Jordan Wright
How to really change your behavior this new ...

In order to create long-lasting change you may need to change how you see the world a little. I’m going to ask you to put on your nerd glasses and start seeing the world through a different lens — the lens of a scientist. One of the first myths we need to overcome about our new years resolutions is the idea that if we make a mistake and have “fallen off the wagon,” it’s over.

Edison famously said “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Behavior change is a little like creating the light bulb. You need to become an expert in the field of what works and what doesn’t for you! That takes experimentation. With this key assumption, lets don our nerd lenses and get into creating long-lasting change in 2018.

How to really change your behavior this new year — hint, one thing won’t get you there
Jordan Wright
Driving innovation when you aren't at a startup

Following that feedback - and with several customers on the hook saying they would buy it as soon as it was ready - I returned to Scott with a very high level pitch of what the product would be. I had made some crude initial mockups, but this idea was beginning to take on a life of its own, and I needed someone that could take it to the next level! I shared what features customers felt were critical and which would be “nice to have’s.” Scott - as usual - made the idea significantly better.

Driving innovation when you aren't at a startup
Jordan Wright
Leadership Science: 3 secret ways to become ...

The three vital behaviors these researchers identified are 1) know your stuff, 2) focus on the right stuff, and 3) build a reputation for being helpful (see “Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success”, pg. 138, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler). As I look back on my experiences with Carrie, and other admirable colleagues, I see the same consistent behaviors.

Leadership Science: 3 secret ways to become indispensable at work
Jordan Wright
The next chapter for banking, make it ...

One of the first things we noticed was that consumers think in terms of moments. When they create a new savings account “Savings 1,” what they’re really doing is planning on buying a car or going on a great vacation. When these customers hit $1,000 in that account they were actually half-way to reaching their goal - they hit an important milestone. That’s cause for celebration!

The next chapter for banking, make it interactive
Jordan Wright
Chasing the elusive Amazon banking experience

A recent article from The Verge stated that Americans trust Amazon about as much as they trust their bank. Companies like #GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple) were born in the age of software and the internet. The people running these organizations were technology visionaries and experts. Initially, #GAFA didn’t seem to pose much of a threat to the traditional financial institutions. How could a company that builds cool music devices called iPods impact a bank? How could a company that helps people find things on the internet hurt the financial institutions storing consumers money?

Chasing the elusive Amazon banking experience

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4 keys to finding the right product-market fit

4 keys to finding the right product-market fit

One of the key concepts in starting a tech business is failing fast.  We want to fail as fast as possible so we can iterate on our failures and find the right way to do things.  I love this part of starting my own business.  One of our early investors told me “Jordan, the purpose of your Seed round of financing is to swing at every ball.  You don’t know what works and what doesn’t yet.  Your angel investors believe you have what it takes to find what works, but you’re not going to find out without trying some things.”  That same investor also said “The reason startups fail is because they run out of money.  They don’t survive long enough to find what will really work.”