#1410 Andy Rachleff on founding Benchmark & Wealthfront




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Summary: I did this interview because I wanted to know happens when one of the most successful venture capitalists becomes a startup founder. Andy Rachleff is the founder of Benchmark Capital, whose investments include Uber, Snap, eBay, and Juniper Networks. More recently, he founded Wealthfront, the automated investment firm. It invests your money with minimal amount of work from you. Then it monitors your portfolio daily to look for opportunities to rebalance or harvest tax losses. Mixergy listeners can get their first $15K managed for free when they sign up at wealthfront.com/mixergy. <p><a href="https://mixergy.com/interviews/wealthfront-with-andy-rachleff/"><img src="https://mixergy.com/interviews/wealthfront-with-andy-rachleff/?get-twitter-card=true&amp;" alt="" class="alignnone size-full"></a></p><p>Andy Rachleff is the founder of Wealthfront, an automated investment service that’s allowing people to invest in a smarter way.</p> <strong>Sponsored by</strong><br><p>If you need anything designed–a new web page, a new landing page, a new logo, <a href="https://www.designcrowd.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">DesignCrowd</a> will do it for you. They ask you what you’re looking for, who you are, what your company is like. They will give you lots of options, you pick the one you like, pay for it, and they guarantee results. It’s that simple. Find out how DesignCrowd is different than the other companies and go to <a href="https://www.designcrowd.com/mixergy">designcrowd.com/mixergy</a>.</p> <hr> <p><a href="http://www.toptal.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">Toptal</a> – If you’re having trouble finding developers, Toptal is a network of elite pre-vetted software developers. You tell Toptal what you’re looking for, they search their network for the best people, they test the candidates, and then they present you with only the candidates who meet your individual needs. Once you pick someone you can start work with them the next day. They offer a no-risk trial period. Go to <a href="http://www.toptal.com/mixergy" rel="nofollow">Toptal.com</a>. Get the best of the best right now.</p> <p>More interviews -&gt; <a href="https://mixergy.com/moreint" target="_blank">https://mixergy.com/moreint</a><br> Rate this interview -&gt; <a href="https://mixergy.com/rateint" target="_blank">https://mixergy.com/rateint</a></p>