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Andy Rachleff

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
133 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

The amount of.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

uh slight of hand and inappropriate fees that are charged by this industry is just abhorrent and we're trying to be uh just like vanguard in that we want to do right by our clients first so you notice that when i answered the previous question i first and foremost said we want to build services that benefit our clients

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

So the test, the litmus test for every new services, first and foremost, does it improve the net of fee after tax return of our clients?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

Because that's what they should care about.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

And if we can do that and earn more revenue, that'd be great.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

But first and foremost, we have to benefit our clients.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

And unfortunately, too few people in our world care about that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

We launched our service in December of 2011.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

Okay.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

Team size, we have about 140 people.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

I don't remember the letters.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

I tried not to pay attention to it.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

All I know is that we still have $60 million in the bank.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

So-

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

We've been a heck of a lot more efficient with our capital than any other player in our space.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

And that's something that we've been paying a lot of attention to.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

Some people are acting like it's the late 90s.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

And I lived through that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

And we want to build a sustainable business.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 498: $130M Raised Wealthfront Crosses 100,000 Investors, $4.4B in AUM with CEO Andy Rachleff

And I'm willing to sacrifice growth to make a sustainable business.