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This week, we sat down with Everett Cook, CEO and Co-Founder of Rho. Rho is a financial operating platform for fast-growing businesses.

We dive into ideating as a first time founder, discovering the cracks of business banking, building a product first organization, the trajectory of brick and mortar banks, how to structure customer service, and expanding past a BaaS solution. 

Episode Chapters:

1. Global Macro Investing - 1:56
2. Working with Mike Bloomberg - 5:15
3. Finding the "why" - 7:38
4. Working through systematic constraint - 11:10
5. Partnering with banks - 13:23
6. Competitive landscape - 19:45
7. AI enabling customer service - 23:00 
8. Nailing the ICP - 25:35
9. Banking in a box - 29:10
10. Future of Rho - 32:46
11. Ending questions - 33:35

As always, feel free to contact us at partnerpathpodcast@gmail.com. We would love to hear ideas for content, guests, and overall feedback.

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