Dave Founder & CEO, Jason Wilk: The Best Performing Fund Would Only Back YC Founders on Their Second Time

Jason Wilk is the Founder and CEO of Dave, the greatest turnaround in the public markets of the last 12 months. Dave went public with a market cap of $4BN, just months later the company had a market cap of $50M. Today, they are back with a market cap of $1.1BN. In 2024, CNBC named Dave the best-performing financial stock in the country, achieving 900% growth.

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: 

• Do Rich Founders Make Better Founders

• The Best Performing Fund Would Only Invest in YC Founders on Their Second Time

• Why Did Jason Choose to SPAC?

• “We Went Public Too Late, It Was a Big Mistake”

• How Does AI Change the Margin Structure of the Next Generation of Companies

• Are We Heading into a Recession? Predictions for Next 12 Months?

• Why Have No Neobanks Reached the Heights of Revolut in the US?

• Is Trump Better for Business than a Biden Administration?

• Why is the Opportunity in Low Income Banking Not High Income in the US?

• Why Short Sellers Should Be Stopped and How Immoral They Are