Everybody has their own opinion. Holding it back hurts so bad.For starters this week, a work related shout out to the folks at FinTech Sandbox in Boston. I know a good number of Friends of Dave are in the FinTech space, and I was fortunate to be able to attend a few events during Boston FinTech Week this week. To be blunt, I (like many of you) usually find that these types of industry things kinda suck -- same people, same topics, yada yada yada. Honestly, that was not the case here -- KUDOS to the FinTech Sandbox team for putting together a week's worth of phenomenal, spirited programming and mixers (with panels and discussions not just FinTech centric, but also including broader topics like data and analytics, RegTech and innovation/startups). Also notable, it drew a great combination of attendees -- from technologists and entrepreneurs to industry veterans, VCs and investors. If Jean, Sarah, Tatiana and their team are involved in an event or meetup in your town, worth making time to check it out and go to it.Now those of you who are regular readers of this newsletter or who know me well know that I have a tendency to call things as I see them. Like the Jane's Addiction song once said, "Everybody has their own opinion." Sometimes I just happen to not be shy with mine -- particularly when I am passionate about something.I've learned over the years that, even though it may come with the best of intentions or from a good place, this aspect of my personality sometimes can rub people the wrong way. As my grandfather once sagely advised me in my much younger days (unsolicited I might add), "David, opinions are like assholes -- everyone's got one...and no one wants to hear it." So at least you can see I come by it honestly.....That all said....go check out future FinTech Sandbox related events....it may be just this one man's opinion, but I am pretty confident about my endorsement. And check out the great stories I included for you below -- if you liked the Jane's Addiction reference, I've got something special for you in the "Last Word." Cash in now.XOXODave
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Friends of Dave #90: Nothing's Shocking
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Everybody has their own opinion. Holding it back hurts so bad.For starters this week, a work related shout out to the folks at FinTech Sandbox in Boston. I know a good number of Friends of Dave are in the FinTech space, and I was fortunate to be able to attend a few events during Boston FinTech Week this week. To be blunt, I (like many of you) usually find that these types of industry things kinda suck -- same people, same topics, yada yada yada. Honestly, that was not the case here -- KUDOS to the FinTech Sandbox team for putting together a week's worth of phenomenal, spirited programming and mixers (with panels and discussions not just FinTech centric, but also including broader topics like data and analytics, RegTech and innovation/startups). Also notable, it drew a great combination of attendees -- from technologists and entrepreneurs to industry veterans, VCs and investors. If Jean, Sarah, Tatiana and their team are involved in an event or meetup in your town, worth making time to check it out and go to it.Now those of you who are regular readers of this newsletter or who know me well know that I have a tendency to call things as I see them. Like the Jane's Addiction song once said, "Everybody has their own opinion." Sometimes I just happen to not be shy with mine -- particularly when I am passionate about something.I've learned over the years that, even though it may come with the best of intentions or from a good place, this aspect of my personality sometimes can rub people the wrong way. As my grandfather once sagely advised me in my much younger days (unsolicited I might add), "David, opinions are like assholes -- everyone's got one...and no one wants to hear it." So at least you can see I come by it honestly.....That all said....go check out future FinTech Sandbox related events....it may be just this one man's opinion, but I am pretty confident about my endorsement. And check out the great stories I included for you below -- if you liked the Jane's Addiction reference, I've got something special for you in the "Last Word." Cash in now.XOXODave