Finovate, also known as “ the Disneyland of fintech”, is consistently among the most important conferences in the industry. Last week, I spent some time at Finovate Fall 2018 which was — for a fintech novice like me — a crash course on the current industry insights.

There’s a ton of startup advice out here — the revered Paul Graham essays, Eric Ries’ Lean Startup methodology, and Hacker News community discussions, among many others. But it’s not universal, and leaves certain founders with too little guidance.