innovating in the fintech space
The problems with consumer behaviour
His biggest piece of advice to young people on wealth creation

We discuss:

Why he made a kids book on amazon as a fintech founder
His takeaways from being ousted from his first business
Innovating in the fintech space
The problems with consumer behaviour
His biggest piece of advice to young people on wealth creation

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