Lessons from a Startup Founder's Banking Experience
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Summary
A young entrepreneur shares their personal experience and lessons learned about choosing a bank for their startup. The author, a 22-year-old recent college graduate in San Francisco, initially assumed all banks were the same but discovered through their startup journey that bank choice matters significantly for business operations. The article appears to be a first-person narrative about the practical realities of business banking that aren't taught in school.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI didn't think much about bank choice. I figured: you put money in, you take money out, they're all the same.
I also figured a local branch of a global bank is just a fungible tentacle of the giant banking machine, so also... who cares.
Both incorrect assumptions, but let's relive and rediscover the effect of these assumptions as I did.
I am a 22 year old recent college graduate living in San Francisco and pursuing the startup dream.
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