David Senra
Conversations with the greatest living founders.
146,000 subscribers on YouTube, 1 episode on Skim so far.
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1:07:02How a very competitive founder runs a bank like a machine
with Nik Storonsky
Revolut's founder explains why he fires average people and keeps investors off his board.
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- David Senra, who has read over 400 founder biographies, interviews Nik Storonsky, the founder of Revolut.
- Revolut began as a card for spending abroad. It's now a digital bank in about 38 countries.
- Nik says many banks have hired managers who avoid risk. He wants to be number one in 100 countries.
- In Ireland, he says, four of five adults already use Revolut.
- He calls the company a machine, where metrics decide which products get more money.
- He's also very hard on venture capital investors, and wants them to have no say in a company.
- Channel
- David Senra
- Guest
- Nik Storonsky
- Published
- Oct 25, 2026
- Length
- 1 h 7 min
- Views when added
- 152,625
- Channel subscribers
- 146,000