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Commerce · January 31, 2017

VentureForth with Jake Gibson, co-founder & former COO @ NerdWallet

NerdWallet bootstrapped to profitability by not being evil

VentureForth with Jake Gibson, co-founder & former COO @ NerdWallet launched on January 31, 2017 with 9 votes, #1,684 of 3,670 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81ARDFS8Xhw Subscribe on: Click here to play the episode Upvote the episode on ProductHunt! Jake Gibson is the co-founder & former COO of NerdWallet, a website that gives consumers and small businesses clarity around all of life’s financial decisions. Since departing in 2014, Jake has become an active angel investor in companies like Earnest, The…

Jake Gibson is the co-founder & former COO of NerdWallet , a website that gives consumers and small businesses clarity around all of life’s financial decisions. Since departing in 2014, Jake has become an active angel investor in companies like Earnest, The Hustle, Captain401, DataFox, InDinero, Meadow, and many more. He is currently an EIR at 500 Startups , lending his knowledge and experience with the 500 fintech fund. In this episode, we learn about how the financial crisis led to the creation of NerdWallet and why he and co-founder Tim Chen opted to bootstrap instead of raising traditional VC funding to start their business. Compare the best Credit Cards, Car Insurance, CD Rates,…from ventureforthpodcast.wordpress.com

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