75 Quotes by Taavet Hinrikus

We're living in a world where international governance is failing to overcome borders, but technology is succeeding in removing them.

When a new hire is afraid to roll up their sleeves and get things done, it's a clear sign it's not going to work out.

A preoccupation with job title is an immediate giveaway that someone's priorities are not in line with the company's.

The financial crisis of 2008 created a seismic shift in the dynamics of trust in financial services. FinTech would have happened without the global financial crisis - but it would have taken much longer.

The growth of FinTech has been driven by adoption across age groups, but the demand from the millennial generation to innovate and think about financial services differently has been a catalyst for change.

With a smartphone, we have a supercomputer in our pocket and are always connected. The way we bank is changing as part of this macro trend.

Celebrity-spotting is pretty standard at Davos. It's one of the things that makes it easy to criticise.

There's most definitely a Davos bubble. You're in a small Alpine town that, for just four days in January, sees its population tripled with world leaders, CEOs, media, police, the army... and a whole bunch of people who aren't invited but just come to hang out.

There's always been a lot of interest in the tech community about how to foster innovation and creativity - both within a company but also in the ecosystem of a tech cluster. In both cases, creating opportunities for people who don't encounter each other normally to meet and talk is key.