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Scared Money In Affiliate Marketing
How to avoid this trap in 2026 and beyond
 • Carlos Caro
Inside a 450,000 Square Foot Direct Mail Machine
Notes from my visit to ICS's production facility outside of Philadelphia
 • Carlos Caro
Media Arbitrage vs. Brand Arbitrage
The bigger lesson behind the recent SEO disruption
 • Carlos Caro
5 Insights From SVB's The Future Of Fintech Report
And what it means for Fintech Lenders
 • Carlos Caro
Inside Oportun's Lending Proxy Battle
A Deep Dive into Strategy, Performance, and the Fight for Control
 • Carlos Caro
So, Upstart Had an "AI Day"... What Actually Mattered?
How they use AI to improve CAC, approvals, and future growth.
 • Carlos Caro
Chime S1: Why Their Flywheel is So Fly
Reverse-Engineering Chime's Success: Unpacking Their ARPAM-Boosting Strategies
 • Carlos Caro
Beyond the Forecast: Capital One's Strong Q1 Surprise
Carlos interviews Colin Gardiner about the impact of AI on marketplaces, particularly those used by fintech lenders like Credit Karma and NerdWallet…
 • Carlos Caro
F1 Breakdown - With 93 million users and profitable, Klarna's IPO might redefine fintech valuations.
Klarna's hybrid payment model, powered by a proprietary payment network and AI-driven underwriting, targets a $450B market, driving $105B GMV, 93M…
 • Carlos Caro
Maxed out on affiliates? Where to spend your next $100,000
What we learned in our 90 minute discussion with Rich Walker on Direct Mail
 • Carlos Caro
Why lenders spend $3,000,000,000 per year sending mail
New Podcast 🎧: Direct Mail deep dive with Rich Walker
 • Carlos Caro
NerdWallet's Q3 2024 Earnings
Plus commentary on their card business and more
 • Carlos Caro
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