Michael Smallwood

Entrepreneur. Founder @HungryFriendApp, @MobilePopSolution FinTech enthusiast tweeting about Startups, Merchant Marketplaces, & VC/Angel Investments.

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

@boardyai i love building products that connect people to opportunity. would love in on Boardy Pro

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

@WTailgaters Kemba Walker ?

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@Still_HB @Padres @MLB @MLBTV Looks like it’s better now

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

Glad to play a small role supporting such a great cause in our community!

[San Diego Food Bank @SDFoodBank]

Our critical work has been made possible with the steadfast support of our generous donors, volunteers and nonprofit partners. Meet some of the San Diegans who benefit from your support and learn more about our hunger-relief programs. https://t.co/L9azRQIu9g #FeedingHopeTogether

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

Reviewing old tweets from what seems like forever ago (2017) Wow. Does anyone now in 2020 not have some form of a digital wallet?

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

By 2020, massive growth of digital wallets from 10 to 56% #mobilepay #nfc #bitcoin #applepay Hold on 🚀 https://t.co/UDdvZOYYiR @bitmoapp

[Jason H. Karp @humankarp]

I can also tell you that the survivors who come out of these very dark periods go on to become the business leaders of many generations to come. Amazon declined more than 95% from its peak into 2001, and survived when all the other copycats did not. (7/10)

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

@TeamDivine @BitmoApp Fantastic and so exciting! I’m sure @BitmoApp will have some exclusive deals for @TeamDivine followers coming real soon 😉

[Jordan McKee @jordanhmckee]

Most frightening stat award at #money2020 goes to Chris Reid
EVP, Data and Cyber & Intel Services @ Mastercard

In Oct., Mastercard

- Stopped 700k attacks PER
HOUR
- Saw 35% of web traffic as fraudulent (account opening, login, etc)
- Saw 49% of all login attempts as fraudlent

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

@ErikGroset Do it! Them come over and visit us. It’s been too long :)

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

I'm honored to represent @BitmoApp and sit next to such insightful panelists at @Finovate with the talented @W_Hernandez16 doing an amazing job moderating! Thanks @KCDPR!

[KCD PR | Give a Voice to Your Vision @KCDPR]

The Evolution of Payments panel was definitely a standout here at @Finovate today! Always impressed to hear what our friend @BitmoApp is up to in the mobile payments space. #FinovateFall #fintech #payments

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

Congrats ⁦@cognition_ip⁩ on 150 clients shaking up the IP legal space for #startups and thanks for a great night out at ⁦@SlatebarSF⁩. Great meeting so many awesome people!

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

Another Carlsbad based tech raise shooting to hire top notch talent. Perhaps tech salaries have been stagnant over the past few years in San Diego, but the current talent crunch is changing everything... fast!Great time to be in #tech #startup

[Brittany Meiling @BrittanyMeiling]

Carlsbad AI startup Ezoic gets $33M, plans to hire 40 more people
https://t.co/I6Rrt09a1L
@sdut #startup #tech

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

This explains why it’s been so difficult to hire new talent recently. Over 10 years running tech companies in San Diego, I’ve never seen the talent market like this.

[Brittany Meiling @BrittanyMeiling]

San Diego’s tech scene leaps in momentum, outpacing almost every city in America, report says
https://t.co/1rCf8fXfER @sdut #tech #sandiego

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

Packed House! What an amazing event. Thanks @sdvg for honoring @BitmoApp and 30 other amazing San Diego “cool companies” tonight!

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

@BitmoApp I love “Easter Gifs” too.

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

The payment processing market is expected to grow from $1.4 trillion to $2.4 trillion by 2027 as people spend ever less cash. Payment companies are busy clubbing together to increase their coverage and offerings. Via @finimize https://t.co/pagDxgBtye

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

If you’re playing poker and don’t know who the weakest player is, it’s you.

6 of the Toughest Lessons to Learn When Starting a Company

https://t.co/ERMvMfava8

[Brittany Meiling @BrittanyMeiling]

Unicorns story got a gorgeous spread in the Sunday paper. 😍 Get free UT Biz newsletter to your inbox here: https://t.co/WfIjNTTqLq
@sdut @SDUTBiz

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

The U.S. is finally embracing contactless payments, which will likely accelerate the move away from cash in favor of credit, debit and mobile wallets.

Disruption can happy very fast after the tipping point.

#mobilepay ⁦@BitmoApp⁩ https://t.co/xXkYnAsA1F

[Michael Smallwood @JMikeSmallwood]

NFC Forum bridges the gap between QR mobile payments services and NFC devices https://t.co/NFi4eEs5TT via @nfcw