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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About Tier One People

Founded by Dexter Cousins in 2016, Tier One People is on a mission to help Australia become the world leader in Fintech innovation.

Tier One People helps companies like Revolut, TrueLayer and 10x build founding teams for launch in Australia. 

And series A+ / ASX Listed Aussie Fintech like Lendi, Afterpay and 86 400 hire executive talent capable of delivering growth and scale. 

If you are building a world-class Fintech venture and need help in hiring tier-one people, you can reach us info@tieronepeople.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercousins/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dextercousins 

Website: https://tieronepeople.com 

Simone Joyce, Chair of FinTech Australia.

Working with Dexter and Tier One People was one of the best choices we made at FinTech Australia. We needed to fill a position within the organisation, a very specific and critical role.

Dexter was able to distil all of our requirements into a powerful thesis about the type of person we would need and then presented an impressive list of vetted and recommended candidates.

Not only did Dexter help us find the right person for the role, but the entire process was also smooth and efficient.

Part of the reason that Dexter is so good at what he does is that he truly understands the unique demands of fintech and fundamentally believes in the positive impacts fintech can have on individuals and the wider economy.

11:FS And Tier One People

Our friends at 11:FS invited us onto their Breakfast Show LIVE to talk about the impacts of Corona Virus on the Fintech community.

Tier One People's Dexter Cousins and 11:FS CEO David M. Brear talk about which companies will hire and fire.

Watch the video to find out our views on who will survive, who will thrive and how the current situation could actually be a golden opportunity for Fintech.

https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/activity-6647772124821889025-4PBE/