Turner Novak · 24 August 2026

🎧🍌 Brex’s 1st Employee On Thinking Like a Founder | Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure

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Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure (formerly Brex's first employee and SoFi executive), discusses how founder mentality drives decision-making—prioritizing company success over career management, following customer problems rather than optimistic visions, and building marketplace platforms that standardize capital markets at drastically reduced cost ($1K vs $12K mortgages in 5 days vs 45).

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