Like
many
of
my
peers,
my
time
at
the
University
of
Waterloo
can
be
summarized
as
a
unique
juxtaposition
of
science
and
innovation.
Personally,
my
math
and
business
double
degree
gave
me
excellent
insight
into
both
sides
of
the
entrepreneurial
equation:
the
tangible
and
intangible.
I
used
my
time
here
to
pick
the
brains
of
some
of
the
brightest
engineers
and
entrepreneurs
in
Canada,
leaving
lasting
impressions
that
have
stayed
with
me
throughout
my
career.
After
graduating
from
UWaterloo’s
Mathematics
and
Business
Administration
double
degree
program, I
joined
a
preeminent
Canadian
investment
bank,
where
I
specialized
in
corporate
bond
origination,
leading
$30+
billion
in
deals
for
over
40
multinational
corporations.
What I learned was that, although the bond market was significantly larger than the stock market, there is often little mention of it outside of the industry. The market itself has gone almost unchanged for decades, while high-tech innovation has been driving the proverbial stock market.
It is with this notion of improving the bond market in mind that my business partner Vuk and I forgone our corporate careers to purse a fintech venture, Overbond.
“What most people don’t know, is that, the capitalistic economies that are the cornerstone of all prosperity in this world, operate within a gigantic industry of bond trading, that currently operates in an antiquated and dated fashion. Overbond is going to change that.”
– President of Morrison Financial
When I returned to Waterloo this June, I reminisced over fond memories of late nights studying, lifelong friends, and most importantly, the innovative culture. The people have changed. New buildings are in the place of old ones. Yet, the culture, nevertheless, lives on.
With Overbond’s technological roots, hosting a Hackathon at UWaterloo seemed the natural solution. Over a weekend of rigorous hacking, we were stunned by the contestants’ brilliant methods and elegant code. Given a computationally heavy networking problem, the solutions submitted far surpassed our expectations, reinforcing my belief that Waterloo is at the forefront of innovation and technology in Canada. As an avid believer of nurturing talent, Overbond aims to actively recruit from the University of Waterloo, providing students and alumni alike the unique opportunity to work at one of the fastest-growing fintech startups in Canada.
Read more about Overbond Hackathon here.