397: Backed by Mark Cuban and Taking on Banks with Jason Wilk of Dave

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Nathan Chan

Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

After 125 failed pitch meetings in 6 months, Jason Wilk was almost out of funding and running on fumes. Then one investor wrote him a $10 million check because he believed Jason's team. Jason Wilk is the cofounder of Dave, the largest financial wellness platform in the U.S. with over 10M users. After a lifelong career of building businesses, Jason is at the forefront of a company disrupting the traditional banking system. Listen to Nathan and Jason chat about: The business Jason started at age 20 Joining the YCombinator accelerator program How Jason built confidence to take on the banking system Why Mark Cuban became an initial shareholder in Dave Dave's 1-for-1 tip model with Feeding America The importance of hiring people that can recruit talent How Dave became a public company in less than 5 years Why you shouldn't chase ideas but pursue a passion And much more startup advice... Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode. Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs. For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform: Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine

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0:00.0	This is episode number 397 with Jason Wilk of the Founder Podcast.
0:07.3	What you need is thirst.
0:09.1	You need to be a thirsty human.
0:11.1	Who is intent I'm learning.
0:13.1	It's a really fascinating exploration of human potential.
0:16.9	Now.
0:19.3	The Founder Podcast.
0:22.0	Even the greatest entrepreneurs had help.
0:24.9	If you want to learn from the most successful founders on the planet, you are in the
0:29.2	right place.
0:30.6	Branson, Mark Cuban, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, Arianna Humpington, Steve Case, Gary V,
0:35.0	Sophia Amorosa, Barbara Corcoran, Damon John.
0:37.6	Learn from the greatest minds in business today with interviews hosted by Nathan Chan.
0:42.2	This is not your average entrepreneur podcast.
0:46.0	The Founder Podcast.
0:52.9	Hey guys, thank you so much for tuning in. Before we start today's episode, I just want to let
0:59.0	you know that our goal at founder is to help entrepreneurs succeed however we can by giving
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1:10.8	you name it. We put out so much content to help you.
1:13.9	And another interesting project that we're working on right now is partnering with world-class
1:18.8	founders like Damon John, Alexa von Tobel, Greta Van Riel, and so many more to teach crucial
1:24.8	skills like negotiation, finance, e-commerce, and so much more.
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