Prediction Held up AI assessment confidence: 95% certainty 4/5 debate potential 1/5

Alex Bean: Divvy will hit a $100M run rate within two years

Alex Bean · Divvy Founder Sees Clear Path to $100m, 20k Customers, Most Revenue from CC fees, $1b+ in GMV · May 17, 2021 · at 15:06

Divvy co-founder Alex Bean confirms to Nathan Latka that the company is on track to surpass a $100 million run rate within two years.

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“No, I'm very confident that we will achieve that.”

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Disclosure
Bean: Divvy offers free software by monetizing card interchange fees
“We make money just like the banks would. And then we give you the software that Expensify and others are giving you. So we really combine it into one platform.”
Alex Bean May 17, 2021 ▶ 4:50 Divvy Founder Sees Clear Path to $100m, 20k Customers, Most Revenue from CC fees, $1b+ in GMV
Insight
Bean: Co-founders can be true partners without a 50/50 equity split
“And the advice I would give a non CEO co-founder is you have to understand where you sit for me. I always knew Blake was the quarterback and I was the running back to use a football reference, meaning we were partners and he, I don't think he could have done i…”
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Assertion Supported
Bean: The vast majority of Divvy's revenue comes from interchange fees
“Almost, almost all I would say majority of that is on interchange.”
Alex Bean May 17, 2021 ▶ 10:30 Divvy Founder Sees Clear Path to $100m, 20k Customers, Most Revenue from CC fees, $1b+ in GMV
Insight
Bean: Underwriting skill minimizes loss rates rather than increasing revenue
“Underwriting just minimizes your losses. It doesn't actually add you. If you're really good at underwriting, it doesn't add revenue. It minimizes your loss rate.”
Alex Bean May 17, 2021 ▶ 10:51 Divvy Founder Sees Clear Path to $100m, 20k Customers, Most Revenue from CC fees, $1b+ in GMV
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bean: Divvy Maintains Annual Churn Rate Under 5 Percent
“Yeah, it's very fair. So which is crazy on a free product that people can walk away, right?”
Alex Bean May 17, 2021 ▶ 16:32 Divvy Founder Sees Clear Path to $100m, 20k Customers, Most Revenue from CC fees, $1b+ in GMV
Opinion
Bean: Brex Innovated on Credit While Divvy Innovated on Software
“Brex drove innovation on the credit side and they deserve a lot of credit for it. We drove innovation on the software side and we deserve a lot of credit for it.”
Alex Bean May 17, 2021 ▶ 18:19 Divvy Founder Sees Clear Path to $100m, 20k Customers, Most Revenue from CC fees, $1b+ in GMV
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