Ep126 – Ben Pfisterer (Co-founder & CEO – Zeller) on the theory of horizons

The Startup Playbook PodcastInsights and lessons from the world's best entrepreneurs and investors Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram Ep126 – Ben Pfisterer (Co-founder & CEO – Zeller) on the theory of horizons August 27, 2020 rohitbhargava Podcast My guest for Episode 126 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was, returning guest, the Co-founder & CEO of Zeller, Ben Pfisterer. I first interviewed Ben in 2018 when he was the Australian Country Manager and Head of APAC at Square. Prior to this he was part of the team that launched Jetstar in Australia and during his time at NAB he ran one of world’s first Mobile Payments / NFC Pilots. Ben was also the Head of Innovation and Emerging Products at Visa where he led the innovation strategy and emerging product implementation across new payment solutions and channels, including the growth of Visa payWave in Australia to become one of the world’s largest Contactless markets. Ben came back on the podcast to discuss his latest startup, Zeller, which recently came out of stealth mode to announce its $6.3M seed funding round led by Square Peg Capital to reimagine business banking. In this interview we discussed: The inputs of cultureThe complexity behind creating simple productsThe key traits he looks for when hiringThe theory of horizonsHow Zeller raised $6.3M without a name, product or team& much more! Full interview below! Show notes: JetstarNABVisaSquareZellerDominic Yap (Co-founder @ Zeller)David Conn (Head of Engineer @ Zeller)Ben Hensman (Senior Associate @ Square Peg Capital)Square Peg CapitalPaul Bassat (Co-founder @ Square Peg Capital)Paul Bassat Interview – Startup Playbook Podcast Ep024Jack Dorsey (Co-founder @ Twitter & Square)Sarah Friar (Former CFO @ Square and now CEO @ Nextdoor)Apex CapitalZeller job openings Special Thanks: Special thanks to Ben Hensman who helped with the research for this interview! Next interview: Join our next live podcast interview with Lachlan Donald, the Co-founder & CEO of Buildkite!Date: 1st September 2020Time: 8-9am (AEDT)Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/Ep127Buildkite Feedback/connect/say hello: [email protected]@RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)/rohbhargava (LinkedIn)@rohit_bhargava (Instagram)My Youtube Channel Credits: Music: Joakim Karud – Dreams Other channels: Don’t have iTunes? The podcast is also available on Spotify, Soundcloud & Stitcher Audio Player. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/startupplaybook/Ep126_-_Ben_Pfisterer_Co-founder__CEO_-_Zeller_on_the_theory_of_horizons.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat admin January 1, 2014 Reply Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]::-moz-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea::-moz-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]::-webkit-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea::-webkit-input-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=text]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=url]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form input[type=email]:-ms-input-placeholder, .dslc-tp-comment-form textarea:-ms-input-placeholder { color: #4d4d4d; } Copyright © 2015 - Live Composer The post Ep126 – Ben Pfisterer (Co-founder & CEO – Zeller) on the theory of horizons appeared first on Startup Playbook.