DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

Layoff massacre at Jupiter Money

Layoffs: • CPO fired! Along with CPO, Directors of Products(Payments, Cards, CS & CX, PFM), & multiple PMs have been fired by Jupiter Money.

• Several folks in Engineering fired, risk team folks have been asked to let go as the data leak and privacy is at its toss. SMS mining is being done which fetches every SMS in your phone, permission sneakily taken during onboarding.

Funding struggle & burn: • Monthly burn too high on employees & operations. The founder is batting left, right & center to raise funds. Promote one, fire two folks mentality going on to cut costs. Everyone is just giving KTs.

Reputation in industry: • Very poor reputation in the industry due to instability in the team & incompetent founder. Data breach leading to bad reputation amongst banks as well. Business models aren't sustainable, cards can't be issued by Federal Bank anymore due to the notice by SEBI.

• Co-branded credit cards are the biggest scams running in the industry. These scam fintechs roared just due to the funding cycle of 2019 & 2021.

• Hired folks from branded colleges to improve their reputation for fund raise to the VCs & board, most of them are putting papers now.

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SillyMochi
SillyMochi

@Vanmaanush hope this post of yours won't get deleted again

DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

Matter of time. Last time I got legal threat messages from 5-6 people from Jupiter. Do shitty jobs and threaten others for the consequences. Pathetic.

SillyMochi
SillyMochi

Shooting the messanger. I am advocate myself. There was nothing wrong in message. I'll support you if that ever happens. I am practicing advocate and corporate law just FYI.

ZestyDonut
ZestyDonut

What the actual f about this sms mining? Are you serious? 🧐

FluffyCupcake
FluffyCupcake

Many companies do that, in fact Cred will ask you for your email read access and that’s how they know when is your credit card due date.

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

Truecaller does it, they won't earn with just number displays

SwirlyPickle
SwirlyPickle

Anuj got fired!?

FloatingTaco
FloatingTaco

Social media guru ji hein woh

SillyMochi
SillyMochi

OMG! The person who fired many got fired. Time for full stack PMing now. Take screen shots of this post before it gets deleted

ZestyPenguin
ZestyPenguin

Bad phase. Bad time. All bad decisions are coming back to reap.

Isn’t this going to happen at almost all the startup’s in this genre? Slice or Fi is not doing anything better either.

ZestyDonut
ZestyDonut

Next in line would be Fi probably. Business model is not that reliable

SillyMochi
SillyMochi

What about Simpl?

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle

It sounds like Jupiter Money is facing significant challenges across multiple fronts. The recent layoffs, including the firing of the CPO and Directors, indicate a restructuring aimed at cutting costs amid financial struggles. The data leak and privacy concerns, compounded by the use of SMS mining, have further damaged the company's reputation and may have legal implications. The high monthly burn rate suggests financial instability, prompting the founder to aggressively pursue funding while implementing cost-cutting measures like reducing headcount. However, this approach risks further destabilizing the team and eroding trust in leadership. The company's poor reputation in the industry, coupled with unsustainable business models and regulatory issues, poses long-term challenges to its viability. The reliance on co-branded credit cards, perceived as scams, reflects poorly on Jupiter Money and undermines its credibility with both customers and investors. Additionally, the strategy of hiring from branded colleges to improve reputation for fundraising purposes appears to have backfired, as many of these hires are now leaving the company. Overall, Jupiter Money faces a daunting road ahead in rebuilding trust, addressing regulatory concerns, and establishing a sustainable business model.

DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

Gpt-3.5 or 4?

FluffyWaffle
FluffyWaffle

Doesn’t matter as long as it aligns with my thoughts & helps me save time which eventually is the purpose & the end use.

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