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NerdWallet Small Business learned that a loan needs a translator
A comparison table can show you a loan. NerdWallet’s small-business operation adds the human help needed to choose one - and earns its living when that choice becomes a funded deal.
LoanStreet makes the loan sale the beginning of the story
A loan can change hands in days and demand attention for years. LoanStreet connects the marketplace to the machinery that keeps lenders, investors, and borrowers on the same page.
Brock Blake Bet the Company on the 98%
He took a $10 million business to zero on purpose, rebuilt it for Main Street, and learned that the smartest founder in the room is often the one willing to abandon the wrong answer.
Lendio Killed a $10 Million Business - Then Built the Loan Marketplace Main Street Needed
The founders traded a working $10 million company for zero revenue because 98 percent of its customers needed loans, not venture capital. Fifteen years later, Lendio is turning that hard-won marketplace into lending infrastructure for banks and business platforms.