Podcast appearances and mentions of andrew kortina

Welcome to another episode of Customer Driven with Chad McDaniel. On this episode, Chad sits down with Andrew Kortina, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Fin Analytics, a comprehensive measurement platform for operations work. CX operations “results metrics” (things like CSAT, NPS, handle time, close rate) are a good indicator of what’s happening, but not necessarily why. Join Chad and Andrew as they discuss better ways to manage contact center operations and improve productivity using rich insights from work-derived data. Specific topics explored on the podcast include: Using process analytics to identify and overcome roadblocks to greater program success Driving efficiencies by measuring agent actions at a granular level Transforming raw data into sensible, actionable insights that fuel change The impact of COVID-19, and a now remote workforce, on workflow and work process Andrew is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Fin Analytics, a comprehensive measurement platform that provides operations leaders with “full funnel” insights into the work of their team. Features like live insights and video playback help operations managers quickly spot process improvement opportunities, decrease variance, and optimize workforce resources. For more information about Fin Analytics, visit: https://www.fin.com/. If you’d like to connect with Andrew directly, you can do so via email at kortina@finxpc.com. Please be sure to rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify and or watch the video podcast on YouTube!

Andrew Kortina (@kortina) joins Erik on this episode. He is the co-founder of Venmo and Fin.They talk about:- How he became interested in the US tax code and what changes he might like to see made to it.- The insights from his examination of how the US government spends its money.- Capitalism, inequality, and how to ensure everyone can live a life with dignity.- Status signalling through consumption and how to fix the inefficiency of conveying information through goods.- Tribalism as a predictive model.- What David Foster Wallace predicted about the internet and culture today, and what he might be writing about if he was still alive.- Capitalism as an artificial intelligence.Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world. Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.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.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Andrew Kortina (@kortina) joins Erik on this episode. He is the co-founder of Venmo and Fin.They talk about:- How he became interested in the US tax code and what changes he might like to see made to it.- The insights from his examination of how the US government spends its money.- Capitalism, inequality, and how to ensure everyone can live a life with dignity.- Status signalling through consumption and how to fix the inefficiency of conveying information through goods.- Tribalism as a predictive model.- What David Foster Wallace predicted about the internet and culture today, and what he might be writing about if he was still alive.- Capitalism as an artificial intelligence.Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world. Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.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.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

How Venmo came to be, why they incorporated the social stream and how it was life or death at the end.

Andrew Kortina is the cofounder of Venmo and Fin. Fin is a high quality, on-demand, personal assistant and executive assistant service. You can get a $100 credit to try Fin at https://fin.com/ycAndrew blogs at https://kortina.nyc/The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.***Topics 00:32 - Human dignity and work8:07 - Creating jobs10:07 - From The Beautiful Struggle // The Beautiful Game - You might argue that we’re already in a sort of failure mode, where our ability to assign dignity to arbitrary work and motivate people to work bullshit jobs is more efficient than our ability to allocate labor towards industry that would have greater social benefit, like education, healthcare, food, etc. If we’re already in this failure mode, it’s kind of the worst of all worlds, because not only are we assigning meaning to work that doesn’t need to be done, but, also, we could be redeploying that labor towards efforts that are actually important today. 18:32 - Travel21:02 - Why do we want to do anything?22:07 - Life after Fin25:17 - From The Emperor Has No Clothes, There is No Santa Claus, and Nothing is Rocket Science - I want to preface this talk by warning you that it’s quite possible you’ll interpret much of this talk as cynicism. It is not my intention to be cynical. My goal is to treat you with respect by speaking to you honestly, without any grand illusions.None of the companies trying to convince you to work for them will mention technological determinism. They will confirm what your parents and teachers told you, that your work and contribution will be totally unique and significant.32:02 - From The Emperor Has No Clothes, There is No Santa Claus, and Nothing is Rocket Science - I recognize that the meditative aspect of craft is an excellent way to cope with meaninglessness38:32 - Technological determinism43:02 - Andrew's company Fin48:17 - Ryan Hoover asks - When (if ever) will Fin task completion be 100% AI-driven?49:32 - Differences between running Fin and Venmo56:47 - Venmo's Lucas ads58:32 - Spencer Clark asks - How did you and your co-founders decide to sell Venmo?1:02:02 - Charlie Kaufman on Screenwriting - What I’m trying to express – what I’d like to express – is the notion that, by being honest, thoughtful and aware of the existence of other living beings, a change can begin to happen in how we think of ourselves and the world, and ourselves in the world.1:08:30 - Get $100 credit to Fin at https://fin.com/yc

Our latest experiment! Become an Acquired Limited Partner and get access to LP-only bonus content: http://kimberlite.fm/acquired ———— Ben & David are joined by special guest and Venmo cofounder Andrew Kortina for our first-ever SF live show! In front of a packed house we chronicle the journey of how two freshman-year roommates from Penn turned a healthy obsession with Craigslist and a fake podcast into an app that facilitated $17B of payments last quarter alone, producing not one but two landmark acquisitions along the way! Note: the audio quality is a little rough due to some A/V issues at the live show. We apologize!   Links: Fin Promo Code, good for $100 of credit and a waived subscription fee (normally $20): http://fin.com/acquired    Carve Outs: Kortina: The Myth Of Sisyphus by Albert Camus David: Startup by Jerry Kaplan Ben: Halide on the new iPhone XS camera and computational photography   Sponsor: Thanks to Silicon Valley Bank for sponsoring all of Acquired Season 3. You can get in touch with Reetika Grewal, who you heard at the beginning of this podcast, here.

In this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast we’re continuing our Business Mastery Panelist series with an exclusive interview between Tony and Iqram Magdon-Ismail, the co-founder of the digital payment platform, Venmo. In case you’re not familiar with Venmo, the premise is simple: you connect the app to your checking account and you can send and receive payments to anyone with just a tap and a swipe of your smartphone. It’s the ideal solution for splitting bills and paying your friends back - especially for anyone who doesn’t like carrying around cash. Venmo makes exchanging money incredibly simple, and it takes the awkwardness out of asking someone to pay you back. Paying for everything from cab rides to dinners to rent and utilities is streamlined. Venmo was acquired by Braintree in 2012 for $26.2 million, which in turn sold to PayPal for $800 million. And now, Venmo processes more than $6.8 billion in payments per quarter. Yet as ubiquitous as Venmo is today, it wasn’t an easy path to success. Iqram and his co-founder Andrew Kortina endured countless obstacles in their early years, struggling to raise capital and almost closing their doors at one point. In this episode, Tony talks to Iqram about the evolution of Venmo, from idea to fruition to acquisition, and how they were able to persevere through the darkest periods. They discuss the importance of learning to embrace criticism, creating your company’s story, and using the no’s to refine your approach to find that pivotal yes.

Interview w/ Andrew Kortina, CoFounder of The Fin Exploration Company and CoFounded Venmo. The Fin Exploration Company helps get your tasks, calls, emails, research and purchasing done for you. Fin combines human and machine intelligence to help you stay focused. Kortina talks about growing up in New Jersey, early jobs, UPenn, creating Fin with CoFounder Sam Lessin, his previous experience at Venmo, lessons from Yosha Bach, the brain as a pattern recognizer and protips for growth. Kortina on Social: Twitter: @kortina ENSE: @kortina www.fin.com Twitter: @finexploration Kortina's Essays and Writings: http://kortina.nyc/work/ Download ENSE the Social Audio Platform here: https://ense.nyc/install

Kortina and I discuss how much of modern life is about lines. As consumers we wait on line for restaurants, takeoff windows, and countless other experiences. As producers many of us - not just ER doctors - spend a good percentage of our 'working' time waiting for work to do and under-utilized. We discuss how technology and technology design is impacted by and impacts the nature of lines and waiting on them for producers and consumers.

Andrew Kortina, my Fin co-founder and former founder of Venmo joins me to discuss some ideas around corporate responsibility, benefits, and the role technology companies play across political-social-and economic worlds in a world of declining civic and religious affiliations.