397: Backed by Mark Cuban and Taking on Banks with Jason Wilk of Dave

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After 125 failed pitch meetings in 6 months, Jason Wilk was almost out of funding and running on fumes. Then one investor wrote him a $10 million check because he believed Jason's team. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason Wilk is the cofounder of Dave, the largest financial wellness platform in the U.S. with over 10M users. After a lifelong career of building businesses, Jason is at the forefront of a company disrupting the traditional banking system. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to Nathan and Jason chat about: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The business Jason started at age 20 </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Joining the YCombinator accelerator program </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Jason built confidence to take on the banking system </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Mark Cuban became an initial shareholder in Dave </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dave's 1-for-1 tip model with Feeding America</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of hiring people that can recruit talent </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Dave became a public company in less than 5 years</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why you shouldn't chase ideas but pursue a passion</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And much more startup advice...</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Who do you want to see next on the podcast?</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Comment and let