A CEO of a compliant platform shares a speech at the Goldman Sachs Summit: From Startup to Industry Leader

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The CEO’s Entrepreneurial Journey

The CEO of a compliant platform recently shared his entrepreneurial journey and the current state of the industry at the Goldman Sachs Architects and Innovators Summit.

Growth Background

He recalled that he has been passionate about computer science since childhood, which led him to choose this major.

“My mother is an IBM programmer, and my father is a civil engineer. I remember the first time my family bought an IBM 486 computer, I really liked it,” he said.

He also mentioned that he started learning Linux and early website development in high school. “In high school, I took some programming courses at a community college, and after college, I decided to major in computer science,” he recalled.

Funding Challenges

He stated that during the YCombinator demo day, the platform was not a “hot” company. “It seemed like all other startups were raising large amounts of funding… and I just wanted to raise $1 million… in the end, I only raised $600,000,” he said.

He revealed that he was “lucky” to meet a former Goldman Sachs foreign exchange trader, Fred Ershem, who eventually co-founded the exchange with him.

Current Industry Position

Today, the platform serves retail clients and large institutions. “We also have a developer platform, so we are building infrastructure,” he said.

The CEO believes that market prediction and tokenized stocks are the most promising areas at present.

He discussed the potential impact of prediction markets on policy decision-making, as well as the advantages of tokenized stocks, such as increased accessibility and 24/7 trading.