William Hockey

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  Invest Like the Best · 17 Mar 2026 · 1h 11m

  William Hockey - Building the Operating System for the Dollar and Silicon Valley Heresy - [Invest Like the Best, EP.463]

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  William Hockey is the co-founder of Plaid and the founder and CEO of Column, a software company that owns a bank and powers Ramp, Wise, Bilt, Mercury, and others. He funded Column by borrowing against his Plaid shares and has never raised outside capital.  William talks about what owning 100% of… More on the show's page

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  The Twenty Minute VC · 2 Dec 2022 · 50 min

  20VC: Plaid and Column Co-Founder, William Hockey on Why the Brands that Win in Fintech Will Not Be Financial Services Brands, What US Banking Can Learn from China & Why Companies Can Be Built Slower than People Think?

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  Will Hockey is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO @ Column , the only nationally chartered bank built to enable developers and builders to create new financial products. Before co-founding Column, Will was the Co-Founder, President, and CTO @ Plaid, a world-leading data network and payments platform. In… More on the show's page

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  The Logan Bartlett Show · 19 Aug 2022 · 1h 53m

  EP 30: Conversation with Plaid & Column Founder William Hockey, Covering Adam Neumann with Author Maureen Farrell and Common Founder Brad Hargreaves

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  In the 30th episode, William Hockey joins for a conversation on founding Plaid, what it’s like running Column with his wife, and the state of startups and fintech. Plus author of “The Cult of We” Maureen Farrell and founder of Common Brad Hargreaves join to discuss Adam Neumann and his latest real…

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  This Week in Fintech · 22 May 2025 · 38 min

  🎧Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo Live at Newcomer's Breaking The Bank Summit: Turning Compliance Into a Competitive Advantage and Learnings From $0 to $100M ARR

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  MentionsAnnie LamontEric GlymanJackie ResesJosh ReevesMatt HarrisWilliam Hockey

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  In today's episode,  Ryan Zauk  is joined by Christina Cacioppo , Co-Founder & CEO of Vanta . Ryan and Christina recorded this episode live at Newcomer's Breaking the Bank Summit in San Francisco. The Summit was an invite-only, one-day summit for fintech founders, builders, and investors to…

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  Pattern Breakers · 25 Feb 2025 · 38 min

  Zach Perret: The Survival Story of a Fintech Giant

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  MentionsWilliam Hockey

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  Long before Plaid became a $13.4 billion fintech juggernaut, it was just another struggling startup. Co-founders Zach Perret and William Hockey burned through cash and pivoted from one failed idea to the next, ultimately getting turned away by roughly 100 VCs during seed round funding. But Plaid… More on the show's page

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  The Logan Bartlett Show · 23 Dec 2022 · 2h 22m

  Best of Cartoon Avatars 2022: Bonus Episode 45 – Our Favorite Interviews and Debates Featuring Mark Cuban, Parker Conrad, Will Hockey, Dick Costolo and More

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  MentionsDick CostoloMark CubanPalmer LuckeyBen ThompsonEric GlymanKate Ryder

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  Wrapping up our first year of Cartoon Avatars, we went through our favorite interviews and debates and compiled the best moments. Featuring (0:00) Intro and Recap (27:08) Packy & Ben Thompson on Optimism and Internet Trolls (33:26) Palmer Luckey on getting fired from Facebook (43:26) Parker…

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