Tag Archive for: company culture

How Do Teams Benefit Clients?

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We have eight people on our pre-approval team who are far more diligent and academic than I ever was, who know lending guidelines 100x better than I ever did, and […]Read More

Glassdoor (Workplace Reviews) for Talent and Customers!

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When someone Googles “JVM Lending” two of the most prominent search results are our Glassdoor reviews – and nothing could make me happier! Glassdoor is an extremely popular website where […]Read More

What I Learned From Having Steve Jobs Swear at Me

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There was an engineer at Apple who worked on both the iPhone 4 and the iPad. When he showed Steve Jobs a font that was supposed to illuminate the iPhone 4’s superior screen-resolution, Jobs told him the font was “dog shit.” Jobs also took the opportunity to publicly sneer at him on other occasions, and Jobs often criticized projects without giving reasons.Read More

Why and How to Hire “Nice” Over Talent; “Nice” is Essential

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I worked for an investment bank in the late 1980s and the “Analyst” staff was dominated by an extremely talented young guy who also happened to be a bombastic jerk. […]Read More