In this 122nd episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award-winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Lisha Davis, Founder of Arable Ventures LLC, an innovation and startup consulting/advisory practice in NYC. Davis is also an investor at 37 Angels, Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners, and Former Head of Innovation at Vanguard.
Episode Highlights:
● 00:40 – Lisha Davis introduces herself and her career history.
● 02:28 – Lisha talks about being the Head of Innovation at Vanguard.
● 05:44 – What are some common problems she would come across when
proposing change at Vanguard?
● 07:00 – She talks about staffing talent at Vanguard.
● 09:00 – What types of projects, categories, and areas she worked to
improve at Vanguard?
● 15:30 – What drove her transition into her current role?
● 17:47 – She discusses the 37 Angels investment group of women
investors.
● 21:27 – Women-founded businesses statistically do better in terms of
growth, traction, and returns.
● 23:44 – What change in her business or industry she would like to see?
● 25:46 – What has been the biggest challenge that Lisha has faced?
● 27:03 – What has kept Lisha Davis excited about the work she is doing?
3 Key Points
1. In the innovation space, you have to have a planning mindset. But, there is no fixed plan you are going to execute flawlessly to get to a predetermined outcome.
2. Horizons Framework for Innovation is a methodology for the types of innovation that can take place: Horizon 1 is about making the business better/faster/cheaper, Horizon 2 is growth innovation, and Horizon 3 is things that disrupt or create new categories.
3. Generation Z, Generation Y, and Generation Z have an all-time low of mistrust in financial institutions.
Tweetable Quotes:
● “I am interested in identifying the most interesting start-ups to invest in in the early stage, across a variety of verticals, primarily consumer, enterprise SaaS, and within the fintech space.” – Lisha Davis
● “With a lot of success and growth also comes size, operations, policies, procedures, and all of the trappings of what good companies rely on to make their ship run.” – Lisha Davis
● “There is a saying in innovation that we value diversity of the crowd. We actually want people who think differently, have different backgrounds and experiences.” – Lisha Davis
Resources Mentioned:
● Facebook – Jason Pereira’s Facebook
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● FintechImpact.co – Website for Fintech Impact
● JasonPereira.ca – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletter
● Linkedin – Lisha Davis’ Linkedin
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