Robinhood CEO: Making Everyone An Owner
a16z Podcast
Nov 21
Robinhood CEO: Making Everyone An Owner
Robinhood CEO: Making Everyone An Owner

a16z Podcast
Nov 21
Shownote
Shownote
Vlad Tenev built Robinhood by breaking every rule Wall Street wrote: zero commissions when competitors charged $10, mobile-first when "serious" investors demanded desktop, a brand that made finance feel like rebellion instead of a club you'd never join. B...
Highlights
Highlights
In an era where trust in institutions is eroding, one fintech founder has spent over a decade reimagining how everyday people access and engage with financial markets. What began as a rebellion against outdated brokerage norms has evolved into a broader mission: reshaping ownership, transparency, and participation in the digital economy.
Chapters
Chapters
How breaking the rules made Robinhood a market disruptor
00:00Surviving collapse: from near-bankruptcy to IPO and beyond
22:26Why going public is broken—and how to fix it for regular investors
39:25Building a financial home for both your parents and your kids
52:34Can prediction markets tell us what’s really going to happen?
1:01:00Transcript
Transcript
Vlad Tenev: It's our truth machines, like we're constantly being bombarded by all this information and noise. Anyone can be an influencer, anyone can have a podcast. How do you sift through that and figure out what's actually going to happen?
Erik Torenbe...