Podcast: Jake on Breaking Banks, Ep. 548
Killing It: And then Paying It Forward
Jake Gibson is a former investment banker, entrepreneur/co-founder of NerdWallet, angel investor, and now VC founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures. He crossed career paths with host, Jason Henrichs, 10+ years ago.
Today, they have an honest discussion about the twists and turns of co-founding a boot-strapping start-up — particularly when you are young — and quickly having to figure everything out.
After years of hard work and being all-in, tough decisions needed to be made as NerdWallet continued to grow quickly. With the arrival of twins, Jake knew it was time to move on, but it was so hard to do. Focusing on strengths, honesty, lessons learned, and giving advice to others in similar situations, all helped Jake figure out his calling and path forward. It enabled him to keep many "cards in his wallet."
