{"id":7784,"date":"2016-05-03T16:03:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T20:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=7784"},"modified":"2016-05-03T19:30:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T23:30:30","slug":"i-wonder-if-amex-will-approve-me-for-a-starwood-credit-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/i-wonder-if-amex-will-approve-me-for-a-starwood-credit-card\/","title":{"rendered":"“I wonder if Amex will approve me for a starwood credit card”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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May 3, 2016<\/div>\n
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By Larry Chiang.<\/div>\n
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So the way I walked Mike’s credit app through the American Express system is the same for how I manually wrangle a college student through Bank of America’s visa credit card approval process.<\/div>\n
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First Mike Arrington’s experience (he’s a retired founder who swims at Bay Club)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/span><\/td>\nMichael Arrington (@arrington<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9\/29\/10, 10:01 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
I wonder if Amex will approve me for a starwood credit card now. They declined me a month ago.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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\"\"<\/span><\/td>\ntravis kalanick (@travisk<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9\/29\/10, 11:29 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
@arrington<\/a>\u00a0a bad case of entrepreneur credit… AMEX won’t give a shit about your exit…<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\nIt’s the same Travis that co-founded Uber.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nLarry Chiang (@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10\/25\/10, 8:23 PM<\/a><\/div>\n
Mike @arrington<\/a> ya know by 11-11 day, I’ll get u approved Re: Amex just declined me again for a starwood card<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I had texted my Amex friend Shari Joseph.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shari Joseph follows @askAmex. I know Shari from NYFW. New York Fashion Week<\/div>\n
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\"\"<\/span><\/td>\nMichael Arrington (@arrington<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10\/26\/10, 12:31 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
huh. amex just called.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
And just like that, Mile was approved. Read all the credit risk myths that me, Shari, Travis and Mike know but never took the time to write out<\/p>\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/mmpqq710<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Now, if you’re a college student wanting to be an owner operator, you can matriculate fellow students. Yes, help undergrads get a Bank of America visa.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
These locations can be messaged via us postage stamps<\/span><\/div>\n
– 1825 e Buckeye Road<\/span><\/div>\n
– #530Lytton<\/span><\/div>\n
– 101 Tryon St. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
– poBox15291<\/span><\/div>\n
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#poBox15291.
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