How Imprint Is Reinventing Credit Cards for Modern Brands | Daragh Murphy

Daragh Murphy is giving brands their own credit-card platform—no legacy bank required. On this week’s Grit, the Imprint co-founder and CEO traces the leap from being a junior lawyer to closing nine-figure card deals. He breaks down the hidden economics of credit-card loyalty, the discipline of treating capital “like the last dollar,” and how AI will slash risk-and-support costs. Guest: Daragh Murphy, CEO & Co-Founder of Imprint Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 00:48 Introduction 01:30 Actualizing the dream 08:37 Imprint 11:37 Partnerships are massive 16:48 Understand the market 18:42 “Get more, spend more” tradeoffs 23:57 Fishing in the wrong ponds 31:32 Can’t skip work 32:43 Exciting and scary 34:56 Pride and ownership 46:50 The way you spend your day 50:20 New technologies 54:51 Who Imprint is hiring 54:59 What “grit” means to Daragh 55:34 Outro Mentioned in this episode: Figma, Rippling, H-E-B Grocery Company, LP, Barclays US, IBM, Coinbase, Charlie Munger, Instagram, Hamptons, Google, Nick Huber, Ribbit, Ireland, WeWork, Adam Kim, Amazon, Shopify, Tobias Lütke, Duolingo, Parker Conrad Links: Connect with DaraghLinkedIn Connect with JoubinXLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner Perkins