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Upsolve makes a free tool that automates the process of filing for Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy. The organization is an atypical tech startup that's also an atypical non-profit. Co-founder and CTO Mark Hansen comes on the show to talk about how Upsolve alternately embraces and subverts the norms of the tech and non-profit worlds, and why the "right" corporate structure won't necessarily prevent an organization from causing harm.
Show Notes
Upsolve website | Twitter - 00:40
Mark Hansen on Twitter - 00:48
"HHS failed to heed many warnings that HealthCare.gov was in trouble" (Washington Post, February 2016) - 1:52
Rohan Pavuluri on Twitter - 2:28
Jonathan Petts on Twitter - 2:29
A 2014 study by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that many payday loans trap borrowers in revolving debt - 3:45
Upsolve's explanation of a bankruptcy discharge - 5:37
Upsolve's explanation of the "meeting of creditors" - 8:17
The Legal Services Corporation's Technology Initiative Grant Program - 10:17
Philadelphia Legal Assistance - 10:22
Certified B Corporation - 10:32
Sidewalk Labs - 12:00
"YC-backed Upsolve is automating bankruptcy for everyone" (TechCrunch, January 2019) - 13:28
Yvon Chouinard's 2019 interview in Fast Company - 20:28
website
upsolve.orgTwitter
twitter.comon Twitter
twitter.com"HHS failed to heed many warnings that HealthCare.gov was in trouble"
washingtonpost.comon Twitter
twitter.comon Twitter
twitter.comA 2014 study by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
consumerfinance.govUpsolve's explanation
upsolve.orgPhiladelphia Legal Assistance
philalegal.orgCertified B Corporation
bcorporation.netSidewalk Labs
sidewalklabs.comYvon Chouinard's 2019 interview
fastcompany.com