2023年2月7日

曆史上不乏這樣的失敗初創企業:承諾做大事，但未能兌現——這種失望的一個共同特征是，創始人在讓企業起步方麵做得很出色，但缺乏擴大規模的技能。在這種情況下，這要歸功於金融科技Pipe的創始人，他們正在退出對業務的運營控製。近日，Pipe宣布已聘請Square高管盧克·沃爾斯(Luke Voiles)擔任新CEO。Pipe是一個融資平台，通過將不斷增長的業務出售給投資者，為未來的銷售籌集資金。正如《福布斯》去年報道的那樣，Pipe自成立以來的三年裏，已經幫助2.3萬家公司向投資者提供了價值70億美元的資產。創始人哈裏·赫斯特、喬什·曼格爾和紮因·阿拉拉基亞白手起家創建了這家公司，並從投資者那裏籌集了3億多美元。然而，現在這三人都將辭去公司的高管職位，瓦萊斯將於本月晚些時候擔任首席執行官。Mangel說:“我們相信Luke是能夠釋放我們全部潛力並帶領我們進入下一個卓越運營階段的合適人選。”從Voiles的職業經曆來看，他可能是一個很好的人選。在加入Intuit之前，他在信貸投資領域擔任過一係列職位，在那裏他領導團隊建立了小企業貸款部門，然後去了金融科技巨頭Square，在那裏他擔任Square Banking總經理。 In his role at Square Banking, Voiles led the teams responsible for scaling and managing Square Loans, instant transfer, Square Checking, and Square Savings globally. The Square Loans business is now lending more than $1 billion each quarter, making it one of the largest alternative lenders to small businesses in the world. “Timing really matters,” says Voiles of his appointment. “I’ve got the product development experience and the leadership experience that Pipe really needs; it’s a business that has raised a lot of money and is ready to go to the next level.” The new CEO does not envisage any major change of direction at Pipe. Rather, his role will be to execute at scale on Pipe’s founders' vision. “The fintech revolution is only just getting started – there is going to be a massive shift,” he predicts. MORE FOR YOU