Can you smell it? There’s Money(20/20) in the air…
On this episode we are blessed with the presence of Ariel Cohen, CEO of Navan, and not only is he a wonderful guest for the show: He will also be a speaker alongside Ben Horowitz in Las Vegas for Money 20/20!
We have an amazing conversation deep diving into Ariel’s upbringing and we find a mutual love for basketball before going into more detail on Navan’s insane growth trajectory, developing strengths and weaknesses, navigating a wartime economy, the art of having hard conversations and so much more.
This is an incredible hour and I hope you enjoy!
Links:
Ariel on Twitter
Navan
Topics:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:07) Ariel’s upbringing, competition, and leadership
(00:15:07) The Navan Team
(00:16:39) Strengths vs. weaknesses
(00:22:34) Would you say we are in peacetime or wartime right now?
(00:28:55) What was it like with Ben Horowitz during Covid?
(00:34:01) The art of having hard conversations
(00:37:13) How are you segmenting your thinking and energy throughout the day?
Deal Flow: Tony Aguilar, CEO @ Chipper
Deal Flow: Tim Yu, CEO @ Pluto Money
Deal Flow: Anthony Strike, CEO @ Steadipay
Deal Flow: Donald Hawkins @ Griffin
Deal Flow: Erin Papworth, CEO @ Nav.it
Ash Hassan, Head of Fintech Ecosystem Development at Google Play: Stop Building, Start Distributing
Ben Milne (Dwolla) + Harper Reed (Serial Entrepreneur + CTO @ Obama Campaign): Being Human at Work
Sarah Biller + Jean Donnelly, Fintech Sandbox: Levelling the Playing Field
Sheel Mohnot, Partner @ 500 Startups: 0 to 500 (Real Quick)
Laura Spiekerman, Co-Founder at Alloy: From Africa to APIs
Jo Ann Barefoot, Hummingbird + Barefoot Innovation: The Most Interesting Woman in Fintech
Jimmy Chen, CEO at Propel: From Facebook to Food Stamps
Michael Sidgmore, Partner at Broadhaven Ventures: Say Yes and Figure It Out Later
Tom Bloch, Former CEO of H&R Block: The Untold Story of H&R Block
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