The best time to buy a house is always five years ago. The best time to start a company is always five years ago. The best time to invest is always five years ago. Waiting for certainty is just a sophisticated way of opting out.
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The banks in Brazil were making 30% return on equity, some of the highest returns of any banks in the world, and yet the service was horrible, the products were terrible, the interest rates were the highest in the world. That paradox was a sign that something was deeply broken.
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If these cards are so valuable, why aren't you using Brinks? You're going to trust FedEx?
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The banks were so profitable and they were so used to that level of profitability that they just didn't need to change. And so when we came in with a completely digital model, with no branches, with a much lower cost structure, we were able to offer a credit card with no annual fee at a time when every single bank in Brazil was charging annual fees that were sometimes higher than the credit limit they were giving to customers.
David Vélez — Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy