Hi and welcome to the A16Z podcast I'm Lauren Murrow. Today we're talking about the

intersection of social and finance and how our shifting attitudes are what we

share about money has given way to an ambitious new wave of financial products. While revealing

one's financial information was once considered taboo, now people are more apt than ever

to openly discuss money online, particularly Gen Z and millennials.

That's evident on both ends of the spectrum,

whether people are bemoaning their crushing levels of student debt

on Twitter and Instagram,

or bragging about their latest stock trades on Wall Street bets.

The repercussions extend far beyond social media

and have fueled a wave of new social FinTech products

like public, common stock, and Doji, to name a few.

A reminder that none of the following should be taken as investment advice,

C A16C.com slash disclosures for more information.

In this conversation between FinTech partner Anish Acharya,

formerly a product manager at CreditK, and consumer partner Darcy Kulikin, who himself is a former founder in this space.

We discuss why the holy grail of Social Plus Finance is both so challenging and potentially so rewarding.

This episode was originally recorded earlier this year.

We were surfacing it now as part of Social Strikes Back.

Our new editorial package exploring the future of social and consumer tech.

You can find all that content online at A16Z.com

slash social strikes back.

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