Kind words — from the people who read, listen and work with me.

Every quote below is real and verbatim — from editors, founders, investors, readers and listeners, in their own words.


On the writing
"Best part about your articles and posts is that they are always 100% straight-talking (no BS)."
Dominic Pym — co-founder, Up Bank
"It is a brilliant piece."
Anthony Simic — editor, Rampart (who moved the piece in front of the paywall)
"Brilliant article… you hit the nail on the head."
Jill Berry — co-founder & CEO, Adatree
"Seriously one of the best things I've read this year. Punchy, massive amount of insight packed in."
Luke Raven — financial-crime specialist
"Great take mate, well written and well argued."
Kirstin Hunter — co-founder Future Super, MD Techstars
"I'm going to have to unsubscribe if you keep writing like this… it interrupts my day with a 'bloody hell — why aren't I doing something that makes me write and feel like this?'"
Kerry Milne — communications strategist
"You write in a way that few do or can."
Peter Keogh
"Your article on Xinja made its way around the office — it was great by the way."
Ryan Holman — ING Australia
"Read your article the other day and couldn't stop thinking about it… Fintech innovation has to be about more than exploiting the poor."
Nathalie Wood — ex-Xinja
"I'm blown away with your article… Top work."
Dan Da Silva
"Love both substance and style… There is no one like you in Ireland. But it has been very comforting to know you exist and persist."
Annmarie O'Connor — fintech founder, Ireland
"I read all of it. It was captivating and honest."
Brad Kelly — payments consultant
"I sent your article to a few people who tend to take issue with you, and they all said it was brilliant."
Luke Raven
"Thank you for explaining the predicament we are in so eloquently and urgently."
Frances Pimentel Nevares
"I was deeply moved by your April essay 'How smart investors are killing your future'."
Sally Dillon
"All your writing is brilliant."
Kathryn Rutkowski
"I believe you have the capability to change the lives of those that enter your orbit. You changed mine… I applaud you for every word you write."
Jack Parnaby
"Read every word. Bravo."
Tracy Angwin — payroll expert
"Brilliant article Kane… Keep being someone who cares and chases financial equality, this world needs you."
Nyssa Millington — financial counsellor
"You have a bloody fabulous way with words!"
Desi Vlahos — legal educator

From the editors
"Loved today's Hard and Fast! Wondering if we might turn it into an article for SmartCompany tomorrow?"
Eloise Keating — editor, SmartCompany
"Great to see a long read getting such strong engagement."
Simon Thomsen — editor, Startup Daily
"It's a very well written post."
Marty McCarthy — editor, LinkedIn News Australia
Most-read story of the week.
SmartCompany — October 2023

On the podcast & stage
"It was a joy talking to you, Kane Jackson ❤️"
Cindy Gallop — founder, MakeLoveNotPorn
"The podcast is so good. Sharp, to the point, insightful."
Carla Donnelly
"One of the best talks I went to all week… honest, direct and insightful."
Ilan Hurwitz — designer, Shopify (SXSW Sydney)
"You are all masters at this. Brilliantly done."
SXSW Sydney attendee
"Exceptional and thought provoking… The host speaks so well too."
Apple Podcasts review — ★★★★★
"Best episode yet! Genuinely one of the best interviews I've listened to in ages."
Nick Elliott
"One of the most thought-provoking and exciting conversations I've listened to as a podcast!"
Thomas Wieringa
"Great interview — I just wish it didn't ring so close to home."
Casey Golden — founder, US
"Yours is a voice we should be hearing more from when it comes to the future of finance."
Sebastian Paulin
"LOVE the concept — the Costco analogy is genius!"
Sally Hodges — impact finance

On the voice
"I absolutely love your candid, bold and no-holds-barred voice."
Natasha Ritz — brand & marketing leader
"Original, witty, and on-point… it cuts through all the other BS content on LinkedIn."
George Gebran
"I appreciate — and learn from — your content."
Trina Foo — Boston Consulting Group
"Informative, fresh and almost robin-hood like… what you do is just so vital."
Brighton Marekera — fintech founder
"Every time one of your posts pops up in my feed, I stop scrolling and read."
Branka Injac Misic — fintech marketer
"Thank you for the radical honesty… refreshing to see a proud neurodiverse LGBT+ leader making (good) waves."
Andrew Letton
"I love seeing your posts… topics that need more sunlight."
Solai Valliappan — angel investor
"What the very fuck. What an incredible story."
Dan Bowyer — partner, SuperSeed VC, London

On working with Kane
"Kane has a gift for cutting through to the stuff that matters… down-to-earth and accessible, with a long view towards shaping economies of care. He also has a wicked sense of humour."
Donna Nelham — founder, Unstitution
"It's an honour to work with you. I'm in awe of the simple elegance of the solution you've created."
Lacey Filipich — financial educator & author
"Many people talk a big game about being an ally. Kane lives it every day working with me. I'm lucky."
Ally Atmadja
"Smart guy and very good human. Mission obsessed."
Kirstin Hunter — introducing Kane to her network
"The way you live a personal and professional life aligned to your values and with integrity is deeply inspiring."
Tharun Sonti — venture partner
"Appreciate the way you always see (and say) what really matters."
Sophie Hall — co-founder & CPO, SIX
"Love your work, your courage, your ambition and your jokes."
Cameron Neil — LendForGood
"You're an inspiration — and I know how naff that sounds, but it's genuinely applicable here."
Scotty Allen — founder, The Product Bus
"The way you keep getting up, pushing forward and not stopping is incredibly admirable, and seemingly endless — it's undoubtedly your greatest strength."
Andrew Vrech & May Thandi — first investors
"Maslow could genuinely solve the inevitable cataclysmic conflicts that threaten both democracy and capitalism. I truly hope it does, and will be helping wherever I can."
Bank CEO
"That's a pretty big thing to say in a document you want to attract investment… I've certainly not seen that before."
Matt Vitale — then CEO, Birchal, on Kane opening his offer document with "Maslow is far more likely to fail than to succeed"
"It takes courage to be vulnerable."
Rob Collins — reader, Medium