{"id":17506,"date":"2024-03-18T16:55:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=17506"},"modified":"2024-03-18T16:55:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:55:36","slug":"one-man-two-billion-dollar-fintech-startups-video-1424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/one-man-two-billion-dollar-fintech-startups-video-1424\/","title":{"rendered":"One Man, Two Billion-Dollar Fintech Startups (Video: 14:24)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YC Group Partner Tom Blomfield stands out as the rare entrepreneur who has founded not one but two billion-dollar fintech startups. 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