5. Maintain a growth mindset We kept iterating the model from promoting one app to multiple apps daily while advising developers on the best monetization strategies, becoming an industry authority in the process.

Bonus tip: Be grateful I met Steve Jobs in person at the 2010 developer conference. I was so star-struck that I did not muster say a word about the email incident and just shook his hand and congratulated him for a great speech and the launch of the iPhone 4, still one of my

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In the most challenging Fintech Funding environments in decades, we are excited to announce that Grow secured a $10M Series A financing round led by USAA. The Grow app is also gaining popularity, recently breaking the top 30 rankings in Finance. linkedin.com/posts/grow-cre…

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Excited for the release of the Grow API, which enables financial institutions to nurture their turndowns, while our Pay with Grow solution allows subscription model businesses to offer a credit builder as a payment solution at checkout. linkedin.com/posts/joebayen…

Joe Bayen, Founder and CEO of Grow Credit, joins the Skin in the Game VC Podcast to explore his journey to success with failures along the way. Learn what spurred Bayen to work in credit + how he catapulted himself back to success after major setbacks. floridafunders.com/resources/podc…

Excited to announce Grow Publishers, the 3rd Grow API product enabling any website to monetize their traffic and enhance consumer loyalty! linkedin.com/posts/joebayen…

Culture is one of our largest investments at Grow and Commerce Ventures has played a critical role in supercharging that effort by pairing us with remarkable advisors, including Daniel Eckert, Brian Hughes, and Sudeep Arora. We hope you will enjoy the following podcast, where we

Thrilled to partner with Dovly AI. The partnership will enable Dovly users to report a positive tradeline on all three credit bureaus by making monthly Dovly subcription payments with "Pay with Grow." We are poised to announce additional major partnerships over the coming

Excited to partner with @gameugami, the leading debit card for gamers Ugami's "Grow-to-GO" API integration will allow them to confidently and seamlessly graduate their users to their upcoming credit card product through a platform enabling consumers to build credit without

I realize AI is a touchy subject in some areas, but can we all agree that Victorian Seinfeld is the right use of this technology?

Excited to announce the Grow API integration partnership with 2M user strong cash advance alternative App Beem. More major partnership announcements on the way. linkedin.com/posts/joebayen…

Excited and thankful to announce that ⁦⁦Wells Fargo⁩ elected to support expanding our financial inclusion initiative by deploying depository and treasury services across operations, from collection and disbursement accounts to fund transfers. linkedin.com/posts/joebayen…

Excited to welcome ⁦Capital One⁩ alumni and former ⁦Green Dot Bank®⁩ GM Secile Baysal as our new board member! linkedin.com/posts/joebayen…

This Serial Entrepreneur Raised $120 Million To Enable Consumers To Use Their Subscription Payments To Build Credit Scores Joe Bayen alejandrocremades.com/this-serial-en… USAA Commerce Ventures Blue Ridge Bank Florida Funders Jason Gardner Baron Davis Jason Robins Will Kassoy Sebastien Deguy Mucker Capital

Down memory lane from Cameroon to France and the US, including an injury preventing me from representing Cameroon at the 2004 Olympics. All the pivots along the way, and tips on embracing stress as a catalyst for creativity and personal growth. linkedin.com/posts/joebayen…

When the Declaration of Independence was adopted, the first American Dream was realized. This #4thofJuly, learn how the term evolved to reflect the collective U.S. ethos via entrepreneurship + explore how Joe Bayen + Mohannad Arbaji achieved their American Dream. hubs.ly/Q02Fmn1q0

Grit Is Fuel In the rollercoaster world of startups, grit isn't just a nice-to-have. It's the fuel that propels companies through the inevitable tough times that precede success. But while everyone thinks they know what grit is, most definitions aren’t precise enough to be