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Jeff Zhou

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Startups for Good

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Dennis Mortensen

Stephen King

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Jeremy Johnson

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Rachel Drori

Anthony Demby

John McPheters

Emery Wells

Michael Lebowitz

Kevin Wilson

Joseph Michelli

Chelle Neff

Kristy Lewis

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Jeff is a Co-Founder and CEO of Fig Tech. Fig creates onramps for underbanked Americans to repair their credit score and regain access to traditional financial services. Fig started as a collaboration with the United Way in Houston and became the first fintech to be both B Corp certified and a US Treasury recognized Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Fig's investors include Techstars, Upper90, Village Capital, and Purpose Built.Prior to Fig, Jeff previously worked at the Boston Consulting Group in strategy and consumer products. Jeff holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from MIT and an MBA in Applied Data Analytics from the Wharton School.Jeff joins me today to discuss his company Fig. They serve 400,000 customers. One of their products is a loan which average is $400 in size, so unsecured short term loan, they do all of this to serve all these customers with only about 15 employees. There's a lot to learn in this episode about picking your co-founder, his approach to prioritization, thinking about how optimistic to be trade offs in growth and profitability, and why their mission is so important.“Imagine someone judging you based on your driver's license photo, and only that. We're looking to help these people update that photo, we're looking to help them make their credit score look like who they are today and who they want to be tomorrow. And in that sense, unlocking their financial potential. - Jeff ZhouToday on Startups for Good we cover:Short term loansRealizing potentialCredit reporting servicesEmergency loansWhy are people still utilizing predatory loans?Learning about the needs of the customerCycle of borrowingShiny Object SyndromeConnect with Jeff on LinkedInSubscribe, Rate &amp; Share Your Favorite Episodes!Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of Startups For Good with your host, Miles Lasater. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast listening app.Don’t forget to visit our website, connect with Miles on Twitter or  LinkedIn, and share your favorite episodes across social media. For more information about Purpose Built visit our website. 

Jeff is a Co-Founder and CEO of Fig Tech. Fig creates onramps for underbanked Americans to repair their credit score and regain access to traditional financial services. Fig started as a collaboration with the United Way in Houston and became the first fintech to be both B Corp certified and a US Treasury recognized Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Fig's investors include Techstars, Upper90, Village Capital, and Purpose Built.Prior to Fig, Jeff previously worked at the Boston Consulting Group in strategy and consumer products. Jeff holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from MIT and an MBA in Applied Data Analytics from the Wharton School.Jeff joins me today to discuss his company Fig. They serve 400,000 customers. One of their products is a loan which average is $400 in size, so unsecured short term loan, they do all of this to serve all these customers with only about 15 employees. There's a lot to learn in this episode about picking your co-founder, his approach to prioritization, thinking about how optimistic to be trade offs in growth and profitability, and why their mission is so important.<blockquote>“Imagine someone judging you based on your driver's license photo, and only that. We're looking to help these people update that photo, we're looking to help them make their credit score look like who they are today and who they want to be tomorrow. And in that sense, unlocking their financial potential. - Jeff Zhou</blockquote> Today on Startups for Good we cover:<ul><li>Short term loans</li><li>Realizing potential</li><li>Credit reporting services</li><li>Emergency loans</li><li>Why are people still utilizing predatory loans?</li><li>Learning about the needs of the customer</li><li>Cycle of borrowing</li><li>Shiny Object Syndrome</li></ul>Connect with Jeff on<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyyzhou/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> LinkedIn</a> Subscribe, Rate &amp; Share Your Favorite Episodes!Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of Startups For Good with your host, Miles Lasater. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast listening app.Don’t forget to visit our<a href="http://startupsforgood.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> website</a>, connect with Miles on<a href="https://twitter.com/Startups4Good" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mileslasater/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> LinkedIn</a>, and share your favorite episodes across social media. For more information about<a href="https://www.purposebuilt.vc/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Purpose Built</a> visit our website.

Jeff Zhou, Co-Founder & CEO of Fig

Fig partners with nonprofits to create socially responsible financial products for underbanked Americans. They started as a collaboration with the United Way and their latest product is called Fig36, which has been called Shopify for lending. Fig36 provides turnkey lending-as-a-service solutions for nonprofits and local organizations that want to operate their own credit building programs.Prior to starting Fig, Jeff worked at the Boston Consulting Group in their Consumer practice area. He received his MBA from the Wharton School and was an ESPN All American Swimmer while pursuing his BS in Chemical Engineering from MIT.

Fig partners with nonprofits to create socially responsible financial products for underbanked Americans. They started as a collaboration with the United Way and their latest product is called Fig36, which has been called Shopify for lending. <a href="https://www.figloans.com/community-loans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fig36</a> provides turnkey lending-as-a-service solutions for nonprofits and local organizations that want to operate their own credit building programs.Prior to starting Fig, Jeff worked at the Boston Consulting Group in their Consumer practice area. He received his MBA from the Wharton School and was an ESPN All American Swimmer while pursuing his BS in Chemical Engineering from MIT.

Jeff Zhou of Fig Loans

Jeff is a co-founder and CEO of Fig Loans. He previously worked at the Boston Consulting Group, specializing in strategy for consumer facing products. Jeff has an MBA from the Wharton School in Applied Data Analytics and holds a bachelors degree from MIT in Chemical Engineering.

Jeff is a co-founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.figloans.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fig Loans</a>. He previously worked at the Boston Consulting Group, specializing in strategy for consumer facing products. Jeff has an MBA from the Wharton School in Applied Data Analytics and holds a bachelors degree from MIT in Chemical Engineering.

Jeff Zhou (feat. Fig Loans)