#26 Everett Cook: CEO and Co-Founder of Rho on Building the Business Bank of the Future
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors
English - April 13, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutesEntrepreneurship Business Education Self-Improvement Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“In a lot of ways, people are forgetting the lessons of technology just in general—big companies move slowly, and there's an innovator's dilemma. Outside perspective is generally the fastest way to innovate, and I think it's really exciting.” -- Everett Cook
In this episode of Outliers, I’m talking with Everett Cook (@everettcookny) about macroeconomics, the importance of flexibility in building a business, and innovations in Fintech.
Everett Cook is CEO and Co-Founder of Rho Business Banking, a collaborative banking platform for fast growing companies. Before launching Rho, Everett was a hedge fund manager at several New York funds, including Deutsche Bank, SAC Capital Advisors, and Taylor Woods Capital. His early entrepreneurial experiences (he started his first company at age 14) and his work under Michael Bloomberg led him to focus on building a fintech company that provides excellent service to startups and growing teams.
Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/everett-cook-outliers-show-notes
Chapters in this interview:
00:00:10 – Everett’s background and learnings in startups and finance
00:04:55 – Investing as finding out how the world really works
00:13:15 – The differences between founding a company and investing in a company
00:18:53 – Making asymmetrical bets and being open to pivoting the business
00:21:31 – How Rho Business Banking empowers teams to work better with money
00:24:21 – What Rho offers that other banks do not
00:27:07 – Treasury management, digital currency, and a focus on excellent customer service
00:32:49 – Observations and predictions on the evolving fintech space
00:39:48 – Everett’s recommended books
00:42:11 – Everett’s advice for founders
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“In a lot of ways, people are forgetting the lessons of technology just in general—big companies move slowly, and there's an innovator's dilemma. Outside perspective is generally the fastest way to innovate, and I think it's really exciting.” -- Everett Cook
In this episode of Outliers, I’m talking with Everett Cook (@everettcookny) about macroeconomics, the importance of flexibility in building a business, and innovations in Fintech.
Everett Cook is CEO and Co-Founder of Rho Business Banking, a collaborative banking platform for fast growing companies. Before launching Rho, Everett was a hedge fund manager at several New York funds, including Deutsche Bank, SAC Capital Advisors, and Taylor Woods Capital. His early entrepreneurial experiences (he started his first company at age 14) and his work under Michael Bloomberg led him to focus on building a fintech company that provides excellent service to startups and growing teams.
Show notes with links, quotes, and a transcript of the episode: https://www.danielscrivner.com/notes/everett-cook-outliers-show-notes
Chapters in this interview:
00:00:10 – Everett’s background and learnings in startups and finance
00:04:55 – Investing as finding out how the world really works
00:13:15 – The differences between founding a company and investing in a company
00:18:53 – Making asymmetrical bets and being open to pivoting the business
00:21:31 – How Rho Business Banking empowers teams to work better with money
00:24:21 – What Rho offers that other banks do not
00:27:07 – Treasury management, digital currency, and a focus on excellent customer service
00:32:49 – Observations and predictions on the evolving fintech space
00:39:48 – Everett’s recommended books
00:42:11 – Everett’s advice for founders
Sign up here for Outliers Weekly, our Sunday newsletter that highlights the latest episode, expands on important business and investing concepts, and contains the best of what we read each week.
Follow Outliers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyoutliers.
If you loved this episode, please share a quick review on Apple Podcasts.