Arne Englander
Co-Founder & CTO, Model ML · 1 appearance on the record.
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Arne Englander is the co-founder and CTO of Model ML, an AI workspace platform for financial institutions. He previously co-founded and served as CEO of Fancy, acquired by Gopuff, and worked on the rental marketplace Fat Llama.
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Arne Englander: Hiring top engineering talent is easier in Europe than Bay Area
“Whereas in the UK, I think the level is Still really, really strong, but the competition is less, so your ability to hire that top class talent, I think is probably stronger in Europe.”
Arne Englander: Model ML aims to be a 10-person unicorn
“We want to be the, maybe not the first, but you know, one of the first, you know, 10 person, billion dollar company.”
Englander: Startup hires from finance struggle by defaulting to slide decks
“What we notice is, you know, we'll ask someone to do something and, well, they won't, but they will try and, you know, spend a day, two days putting together some sort of presentation, slide deck, and we're like, what the hell's going on? You know you know, we…”
Englander: Only start a company if willing to risk 15 years on failure
“Look, you might be building a business for the next five, 10, 15 years. They might not go any, go anywhere. And you've got to be okay with, you know, that reality. And ultimately you've got to be very passionate about what you're building. You've got to have t…”
Appearances (1)
| Episode | Date | Speaking time |
|---|---|---|
| The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street · Y Combinator | Jul 31, 2025 | 10m |