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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Simultaneously the bank invested in Paladin Fraud, Trabian Technology, and Chartwell Compliance to provide compliance and risk management solutions in the complex and connected web of fintech partnerships. Before getting into banking, he started two tech companies in Asia and was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

However, interest in ICOs cooled after a number of fraud allegations and a crackdown by the SEC. In mid-2016, JPMorgan had only 123 positions open on its hiring website in sales and trading, but over 2,000 different job postings in tech, including blockchain research. In 2017, startups raised $5.6B

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

Note: Less than a month after the closure announcement, Vasupal was arrested for fraud in a bizarre case involving Stayzilla business dealings. Title: Boston startup Besomebody, once featured on ‘Shark Tank,’ shuts down app. Read more here. Title: Social bookmarking pioneer Delicious heads to the dead pool.

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