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Henrique Dubugras

Released: 2025-02-28

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8 Episodes

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8 Episodes

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Released: 2025-02-28

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Inside Revolut: How Nikolay Storonsky Built a $45B Fintech Empire

Time: 1:20:53

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Old-school banking leans on control and complacency.

Revolut charted its own course—flourishing by bending conventions, outrunning oversight, and favoring execution over protocol.

Nikolay Storonsky, Revolut’s co-founder and CEO, was forged by a mix of physics-driven upbringing and competitive swimming. This drilled in his mantra: systems can be cracked, and tenacity outshines flair.

That drive transformed Revolut from a currency workaround to a global financial juggernaut, clashing with the establishment.

In this episode, we dig into:

• Why Nik fueled the start with trading earnings despite later raising $2 billion

• How Revolut leapfrogged regulators and legacy players

• Why breakneck expansion needs discipline when costs soar and margins tighten

explore Nikolay's background

other fintech innovators

ABOUT US:

We’re proudly sponsored by Brex—a brand I co-founded, now supporting over 30,000 businesses like Anthropic, DoorDash, and Scale AI, helping them make every dollar count.

I’m grateful for their continued support as I bring you all conversations with some of the most exceptional founders of our generation. Onward and upward, together.

Connect with us:

1. Revolut - https://x.com/RevolutApp

2. Brex - https://x.com/brexHQ

3. Henrique Dubugras- https://x.com/hdubugras

00:00 Trailer

00:49 Introduction

01:52 Nik's Early Life and Education

11:50 Transition to Finance and Trading

14:19 The Collapse of Lehman Brothers

25:15 Starting Revolut

36:28 YC Combinator and Fundraising Challenges

41:24 Product Development and Market Fit

44:23 Company Culture and Hiring Philosophy

47:01 Management Style and Systems

59:52 Expansion and Systematizing Processes

01:06:30 Reflections on Success and Challenges

01:09:00 Closing Thoughts

This episode was produced and distributed by our friends at Atomik Growth: https://atomikgrowth.com/

Episode ID: 1000696868533

GUID: ff986fe2-f5f6-11ef-a166-337cf348981a

Release Date: 28/02/2025, 20:30:00

Description

Henrique Dubugras founded fintech giant Brex when he was twenty-one years old. In his journey from São Paulo to Stanford to the heights of Silicon Valley he made connections with some of the biggest names in the ecosystem. Now, they’re not just business connections, but friends.

Join Henrique as he sits down for real, unscripted conversations to hear how the minds behind companies like MercadoLibre, Plaid and Robinhood really think about the world of business. These talks are candid, insightful and personal, so be sure to subscribe to hear what comes next.

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