Nelson Chu is the Founder and CEO Cadence, a digital securitization and investment platform for private credit. Best described from their website: Cadence is unlocking access to exclusive high yield, short term investments traditionally reserved for institutions. Earn up to 10% APY on your investment in as little as 1 month with a low minimum of just $500 to get started.
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Show Notes
0:00:00 Welcome and context
0:01:52 Can you tell us a little bit about you and your background?
0:04:16 What inspired you to start Cadence?
0:05:20 What is Cadence and what it does?
0:07:00 What private credit are you focused on?
0:08:45 What is the most attractive thing in private credits to you?
0:12:01 Why are these companies that seek investments denied by banks?
0:13:53 What do you do to help mitigate the risks of lending?
0:17:55 What is your process for finding new FinTech lenders?
0:20:31 Are the rates you are offering through your platform sustainable?
0:22:05 What inspired you to do the Dutch Auction?
0:24:44 What is the most unique asset that you are offering?
0:26:50 How do you structure your team to keep track of all of your placements?
0:29:30 Risk scoring of investment opportunities
0:31:02 What other crowdfunding platforms you’d consider as your competitors?
0:33:09 What kind of institutional investors are investing?
0:35:07 Democratization of product offerings
0:36:01 What excites you for the next two or more years?
0:37:09 How are you using Ethereum?
0:42:31 Can you talk about the round that you closed this May?
0:45:35 How has COVID impacted the underwriting process?
0:47:07 What is the ideal investor for the Cadence Platform?
0:49:44 Where can people find out more about you and Cadence?
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