[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @goldstein2002 Al Goldstein Al Goldstein posts on X about $enva, business, money, finance the most. They currently have XXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::303786514/interactions)  - X Week XXXXX -XX% ### Mentions: X [#](/creator/twitter::303786514/posts_active)  - X Week XX +13% ### Followers: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::303786514/followers)  - X Week XXX +11% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::303786514/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) XXXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks) XXXX% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) XXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [$enva](/topic/$enva) #5, [business](/topic/business) 13.64%, [money](/topic/money) 9.09%, [finance](/topic/finance) 9.09%, [bank](/topic/bank) 9.09%, [mls](/topic/mls) #1054, [$2b](/topic/$2b) #33, [investment](/topic/investment) 4.55%, [inflation](/topic/inflation) 4.55%, [$55k](/topic/$55k) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@avantforward](/creator/undefined) [@fabrizioromano](/creator/undefined) [@mls](/creator/undefined) [@ivonnerovira](/creator/undefined) [@pitdesi](/creator/undefined) [@davidsacks](/creator/undefined) [@kobeissiletter](/creator/undefined) [@builtin](/creator/undefined) [@peterschiff](/creator/undefined) [@a16z](/creator/undefined) [@arampell](/creator/undefined) [@thomassowell](/creator/undefined) [@stoiclane](/creator/undefined) [@teammessi](/creator/undefined) [@hubrix](/creator/undefined) [@eligoenergy](/creator/undefined) [@creditninjacom](/creator/undefined) [@johnsun](/creator/undefined) [@springlabs](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Enova International, Inc. (ENVA)](/topic/$enva) [Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB)](/topic/$db) [Liberty Global (LBTYA)](/topic/$lbtya) [IAC/InterActiveCorp Common Stock (IAC)](/topic/$iac) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "This is crazy and enlightening. Inflation is also much higher in big cities. My first salary in investment banking in 2022 was $55k and that was enough to live in NYC.I was able to save my entire signing and annual bonus and then used that money to invest in starting $enva. Much harder now and reiterates why we need to invest for the future. Otherwise inflation will steamroll you" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1996919868336029758) 2025-12-05T12:29Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "3/ We settled in Skokie/Niles Illinois. I wrestled and played football at Niles West then earned degrees in Finance and Math at the University of Illinois (class of 2002). Mostly had fun with my frat brothers at PKA and worked at a few bars. Moms patient an options trader named Dave told her Have your son call me for an internship..and offer he made frequently. I was the only one who ever did" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1997095072911753526) 2025-12-06T00:05Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "2/10: My brother quits his job at Siebel moves back to Chicago and starts coding the first real application flow from scratch. No AWS no off-the-shelf tools build your own PBXetc. Were manually verifying and approving loans and praying the bathroom server doesnt overheat" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1997402319776890994) 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "3/10: Fundraising begins. Dave takes the plan to his trading-floor friends I learned that once youve been successful people return your calls. I go to my old bosses at Deutsche Bank. A few write checks. Others tell me Im an idiot for leaving banking and that I should come back when I learn how real business works" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1997402321291190351) 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "8/10: Decision 2: Own the technology. We start on an off-the-shelf system thats XXX% manual. Within months we realize we have to build everything ourselves. We begin the multi-year project of writing our own platform from the ground up. That decision becomes the margin engine for the next XX years" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1997402328350237105) 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "9/10: Decision 3: Win with data and analytics. This is 20042005 big data isnt a thing yet. We decide to underwrite with alternative data (bank transactions employment stability utility payments) and simple predictive models. Ten years before the industry catches up were already living on it" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1997402329751163272) 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "The market interest for the tech/AI enabled roll-up has accelerated dramatically from 2021 when we launched @stoiclane to go after this opportunity in the #FIRE (Finance Insurance and Real Estate) verticals. We were looking at $CNSWF $LBTYA $DNH $IAC and others. AI definitely makes it easier to execute but operating efficiently is still really hard integrating small companies into large tech-oriented platforms is still really challenging. Will be interesting to see how these look over the next X to XX years" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1995553938863706506) 2025-12-01T18:01Z XXX followers, XXX engagements "@FabrizioRomano @avant_forward is super excited to be the official credit card partner of @MLS and was fun to watch an amazing season.go #InterMiamiCF and #Messi @TeamMessi" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1998366443382116448) 2025-12-09T12:17Z XXX followers, XX engagements "1/10: Part 2: Building Enova $ENVA from X to nearly $2B revenue today June 2004. is live but barely. Its a basic site running on a server in the bathroom of our tiny office. We start writing a business plan put our two stores up for sale and set out to raise $X million" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1997402317935825036) 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, 1704 engagements "1/5: Part 3: Building Enova $ENVA from X to nearly $2B revenue today - We raised $1.8M total for the online business and started building the team. - I was XX and looked XX recruiting was really hard and we needed help. - U of I college recruiting Everyone wanted banking or consulting X takers. So we called our smartest friends: - Steve & Tim (my high school and college friends) left GE to run ops & product: Steve later became my partner at Pangea and Tim went on to run Enova after I left and other large companies. - Mark @hubrix (later co-founder at @eligoenergy and @CreditNinjaCom ) joined" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1997732414471147933) 2025-12-07T18:18Z XXX followers, 1133 engagements "@FabrizioRomano Go #InterMiami and #Messi .we at @avant_forward are super excited to parter with @MLS.what a great season" [X Link](https://x.com/goldstein2002/status/1998490144358490552) 2025-12-09T20:29Z XXX followers, XX engagements
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@goldstein2002 Al Goldstein
Al Goldstein posts on X about $enva, business, money, finance the most. They currently have XXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXX #
- X Week XXXXX -XX%
Mentions: X #
- X Week XX +13%
Followers: XXX #
- X Week XXX +11%
CreatorRank: XXXXXXXXX #
Social Influence
Social category influence finance XXXXX% stocks XXXX% celebrities XXXX% technology brands XXXX%
Social topic influence $enva #5, business 13.64%, money 9.09%, finance 9.09%, bank 9.09%, mls #1054, $2b #33, investment 4.55%, inflation 4.55%, $55k XXXX%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @avantforward @fabrizioromano @mls @ivonnerovira @pitdesi @davidsacks @kobeissiletter @builtin @peterschiff @a16z @arampell @thomassowell @stoiclane @teammessi @hubrix @eligoenergy @creditninjacom @johnsun @springlabs
Top assets mentioned Enova International, Inc. (ENVA) Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (DB) Liberty Global (LBTYA) IAC/InterActiveCorp Common Stock (IAC)
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"This is crazy and enlightening. Inflation is also much higher in big cities. My first salary in investment banking in 2022 was $55k and that was enough to live in NYC.I was able to save my entire signing and annual bonus and then used that money to invest in starting $enva. Much harder now and reiterates why we need to invest for the future. Otherwise inflation will steamroll you"
X Link 2025-12-05T12:29Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"3/ We settled in Skokie/Niles Illinois. I wrestled and played football at Niles West then earned degrees in Finance and Math at the University of Illinois (class of 2002). Mostly had fun with my frat brothers at PKA and worked at a few bars. Moms patient an options trader named Dave told her Have your son call me for an internship..and offer he made frequently. I was the only one who ever did"
X Link 2025-12-06T00:05Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"2/10: My brother quits his job at Siebel moves back to Chicago and starts coding the first real application flow from scratch. No AWS no off-the-shelf tools build your own PBXetc. Were manually verifying and approving loans and praying the bathroom server doesnt overheat"
X Link 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"3/10: Fundraising begins. Dave takes the plan to his trading-floor friends I learned that once youve been successful people return your calls. I go to my old bosses at Deutsche Bank. A few write checks. Others tell me Im an idiot for leaving banking and that I should come back when I learn how real business works"
X Link 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"8/10: Decision 2: Own the technology. We start on an off-the-shelf system thats XXX% manual. Within months we realize we have to build everything ourselves. We begin the multi-year project of writing our own platform from the ground up. That decision becomes the margin engine for the next XX years"
X Link 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"9/10: Decision 3: Win with data and analytics. This is 20042005 big data isnt a thing yet. We decide to underwrite with alternative data (bank transactions employment stability utility payments) and simple predictive models. Ten years before the industry catches up were already living on it"
X Link 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"The market interest for the tech/AI enabled roll-up has accelerated dramatically from 2021 when we launched @stoiclane to go after this opportunity in the #FIRE (Finance Insurance and Real Estate) verticals. We were looking at $CNSWF $LBTYA $DNH $IAC and others. AI definitely makes it easier to execute but operating efficiently is still really hard integrating small companies into large tech-oriented platforms is still really challenging. Will be interesting to see how these look over the next X to XX years"
X Link 2025-12-01T18:01Z XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@FabrizioRomano @avant_forward is super excited to be the official credit card partner of @MLS and was fun to watch an amazing season.go #InterMiamiCF and #Messi @TeamMessi"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:17Z XXX followers, XX engagements
"1/10: Part 2: Building Enova $ENVA from X to nearly $2B revenue today June 2004. is live but barely. Its a basic site running on a server in the bathroom of our tiny office. We start writing a business plan put our two stores up for sale and set out to raise $X million"
X Link 2025-12-06T20:26Z XXX followers, 1704 engagements
"1/5: Part 3: Building Enova $ENVA from X to nearly $2B revenue today - We raised $1.8M total for the online business and started building the team. - I was XX and looked XX recruiting was really hard and we needed help. - U of I college recruiting Everyone wanted banking or consulting X takers. So we called our smartest friends: - Steve & Tim (my high school and college friends) left GE to run ops & product: Steve later became my partner at Pangea and Tim went on to run Enova after I left and other large companies. - Mark @hubrix (later co-founder at @eligoenergy and @CreditNinjaCom ) joined"
X Link 2025-12-07T18:18Z XXX followers, 1133 engagements
"@FabrizioRomano Go #InterMiami and #Messi .we at @avant_forward are super excited to parter with @MLS.what a great season"
X Link 2025-12-09T20:29Z XXX followers, XX engagements