Cover letters should be custom. Or should they? Is the purpose to prove to you I've read the job description? Is it to demonstrate I can drop keywords that get picked up by your ATS? Or is it to help provide a narrative and give richer color as to why you might hire me.
I think it's that last one. So I'm going to share with you the type of candidate (and employee) I am. It's up to you to decide if that's a good fit with what your team needs. I won't play keyword MadLibs, and I won't shy away from describing my strengths and how they can sometimes get the better of me.
I'm a former founder with a relentless ownership mentality. Sometimes, that means I can achieve the impossible. Other times, it means I don't like to take no for an answer. I believe good products are the result of inspiration, intuition, and creativity. Not spreadsheets and approval-driven consensus.
I drive and thrive in a culture of excellence, accountability, and velocity. I use process as a means to an end, but I believe that outcomes are more important than just about everything else. I motivate teams by creating a future we all want to live in. Engineers and designers who work with me are my most treasured partners, and I'm protective of their time and genius.
The problems I'm most interested in solving are money problems. Mostly for people, but I can imagine solving problems for businesses could also be rewarding. I have deep knowledge, expertise, and relationships in fintech, and I'm confident the value I bring an employer includes industry access and influence. I care deeply about building things that make money easier. That unleash wealth. That take advantage of opportunities created by new technology - like on demand work, open banking, or fractionalized securities.
I'm motivated by building things - not by some arbitrary level or corporate authority granted to me by a job title. I seek leverage in everything I do, and I believe lean growth is the only healthy growth. I build teams the way I like to build products: with a deep understanding of the people involved and strong perspective on the goals we are trying to accomplish together.
If I sound like I'm a bit of a handful, you're probably right. I am. But I'm always willing to be wrong, and I'm easily persuaded by reason and honest conversations about tradeoffs. If I sound like I might be a good fit for your team, please reach out.