Y Combinator Startup Podcast The Finance Startup Bringing Agentic AI to Wall Street
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Jul 31, 2025 
Chaz and Arnie Englander, brothers and co-founders of Model ML, are revolutionizing financial services with their AI-powered workspace aimed at outpacing Microsoft Office. They share their journey from startup tool to platform, highlighting recent successes with top banks. The brothers discuss the need for trust in global markets and how they've built relationships from Hong Kong to India. Their insights on the evolving nature of software in the age of AI, along with the dynamics of a co-founder relationship, make for a captivating conversation.
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Cutting Days to Hours in Finance
- Analysts spend days compiling quarterly earnings slides manually.
- Model ML automates this, producing accurate, ready-to-use reports in hours, improving efficiency.
Drone Rental Mystery Resolved
- First Fat Llama rental worth $600 went missing but was surprisingly recovered intact.
- This validated their insurance model and perseverance despite initial doubts from investors.
Stay Close to Customers
- Stay close to customers by demoing in person and incorporating real-time feedback.
- Ship quickly to iterate and build a product users truly want.