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How to build a mortgage fintech: start dumb and automate over time
Lessons learned building the tech for a venture-backed mortgage fintech from the ground up
Apr 12, 2023 • 
Josh Baker
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How to build a mortgage fintech: start dumb and automate over time

February 2023

Finding alpha when hiring: how a humane hiring process leads to better outcomes
Thoughts from a co-founder CTO about hiring (mostly engineers) at a Seed and Series A startup
Feb 7, 2023 • 
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Finding alpha when hiring: how a humane hiring process leads to better outcomes
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An unusually detailed guide to building a mortgage startup in Canada
Getting tactical about the specifics on what you need to succeed as a mortgage lender in Canada
Feb 7, 2023 • 
Josh Baker
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An unusually detailed guide to building a mortgage startup in Canada
Launching a lending startup when you need a ridiculous amount of debt capital
Lessons learned from launching a mortgage fintech which raised hundreds of millions of dollars of debt capital
Feb 7, 2023 • 
Josh Baker
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Launching a lending startup when you need a ridiculous amount of debt capital
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