Carla Friede

Former Co-founder & CEO, Nvoicepay · 1 appearance on the record.

computed by AI from the episodes · how this works → · full disclaimer →

founderexecutiveinvestor

Karla Friede co-founded and led Nvoicepay, a cloud-based B2B payment automation company founded in 2009 and acquired by FLEETCOR Technologies in 2019. Prior to Nvoicepay, she held executive and marketing positions at Zevez Corporation, GeoTrust, and Mentor Graphics.

11statements → 5claims → 2claims resolved → 3.64/5average certainty → 1.55/5average debate potential →

2 supported 0 partly supported 0 contradicted 1 not yet assessed 2 not checkable as stated how the 5 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

1 prediction · 4 assertions · 2 opinions · 2 insights · 2 disclosures · every statement was checked. The prediction and assertions are the 5 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 2 are resolved, 1 is not yet assessed, and 2 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Carla argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported

Friede: B2B payments market represents $36 trillion in payment volume

“So we're in a market that's 36 trillion in payment volume size.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 6:13 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

How they sound: not measured why? →

We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself, and a fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured. There is too little of Carla Friede on measured tape to publish a rate. This says nothing about how they speak.

What they said11 Episodes1

Everything Carla Friede said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion

Banks fail at payment tech due to 50% margin targets

“So banks, I think one of the reasons banks haven't solved the problem yet is because they have a margin target, right? Bank wants to make 50%. So they don't want to invest, yeah, at least 50%. So they don't want to invest in technology, right? They're not trad…”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 15:18 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Friede: SaaS subscriptions will overtake transaction fees as Nvoicepay grows

“I think in the future, it will be more of the SaaS based model that will become more meaningful. So as we expand and invest in our platform, the solution grows. And I think that'll be a more meaningful revenue stream in the future.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 3:54 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Insight

Friede: Raising incremental funding tied to milestones preserves equity in payments

“In payments, you make money a little bit of a time. So it takes a while to get a payment company up to critical mass. And in that environment, it's much smarter to raise a little bit of money, show results, hit a milestone and raise more money. And that way yo…”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 7:11 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Insight

Friede: Growing B2B payments via supplier network effects is difficult

“I think it's really hard to grow with a network effect through suppliers.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 11:13 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Assertion Supported

Friede: B2B payments market represents $36 trillion in payment volume

“So we're in a market that's 36 trillion in payment volume size.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 6:13 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Nvoicepay grows 100% year-over-year compared to 25% broader market growth

“So I, the numbers I've seen only show it at 25%, but we're growing double year over year.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 6:31 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Disclosure

Friede: Nvoicepay has raised about $25 million in funding

“About twenty-five million.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 6:48 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Assertion Not publicly verifiable

Friede: Nvoicepay's transaction volume is well into double-digit billions

“So no matter what I say seems really small, but we're way into double digits in billions of dollars.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 10:02 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Disclosure

Nvoicepay reaches 2,500 customers and 300,000 suppliers

“So now in our network, we have 2500 customers and 300,000 suppliers.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 10:50 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Assertion Supported

Friede: Paper checks cost businesses ten times more than electronic payments

“So think about the customer today is paying by check and a check costs 10 times more than electronic payment, right? So think of a check costing like four bucks and the electronic payment costing maybe 40 cents.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 12:38 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Opinion

Meg Whitman evaluated Uber's political landscape and passed on CEO role

“I think there were conversations to bring Meg on, and I think Meg was smart enough to understand the political landscape and think maybe that was in the right spot for her.”

Carla Friede Nov 23, 2017 ▶ 18:03 852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
852: FinTech: Businesses Process $10b+ In Supplier Payments Through NvoicePay	Nov 23, 2017	9m

Carla Friede

The record, in short

Their most notable supported claim

How they sound: not measured why? →

Appearances (1)

Turn any episode into a week of clips.