In this episode of 1 to 100, Usman Hanif sits down with Vignan Velivela, Co-founder and CEO at AtoB, a fintech company that provides solutions for the trucking industry. AtoB is focused on building a modern infrastructure for the trucking industry, with a mission to reduce energy usage, improve financial stability for small businesses, and create a more level playing field. Usman and Vignan also discuss the origin of AtoB, the challenges faced, and the exciting future ahead for this hypergrowth startup. 

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LINKS:

AtoB: https://www.atob.com/

AtoB Careers: 

https://jobs.lever.co/atob/b8ede289-e5b9-43ad-8aa5-420260832e6c

https://jobs.lever.co/atob/b36a0682-a441-45ae-89cc-caf57d5ce241

EMAIL: vignan@atob.com

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00 ) Intro

(01:26 ) Overview of AtoB

(02:30 ) AtoB's origin story

(07:26 ) Product Offerings

(08:39 ) Unique fleet card system

(13:33 ) Building on open loop networks

(16:54 ) Sponsor: WorkOs

(18:01 ) Challenges and innovations

(21:30 ) Difficulties on using Visa and Mastercard

(26:21 ) Solving the fraud detection problem

(32:41 ) Importance of real-time payments

(36:26 ) Building a modern payment infrastructure

(39:19 ) Founders' background and vision

(46:30 ) Engaging with truck drivers and early customers

(49:19 ) Attracting investors and scaling the business

(53:17 ) Future plans and team expansion

(57:15 ) Wrap