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Zimmerman: Amex succeeded by framing a sub-par product as exclusive membership
“If you look at the history of American Express, that wasn't a parody product. It was a sub-parody product. It was a credit card that costs money that you can use fewer places than other people. Like, it was kind of unintelligible, and the idea of membership th…”
Weber: CVC diligence routinely uncovers exaggerated startup product readiness
“You know, I think from the CBC side, I see a time and time again, where a founder communicates that a particular product is built That they have this or that integration, that they can deliver this particular solution. And the reality is, you know, when we're …”
Weber: Amex Ventures focuses on credit, fraud, AI, infrastructure, and cybersecurity
“Joined the team here at Amex Ventures to help build out our enterprise tech and software investing team. And so for us on the investing side today, focus a lot of my time around credit and fraud. AI and machine learning infrastructure, cybersecurity, and a hos…”