[LendioCEO]

Did you get a chance to read the article about Steven Mandis / Kalamata Capital on Bloomberg? I have known Steven Mandis for over a year and think he's one of the 'good guys' in the industry. Sad to see them focus on him when there were likely others that they could've targeted.

[Chambo]

Mandis is too new to the game to be an industry expert. Of course they focused on him, he was the interviewed party. I am sure there will be other such articles in the near future

[Sean Cash]

I think it was because of his high profile goldman sachs background.

[LendioCEO]

I think it was because of his high profile goldman sachs background.

Yeah, I'm positive that's the reason. Just too bad. Steven's a good guy that's trying to do it the right way.

[Jared_Weitz]

Yeah, I'm positive that's the reason. Just too bad. Steven's a good guy that's trying to do it the right way.

I know Steve well, he's a good guy with good products. The article wasn't fair at all

[Capital Stack]

I know Steve for several years. He called me the day before the Rapid deal PR went out and thanked me for guidance on a target when he was looking to invest into a funder. I had dinner with him last week, the photo in the article is what he was actually wearing and walking around with those two books LOL. You know it is a shame that the article was intended to slander him, but actually showed what a unique individual he is I'm sure we can all be aspired to have accomplished some of the things he has.

Great guy and great for this business as he is driving down rates/factors to merchants.

Yeah, I'm positive that's the reason. Just too bad. Steven's a good guy that's trying to do it the right way.

[JayBallentine]

Looking forward to working with Steve. Still scratching my head on what this article sought to accomplish. They spent hours interviewing him + contacting his customers behind his back... to publish this?

[JayBallentine]

Great artists haven't been appreciated for decades... even centuries after their demise. Let's speed up the clock for Zeke and Max on this one....

I say that because in retrospect I am realizing this article is certainly like a Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Julia Margaret Cameron of small business finance journalism. Masterful. Under appreciated and ahead of its time.

I am sure that over time and with enough empirical observation and experience, many of you will come to appreciate the work that Zeke and Max did here too.

[bizloanbroker]

Steve Mandis is a legend and I for one am honored he is in our industry