Tristan Pelloux, Director of Strategwhy, shares how a personal blog led to fintech leadership

Global Tech Leaders' Podcast

In today's episode we have Tristan Pelloux, in business strategy, fintech, he is an entrepreneur, advisor and mentor at multiple organizations. He is currently the Director at Strategwhy. He's been involved in multiple finance roles throughout Virgin Money in the UK, board member at Audencia, Founder and Chief Pencil Officer at Fintech Review.

We kick off by asking Tristan to share his career journey to date and what has led him to where he is today?

• Went to business school in France
• Moved to London - plan was investment banking
• Financial services
• Moved to Barcelona
• Fintech Review - online media on fintech
• Strategwhy - management consultancy
• Passion for innovation in financial services
• Started as a personal blog and involved into interviewing people in the industry
• Taste of corporates
• Now working with startups

Then we ask Tristan, how has he adjusted from corporate to startups?

• It has been an interesting journey
• You celebrate small victories
• Much more control of your destiny
• Opportunity to say no

Next we ask Tristan to tell us more about Strategwhy and what their plans are?

• Helping businesses launch
• Always find things to improve
• Market place - market strategy
• Helping people figure out what is the right target
• Broad skill set

We ask Tristan, what is the biggest issue he sees when people are ready to take their product to market?

• Some people have a great idea
• They lack the process from idea to execution
• What's your value proposition
• Why are you better than the guy next door
• Ask many questions

Next we ask Tristan what exciting things is he seeing in fintech, what are people not seeing?

• The power of trying to cut all the middle men
• Sometimes friction can be a good thing

Then we ask Tristan how he finds securities being addressed?

• Cyber security
• Moving to a more secure environment
• As technologies evolve they find new ways to rob/hack you

We touch on Fintech Review. It's a big venture, we ask Tristan to tell us a bit about what they cover there?

• Business, finance, technology and economics
• Started as a personal blog
• Started to interview people
• Weekly newsletter
• Passion project
• Keeps him updated about what's going on in the industry

We ask Tristan about BREXIT and does he see London playing a major role in the financial services sector?

• Very much present
• These hubs are expensive to live in
• It’s harder to move to London from Europe

Last but not least, we ask Tristan, what he feels is his super power?

• Highly organised
• Excel tracker
• Red book

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