Ep 61: Triin Hertmann
Sustainability, unicorn building lessons from early days in Wise and what goes into launching a Fintech
Triin Hertmann is the Founder of Grünfin - Invest your money where your values are. Triin is also an alumnus of Skype and Wise and is very active in angel investments being one of the few female angel investors in the region.
In this episode we talk about:
- Sustainable investing and the Grünfin product
- Challenges in building a Fintech app
- Impact of unicorn experience with Wise and Skype
- Spotting a future unicorn founder/company
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The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps
02:05 - Sustainable investing and the origins of Grünfin
04:00 - State of overall sustainability thinking adoption
05:30 - What constitutes a sustainable investment
07:55 - The returns of sustainable investing
14:00 - Challenges in building a fintech app
14:55- In-house lawyer vs law firms for license acquisition
19:55 - The product vision and pivots
21:45 - Web vs mobile for investment platform
26:05 - Acquiring customers for a Fintech product
27:25 - What it takes to work in sustainability
29:35 - The impact of Skype & Wise on Triin as a founder and person
31:45 - How to spot a unicorn company in early stages
35:35 - Scrappy stories from early days of Wise
37:30 - Quote of the month by Triin on scaling
38:45 - Combining running a startup and angel investing
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