Coming from the world of finance and hedge funds, I didn’t know a single engineer 10 years ago. As is the case with most startups, a closer examination of its trajectory reveals several zigs and zags beneath the surface. Despite these achievements, however, he’s quick to note that NerdWallet’s journey wasn’t one of those fabled continually up-and-to-the-right tales.
After its humble beginnings as a credit card comparison spreadsheet in 2009, the company has since grown into a 300+ person team that sees north of $100 million in annual revenue as it serves up financial wisdom to 100 million visitors.Ĭo-founder and CEO Tim Chen certainly has a pile of milestones to look back on with pride, whether it’s how the team leveraged SEO to build a veritable content machine or how they rebooted their approach to talent, growing from 50 to 270+ in just two years. In 2019, NerdWallet celebrated its tenth anniversary, stretching well beyond the typically short-lived startup life expectancy.
