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From Zero to 200,000 Businesses: How Novo Is Rebuilding Banking for Entrepreneurs

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Content provided by Bryan Karas. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Bryan Karas or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Why do some startups win, while others stall?

For Michael Rangel, Founder of Novo–the answer is clear: stay close to your customer and focus on real problems. In this episode of Catching Fire, Michael shares how he built Novo, a business banking platform now trusted by over 200,000 small businesses.

What you’ll take away:

🔥Why hiring full-time leaders too early will slow you down

🔥How part-time experts helped Novo move faster

🔥What Chime did to scale—and how Novo found a better approach

🔥The real reason customer focus beats watching your competitors

You’ll also hear why small businesses were being ignored by traditional banks—and how Novo took a different path by focusing on simple tools that save owners time and money.

This is an honest conversation about what it really takes to build something that lasts. If you’re building a company—or thinking about it—you’ll want to hear this.

Connect with Michael : https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rangel/

Connect with Bryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryankaras/

https://bryankaras.com/

Looking for quality digital marketing talent? Connect with Bryan's team at GrowTal. https://www.growtal.com/

Looking to solve your toughest marketing challenges? Connect with Bryan's team at Playbook Media. https://www.playbookmedia.com/

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Manage episode 472308657 series 3647868
Content provided by Bryan Karas. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Bryan Karas or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Why do some startups win, while others stall?

For Michael Rangel, Founder of Novo–the answer is clear: stay close to your customer and focus on real problems. In this episode of Catching Fire, Michael shares how he built Novo, a business banking platform now trusted by over 200,000 small businesses.

What you’ll take away:

🔥Why hiring full-time leaders too early will slow you down

🔥How part-time experts helped Novo move faster

🔥What Chime did to scale—and how Novo found a better approach

🔥The real reason customer focus beats watching your competitors

You’ll also hear why small businesses were being ignored by traditional banks—and how Novo took a different path by focusing on simple tools that save owners time and money.

This is an honest conversation about what it really takes to build something that lasts. If you’re building a company—or thinking about it—you’ll want to hear this.

Connect with Michael : https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-rangel/

Connect with Bryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryankaras/

https://bryankaras.com/

Looking for quality digital marketing talent? Connect with Bryan's team at GrowTal. https://www.growtal.com/

Looking to solve your toughest marketing challenges? Connect with Bryan's team at Playbook Media. https://www.playbookmedia.com/

  continue reading

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