Yoshi Alpaca

Derek Hsue Verified account @derekhsue · 6d

Had a great conversation with @iyoshyoshi, CEO and co-founder of @AlpacaHQ.

We chat about how Alpaca found PMF, the megatrends driving Alpaca's growth, and the role of Alpaca in global capital markets.

We also touch on Yoshi's personal work philosophy, his secret to b2b sales, and what the future holds for Alpaca.

(0:00) Intro
(1:20) What Alpaca does and why Yoshi chose to build brokerage infrastructure
(11:21) Finding Alpaca's first customers and going upmarket
(18:55) Winning enterprise customers, building trust, and leveraging unfair advantages
(32:48) Building a single API for global financial markets and dealing with regulation
(45:47) Globalization, human behavior, and the future of financial markets
(51:35) Tokenized equities, their benefits, and why adoption could take decades
(1:01:34) Global expansion, local partnerships, and why Alpaca doesn't compete with its customers
(1:14:49) AI agents, trading strategies, and the future of investing
(1:18:30) Enterprise relationships, Binance, and Alpaca's business model
(1:24:21) Yoshi's philosophy on leadership, laziness, and avoiding burnout

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Jenn Sanasie Verified account @JennSanasie · 2d

Me in my new role as Head of Alpaca Content. 🦙

Apparently, the official title is Head of Content & Media at @AlpacaHQ 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Alpaca Verified account @AlpacaHQ · Aug 18

Business Accounts are now available for Alpaca’s broker partners, providing you with the infrastructure to onboard business entities and authorized signers.

With the launch, partners can manage the business onboarding workflow through APIs:
✅ API-native workflow designed to streamline traditional document collection and onboarding
✅ Lifecycle management, including automatically triggered review flows for any changes to business records
✅ Automation designed to support scalable onboarding while reducing manual intervention

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The Block @TheBlockCo · Aug 7

THE STARTING BLOCK:

@AlpacaHQ co-founder @iyoshyoshi joined @gazza_jenks in the Hot Seat this week to chat about their recent $435M raise.

0:00 - Intro & Welcome
1:30 - Alpaca's Origin Story
4:45 - The AWS of Finance Concept
8:20 - The 94% Statistic
11:00 - Centralization Risk & Counterparty Risk
15:30 - AI Agents & 4X Growth
19:45 - Prime Brokerage Ambitions
22:30 - Everything App Theory
26:00 - Global Expansion Strategy
29:15 - Regulatory Landscape & Market Structure Bill
31:00 - Closing Remarks

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Gareth Jenkinson Verified account @gazza_jenks · Aug 5

Today on The Starting Block.

We've got Luke Deans from @Bitwise_Europe to give us a timely market update.

Then @AlpacaHQ co-founder/CEO @iyoshyoshi jumps in the Hot Seat to chat about Alpaca's $435M raise and the RWA tokenization wave taking over TradFi.

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