Today he shares his views on the different perspective of Gen Y entrepreneurs, the challenges of pitching to older decision makers and how to overcome them, and his secret weapon for success - Frank Sinatra. This is the story of Mint founder Aaron Patzer who was all of 25 when he founded the company and decided to take on the big guys. But hidden behind the usual headlines is another tale of giant-slaying that shows how the some of the youngest members of the workforce are using their drive, tech savvy, and unique perspective to shake up how the old guard does business (and making a bundle of money for themselves in the process). “Longer term, there’s huge potential for Mint’s technology and user-interface design on Intuit’s banking and credit union division,” he said.When software giant Intuit agreed to buy plucky start-up for $170 million this September, the business press lapped up the acquisition as a David and Goliath story, with the speedy, simple, youth-oriented Mint running energetic circles around its staid competitor. Eventually, he said, he hoped could forge partnerships with financial institutions looking to upgrade their online and mobile-banking services, something Intuit already does through its Digital Insight subsidiary. He said that his first priority would be integrating some of Mint’s features into Intuit’s products. After the transaction is complete, will move its operations into Intuit’s offices.Īaron Patzer, ’s founder and chief executive, will become general manager of Intuit’s personal finance group and oversee the operations of, Quicken and Quicken Online. Both companies are based in Mountain View, Calif. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval, but the companies said they hoped to close the deal by the end of the year. “We were much better served by having Mint and its leadership as part of Intuit instead of trying to build it separately,” said Dan Maurer, senior vice president of Intuit’s consumer group. Although and Quicken Online are rival services, the companies say they will continue to operate the two sites independently, and incorporate some of Mint’s features into Intuit’s services.
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