Andy Rachleff on Founding Benchmark, Wealthfront and Fixing F’ed Up Finance Industry with Big Data
Summary: Andy Rachleff is the co-founder and Executive Chairman (prev CEO) of <a href="http://disruptors.fm/wealthfront">Wealthfront</a>, an automated investment service startup to provide wealth advisor-like management to everyday folks. Andy co-founded Benchmark Capital in 1995 (one of the most successful venture capital firms of all time) and was a general partner until 2004. Prior to Benchmark, he was a GP with Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre. He has frequently been named to Forbes’ Midas List as a top tech venture investor.<br> He teaches courses on technology entrepreneurship at Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, chairman of the board of overseers for its School of Engineering and Applied Science and vice chairman of its endowment investment committee.<br> He is also a board member of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.<br> NOTE: I use and love Wealthfront for managing my personal finances. <a href="http://disruptors.fm/wealthfront">Get $5k managed for free with this link!</a><br> <br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How to win at investing despite all the contradictory advice<br> * What makes for an investible landmark business<br> * Why Matt uses <a href="http://disruptors.fm/wealthfront">Wealthfront to manage his finances</a><br> * Where automation is headed in regards to jobs<br> * How the finance industry screws you sideways and rigs the game<br> * The problem with science and biotech research and how Andy’s solving it<br> * Why data and AI is the biggest thing happening today<br> * How the venture capital landscape is changing with the rise of SoftBank<br> * What does the future of blockchain look like<br> * Why Andy thinks going public is the way to go<br> * Thoughts on regulating tech monopolies and industries cycles<br> * What index investing does for average consumers<br> <br> Andy’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/arachleff">@arachleff</a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Andy Rachleff is the co-founder and Executive Chairman (prev CEO) of <a href="http://disruptors.fm/wealthfront">Wealthfront</a>, an automated investment service startup to provide wealth advisor-like management to everyday folks. Andy co-founded Benchmark Capital in 1995 (one of the most successful venture capital firms of all time) and was a general partner until 2004. Prior to Benchmark, he was a GP with Merrill, Pickard, Anderson & Eyre. He has frequently been named to Forbes’ Midas List as a top tech venture investor.<br> He teaches courses on technology entrepreneurship at Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, chairman of the board of overseers for its School of Engineering and Applied Science and vice chairman of its endowment investment committee.<br> He is also a board member of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.<br> NOTE: I use and love Wealthfront for managing my personal finances. <a href="http://disruptors.fm/wealthfront">Get $5k managed for free with this link!</a><br> <br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * How to win at investing despite all the contradictory advice<br> * What makes for an investible landmark business<br> * Why Matt uses <a href="http://disruptors.fm/wealthfront">Wealthfront to manage his finances</a><br> * Where automation is headed in regards to jobs<br> * How the finance industry screws you sideways and rigs the game<br> * The problem with science and biotech research and how Andy’s solving it<br> * Why data and AI is the biggest thing happening today<br> * How the venture capital landscape is changing with the rise of SoftBank<br> * What does the future of blockchain look like<br> * Why Andy thinks going public is the way to go<br>...
