The State and Future of Fintech with Sheel Mohnot and Jake Gibson

Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi), fintech investor, and Jake Gibson (@iamjakestream), co-founder of NerdWallet and Better Tomorrow Ventures, join Erik on this episode.They discuss:- Why it’s still so hard to start a fintech company.- The history of retailers moving into financial services, a trend that Sears started back in the day.- How different categories within fintech have evolved over time and the challenges and opportunities inherent in each of them.- Why financial education hasn’t worked, why it is likely not to work in the future, and the implications for building personal financial managers.- Where the opportunities are in the insurance and re-insurance markets.- Which of the big incumbent tech companies will have made the most progress in the financial space in the next five to ten years.- Their requests for startups.- How the space will look different in the next five years.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.