Zach Perret: The Survival Story of a Fintech Giant

Starting Greatness by Mike Maples

Feb 25, 202500:38:17Business

Long before Plaid became a $13.4 billion fintech juggernaut, it was just another struggling startup. Co-founders Zach Perret and William Hockey burned through cash and pivoted from one failed idea to the next, ultimately...

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