Melissa Pancoast is the founder and CEO of The Beans, an app helping people manage their finances in stressfree way. Melissa actually started her career as a teacher, but eventually left that behind to study how people think and feel about money at Oxford. Partially as a result of the she ended up starting The Beans, which is aimed to simplify financial management for middle-class Americans.

In our conversation with Melissa, we talk about:

• Why Melissa’s startup is called The Beans
• How is The Beans different from other finance management solutions in the space
• How Melissa’s studies at Oxford influenced the idea behind her company
• Melissa’s co-founder experiences, and going through a “co-founder break-up”
• What’s next for The Beans
• Market research and acquiring first users for The Beans
• Why is dealing with finances is often challenging to people
• The real issue behind what personal fin-tech is trying to solve
• Melissa’s experiences with fundraising

Follow Melissa 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgpancoast/

The Beans 👉 https://join.thebeans.io/

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