Podcast
118: Tic:Toc – Lisa Virgo.
In Episode 118 of Fintech Chatter Dexter Cousins is joined by Lisa Virgo, Chief People Officer at Tic:Toc Homeloans. They talk about the huge benefits of having People and Culture on the founding team.
About Tic:Toc
Tic:Toc, is a platform Fintech company based in Adelaide, South Australia – with a growing presence in Sydney. Founded in 2015, but launched to the public in July 2017, Tic:Toc offers automated digital home loans to consumers while selling its automation technology to other lending businesses.
Lisa has been emersed in the journey of Tic:Toc from the early days, from a start-up with 9 employees to scaling the headcount of approximately 130 employees.
Dexter talks to Lisa about the lessons they have learned along the way, including:
– How P&C delivers the growth strategy for the CEO/Founder
– The importance of values from day one
– How Tic:Toc have managed remote working
– Avoiding the growing pains
– Setting principles around salaries and remuneration
– Attracting great talent when you don’t have much money or a recognised brand
– Not using job descriptions
– Getting rid of performance reviews
– Overcoming talent shortages by identifying and developing people with potential
There’s some incredible advice in this podcast delivered in a very honest and candid way, which will hopefully resonate with many founders and Fintech leaders.
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