Operators Ep 19: Michal Cieplinski (Pipe)

Michal Cieplinski is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer at Pipe, a financing platform.  Michal joined Pipe nine months ago when the company was less than a year old. Prior to joining Pipe, he was the General Counsel at LendingClub and Fundbox.

In this episode we talk about Michal’s time being a GC at a public company, how he got involved at Pipe, and launching a company one week before lockdown hit and fundraising completely over zoom. He also shares about his early learnings with venture capital, who he seeks for outside counsel, and why he loves massive amounts of uncertainty.

I hope you enjoy the show.

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