The Women & Money Discussion Series was started to help women improve financial literacy through budgeting, investing, and planning.
The focus is on building a personal finance app by gathering user needs and validating feature hypotheses with a cohort of around 40 women.
Unique cultural and psychological barriers faced by women around money are being addressed to increase engagement in financial discussions.
Women prefer personalized, AI-driven budgeting and insight tools over generic templates for managing their finances.
Barriers to using existing finance apps include lack of community support, limited cultural relevance, and overwhelming feature sets.
A hybrid distribution model, combining B2B partnerships and direct-to-consumer signups, is proposed to maximize reach for the new personal finance app.
The mission is to create a supportive space for women to build financial confidence through stories, data, and community.
Various activities are planned to understand how women currently manage money, introduce AI assistant concepts, collect feature ideas, and explore distribution strategies.
The plan includes piloting the app with the Women & Money cohort, launching as D2C initially, and later partnering with B2B entities.
The strategy involves user surveys, prototype testing, minimal feature set development, and engaging users through videos and expert sessions.