Founder/CEO at @ThePropelApp. Modern, respectful fintech for Americans w/ low income. Ex-FB, LinkedIn, Stanford. Also: sports, puns, dogs
Brooklyn, NY
Joined May 2009
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Congrats @emv52 on receiving the ECC Impact Award! Gina P and Ellen T presenting the award and giving Ellen V her well deserved praise
.@ThePropelApp is giving $1 million in emergency cash to SNAP households, as part of a fund we're creating w/ @GiveDirectly to help families through the shutdown
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Money will go to families w children and low/0 income on the day they miss their deposits
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How do 42 million people on food stamps experience their interactions with government? @jimmychen founder of @ThePropelApp joins andrewyang.com/podcast to discuss how the little things add up.
Loved getting to talk with @AndrewYang about our work at Propel! He's long been a hero of mine - a true innovator in government and technology that has sparked critical national conversations.
How can we make government work better for people right now? @jimmychen founder of @ThePropelApp is helping millions of people navigate their benefits more easily. He joins andrewyang.com/podcast to discuss his experience applying for food stamps.
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This was one of the less seen casualties of this last minute budget chaos.
Because of it, now if you're among the poorest Americans, and have your EBT benefits stolen electronically, you will not be reimbursed in the vast majority of states.
Stoked to be doing an AMA on Reddit today!
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It's a brand new day. Sound all the way up for this one.
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BREAKING: The Providers app is now Propel! After a decade of serving low-income Americans, we're unifying our company and app names.
Not changing: our commitment to helping households with low-incomes improve their financial health.
Read more: propel.app/blog/providers-ap…
I grew up with PBS NewsHour on TV every night. Grateful to make an appearance last night to talk about Propel: pbs.org/newshour/show/how-a-…
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🚨 New Role Alert 🚨
@JoinProviders is hiring a new member of our People Ops team.
Ideally, we're looking to hire someone in NYC in a hybrid role but open to fully remote for the right experience and skillset! Salary range is $120-160K.
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Apply today!
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On the latest episode of #AddPassionAndStir, we hear from @jimmychen and @ofeklavian on how they are leveraging the power of technology to help individuals acquire access to government food benefits. Listen now at: bit.ly/3T4PNEa 🎙️
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Always fun to see how many New York-homegrown companies are included on lists like this (the number keeps growing)!
Congrats in particular to two Tech:NYC board members — @tryramp CEO @eglyman and @JoinProviders CEO @jimmychen — on making the list: bit.ly/3T3kf1B
Excited to see our partnership with @votedotorg, which registered tens of thousands of SNAP recipients to vote, recognized by @anthemawards!
@votedotorg was recognized for our collab with Taylor for National Voter Reg Day, our partnership with @jimmychen + @JoinProviders for registering SNAP beneficiaries, and in Best use of Tech for our new What's On My Ballot tool👏 @anthemawards @billboard
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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new e-book: "Harnessing the Power of SNAP EBT Online: Why Top Retailers are Investing" along with our incredible partners at @JoinProviders & @jimmychen.
We're excited to share insights that highlight the importance of accepting SNAP online with @joinforage and the tremendous opportunity it represents to unlock incremental growth while feeding low-income families.
Download the ebook here: lnkd.in/eJUxhSGU
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Healthcare x Fintech Opportunity Part II, feat.
@crsevern of @TurquoiseHC
@flottobrasil of @CedarNY
@andrewlangadams of @try_headway
@jimmychen of @JoinProviders
@fyietc of @CareByFirefly
Jade Chan of @JuniperPlatform
w @stephsmithio
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In partnership with @ColumnTax this year, we helped Providers users claim $50m in refunds, and 40% of those who filed with us didn't file taxes last year.
Improving the tax experience is a huge opportunity to serve low-income families @FastCompany: fastcompany.com/90894452/col…
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We just released the founder videos from the @a16z American Dynamism Summit. Huge thanks to founders @PalmerLuckey @SchimpfBrian @adampbry, Brandon Tseng @shieldaitech, @8ennett, @Gedmark, @chrisbest, @bariweiss, @JimVandeHei, @2112Power, @AdenaHefets, @jimmychen & all who spoke.
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Modernizing America's safety net through public interest technology with @JoinProviders founder & CEO @jimmychen: youtu.be/Ehp29hF2sPM
