Jeff Cruttenden co-founded Acorns to simplify investing and connect it to everyday life. In college, he noticed that most of his classmates that had an interest in investing, but couldn't come up with a lump sum to meet minimum balance requirements. Acorns makes investing effortless. Jeff graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Mathematics from Lewis & Clark College. Jeff serves as COO of Acorns. More About Acorns Jeff and Walter Cruttenden founded Acorns to simplify investing for the millions that have trouble getting started or continuing to invest. Acorns is the first mobile investment application that lets you open your own investment account on your phone in a few seconds. Invest spare change automatically from everyday purchases into a diversified portfolio. Acorns allows anybody to invest small amounts of money, frequently, without commissions or minimum balances. People can sign up on their smartphone in minutes, round up and invest the change from credit or debit card purchases, invest on the fly, and track their investments in real time. Further, Acorns has teamed up with Nobel Laureate, Dr. Harry Markowitz, to construct optimized portfolios for its clients. @Acorns Startup Grind Local features incredible talks with entrepreneurs from Startup Grind’s world wide network. Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 100 cities and 42 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. Subscribe to Startup Grind Local: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHoMFGNx1BTCYNMOL4mHYQ/feed Startup Grind on YouTube: https://www.youtube.co/user/StartupGrind Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StartupGrind Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartupGrind Find a Startup Grind event in your area: www.startupgrind.com Follow us @StartupGrindOC
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