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Finding Your Operating Cadence at Plaid

November 16, 2021

As the son of a symphony conductor, Zach Perret learned the importance of structure and rhythm from an early age. In this episode of Uniquely Led, he shares how this childhood lesson helped him develop a strong operating cadence as CEO & co-founder at Plaid. Zach also reveals the top three traits he looks for when hiring leaders — and argues that some of your best advice can come from sending cold emails.

about the speaker
Zach Perret
CEO & Co-founder
Plaid

Zach Perret is CEO and co-founder of Plaid, the technology platform powering the future of money. After realizing how difficult it was to build a personal finance application, Zach and his co-founder William Hockey started Plaid in 2013 to give developers easy and secure access to a financial data network capable of powering any digital financial service. To date, one in four people with a US bank account have used Plaid to connect to a financial application.‍Prior to founding Plaid, Zach was a consultant for Bain and graduated with degrees in Physics and Chemistry from Duke University.

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