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Podcast: Wharton FinTech Podcast
Episode: Lightspeed Ventures Partner, Alex Taussig – At the Intersection of Fintech and Online Marketplaces
Description: Miguel Armaza sits down with Alex Taussig, Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, a global multi-stage VC with over $10B in AUM, focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the Enterprise and Consumer sectors. They’ve backed some amazing companies, including Snap, Affirm, and GrubHub.
Alex focuses on online marketplaces and co-leads Lightspeed’s investment efforts in Latin America. He is also the author of the popular weekly newsletter, DRINKING FROM THE FIREHOSE, in which he writes about recent trends in commerce, media, tech, climate, science, and popular culture.
In this episode, we discuss
- Alex’s story and why he decide...