Looking Under the Hood: Yieldstreet Tech & Product

The Yield

In today’s episode of The Yield, host Yieldstreet’s Chief Technology Officer Hrishi Dixit and Chief Product Officer Sylvain Grande give you a peek under the hood at what powers the Yieldstreet platform. They have come together to answer all of your questions about the inner workings of the Tech and Product teams at Yieldstreet, including what it’s like to work in and manage a distributed environment across three continents, the challenges of “illiquid” alternative investments and the Yieldstreet approach to such investments, and the importance of regulation in maximizing investments opportunities and security measures.

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Key Takeaways:

[:50] Co-hosts Hrishi Dixit and Sylvain Grande each detail their role in shaping and leading the Yieldstreet platform, technology and product development.

[5:32] Understanding the company’s product opportunities and challenges from an investors point of view.

[9:38] How does a high growth mode start-up find the balance between user experience and security?

[13:12] Key factors in scaling a system toward success includes both internal and external operational and automated processes.

[14:42] What is the prioritization model in the product and tech side of Yieldstreet?

[19:28] How does Yieldstreet successfully manage a widely distributed and remote team that spans three continents?

[22:14] A snapshot of the different groups that manage internal data analytics and details about the first investing product that will be offered to non-accredited investors.

[26:50] How has Yiedstreet built exceptional user experiences from an experiential and an architectural standpoint?

[30:33] How much time is set aside at Yieldstreet product and tech for refactoring?

[33:11] General information about mobile apps, multiple contingent beneficiaries, and processes that have been set up to work with non-accredited investors.

[36:06] What tools and audits are utilized for security scanning and code analyses?

[37:54] Final questions regarding investment systems, developing automation processes, and details about the new Yieldstreet blog.

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