In this very first episode of the 21 Leaders podcast, Miguel Armaza sits down with Assaf Wand, Co-Founder and CEO of Hippo Insurance (NYSE: HIPO), a revolutionary home insurance company focused on making homes safer and better protected, harnessing the power of data and technology. Founded in 2015, Hippo recently went public on the New York Stock Exchange and has a current market cap ~$3B.In this great conversation, Assaf and Miguel discuss:Why he’s “the worst employee ever” and entrepreneurship was the only career path that made sense for himDisrupting the home insurance industry, a sector with a net promoter score of -49, and why over the last century incumbents forgot who is their actual customerThe importance of listening to your client, collecting feedback, and always doing the right thing by the customersLessons from his evolving leadership approach and the hardest decisions Assaf has ever made at HippoKey questions they ask themselves before making any important decision at HippoTaking the company public via SPAC and some hard lessons he’s learned as a public company CEOReasons behind Tel-Aviv’s success as a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation… A lot more!Want more podcast episodes? Join Miguel and follow 21 Leaders today on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app for weekly conversations with today’s global leaders that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.Miguel Armaza is Host of the 21 Leaders Podcast, Author of the Fintech Leaders Newsletter, and Co-Founder of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas.Miguel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nKha4ZMiguel on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Jb5oBcFintech Leaders Newsletter: bit.ly/3jWIpqp