David Gens's guest appearances

David Gens

Payments Innovation

The 5-Minute Founder

Net Learnings

Ian Crosby

Mike Kane

Steve Gordon

Andrew Chen

Keith Smith

Lindsay Davis

Nick Davis

Jeremy Black

Marcus Carey

Eric Allen

Adam Rice

Gary Beasley

Mark Ridley

Yaron Ben-Zvi

Chris McCann

OwlTail

In this episode of Net Learnings, host Kyle Peterdy engages in a deep-dive conversation with David Gens, the founder and CEO of multiple FinTech businesses. David shares his expert perspective on everything from entrepreneurship and venture capital, to private credit fund mechanics, to a rising rate environment and portfolio construction. Kyle and David also explore what makes a good capital partner, what makes a good leader, and the importance of networking and mentorship more broadly. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in FinTech and financial services or who’s thinking about scratching their entrepreneurial itch!

In this episode of Net Learnings, host Kyle Peterdy engages in a deep-dive conversation with David Gens, the founder and CEO of multiple FinTech businesses. David shares his expert perspective on everything from entrepreneurship and venture capital, to private credit fund mechanics, to a rising rate environment and portfolio construction. Kyle and David also explore what makes a good capital partner, what makes a good leader, and the importance of networking and mentorship more broadly. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in FinTech and financial services or who’s thinking about scratching their entrepreneurial itch!

Underwriting Success: FinTech, Entrepreneurship, and the Private Credit Landscape with David Gens

For many businesses, the 2008 financial crisis was a death blow. But for at least one opportunistic entrepreneur, it was the moment he made a game-changing dive into a fintech business.  David Gens is the Founder, President, and CEO of  Merchant Growth, a fintech specializing in delivering financing to small retail businesses in Canada. David joined me on  the Payments Innovation podcast to share how he’s leveraging AI to deliver game-changing financing to small business. What we talked about:  How the 2008 financial crisis impacted financial services Traditional financial institutions aren’t really competitors anymore in the small business financing arena David’s first challenge was building trust with small business owners  David alleviated some of the trust issues by partnering with big-name logos Merchant Growth’s financing structure: built on data Leveraging AI to drive financing One fintech CEO’s predictions about the financial services Small retail businesses needed a new funding source after the 2008 financial crisis  To ensure that you never miss an episode of Payments Innovation, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, or  here.  Until next time!

For many businesses, the 2008 financial crisis was a death blow. But for at least one opportunistic entrepreneur, it was the moment he made a game-changing dive into a fintech business. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmvgens/?originalSubdomain=ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> David Gens</a> is the Founder, President, and CEO of <a href="https://www.merchantadvance.com/blog/merchant-growth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Merchant Growth</a>, a fintech specializing in delivering financing to small retail businesses in Canada. David joined me on <a href="https://www.currencycloud.com/payments-innovation-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> the Payments Innovation podcast</a> to share how he’s leveraging AI to deliver game-changing financing to small business. What we talked about: <ul> <li>How the 2008 financial crisis impacted financial services</li> <li>Traditional financial institutions aren’t really competitors anymore in the small business financing arena</li> <li>David’s first challenge was building trust with small business owners </li> <li>David alleviated some of the trust issues by partnering with big-name logos</li> <li>Merchant Growth’s financing structure: built on data</li> <li>Leveraging AI to drive financing</li> <li>One fintech CEO’s predictions about the financial services</li> <li>Small retail businesses needed a new funding source after the 2008 financial crisis</li> </ul> To ensure that you never miss an episode of Payments Innovation, <a href="https://apple.co/2Hlc1h3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a>, or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6i142vdbj7K4lhAgDCub7E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or <a href="https://www.currencycloud.com/payments-innovation-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.  Until next time!

The Bootstrapped Fintech That Is Funding $250MM in Canadian Business w/ David Gens

David Gens is the Founder &amp; CEO of Merchant Advance Capital, which provides small business loans to Canadian businesses. In the interview, David talks about overcoming the challenges of starting a lending business at the age of 22. ----- Partners SEMRush – SEMRush is a suite of marketing tools that offers solutions for SEO, pay-per-click, content, social media, and competitive research and is trusted by over 3 million marketers worldwide. With their On Page SEO Checker, you can analyze Google ranking factors affecting your website’s performance and get actionable recommendations based on collected data. Get a free 7-day no-risk trial of SEMRush at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Rush. Wishpond – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads’ name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free 14-day no-risk trial of Wishpond at TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish.

David Gens is the Founder &amp; CEO of Merchant Advance Capital, which provides small business loans to Canadian businesses. In the interview, David talks about overcoming the challenges of starting a lending business at the age of 22. ----- Partners <a href="https://www.semrush.com/sem/?ref=8392931866" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SEMRush</a> – SEMRush is a suite of marketing tools that offers solutions for SEO, pay-per-click, content, social media, and competitive research and is trusted by over 3 million marketers worldwide. With their On Page SEO Checker, you can analyze Google ranking factors affecting your website’s performance and get actionable recommendations based on collected data. Get a free <a href="https://www.semrush.com/sem/?ref=8392931866" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7-day no-risk trial</a> of SEMRush at <a href="https://www.semrush.com/sem/?ref=8392931866" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Rush</a>. <a href="https://mbsy.co/q23Lm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wishpond</a> – Wishpond offers a suite of tools to help businesses generate new leads. With Wishpond you can create beautiful landing pages, coupons, and social media contests, all of which can be customized using tailored forms to capture your leads’ name, email, phone number, and more. Wishpond also offers email and text message marketing tools so you can send out segmented communications to your customers. Get a free <a href="https://mbsy.co/q23Lm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">14-day no-risk trial</a> of Wishpond at <a href="https://mbsy.co/q23Lm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheFiveMinuteFounder.com/Wish</a>.

S3 E20:  Starting a Lending Business at Age 22 [David Gens, Merchant Advance Capital]