Bill Clerico

the team sticking around.

We're going to double the team next year.

We're going to take on new office space.

Like we get to continue operating as we pay in a really exciting market.

But now all of a sudden we're the best funded FinTech startup in Silicon Valley.

And so that, um, I get to keep doing the things I love with, you know, a huge step up in resources.

And so that to me is hugely motivating.

It's something I'm excited about.

What was the team size when you sold?

Uh, we're just under 200 people right now.

Yeah.

So I like to tinker.

So one of the things that just fascinates me is all of the, you know, all the technologies around Raspberry Pi and Arduino and kind of how you can build these really interesting, you know, things out of hardware now that just weren't possible a couple of years ago.

And so.

Um, you know, love kind of just building a little, you know, internet of things, projects and, and, and all that.

Um, love to ski, love spending time with family.

Um, and I also, uh, one of the things I really love doing is advising other startups and entrepreneurs.

So I, um, spend some time with folks at Y Combinator and helping them, um, advise companies.

Yeah, well, first of all, what an amazing opportunity that is.

I spoke at MIT Startup Bootcamp many years ago, and I had this big slide that I put up that had a picture of a BMW 3 Series and a big X through it.