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Beware of Charging Unicorns: SoFi’s Vision of a “Bankless World”

ForwardBanker

Super Bowl ad season is again upon us, and according to the Wall Street Journal these high-priced TV spots can generate eye-popping increases in site traffic for little-known brands. Therefore it’s little wonder that even web-centric startups turn to this old-school media strategy to attract attention.

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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

It took us five years to dispel the baggage that came with our business model,” founder and CEO Kenneth Lin told First Round Review. “We For those used to Snapchat and Instagram, it’s a familiar mechanism. They come to the Credit Score Simulator to see how their credit score might change with a hard inquiry. One thing well?

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