Fintech Meltdown, Working for Musk, Regulating AI: WTF Highlights

The coming wave of fintech failures. How to “own your story” while working for a leader like Elon Musk. A regulatory crackdown on artificial intelligence. And the repercussions of bad press on high-profile female founders. These are some of the topics discussed by speakers at The Information’s Women in Tech, Media and Finance conference in Napa Valley, Calif., Thursday.

Jackie Reses, CEO of venture-backed Lead Bank that provides financial services to fintechs and other businesses, said she expects more failures and sales among fintech startups. A former top Tesla executive, Valerie Capers Workman, described criticizing—and then defending—Tesla’s workplace decisions. And “GirlBoss” author Sofia Amoruso said she’s worried more female founders won’t “take big swings,” out of fear of a media backlash. Read below for more.