#158January 29, 202155:54

#149 - The Craziness of r/WallStreetBets, an $100k Bet, and Star…

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About This Episode

Sam and Shaan are joined by Immad Akhund, founder of Mercury, to discuss the ethics of 'god mode' in tech startups and Shaan's viral growth on Twitter during the GameStop stock frenzy. They explore the future of fintech, including the rise of challenger banks and embedded finance, while brainstorming how to disrupt massive incumbents like Salesforce.

Episode Description

Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP), Sam Parr (@theSamParr), and Immad Akhund (@immad) discuss: - How Shaan 3x his Twitter following in 2 months - The wild r/WallStreetBets trades and Shaan's $100k bet - Immad brings his ideas: a new CRM, startups catering to the creator economy, and "Clubhouse for business" - The future of Substack and it's competitors - The big potential of white labeling lending platforms Today's episode is brought to you by FOCUSAID. It’s the #1 and first nootropic drink in America that’s sold over 100m cans. For 30% off your first order, go to DrinkFocusAid.com. Check it out! Have you joined our private FB group yet? It's a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they're already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion. Editing thanks to Jonathan Gallegos (@jjonthan) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Key Takeaways

To accelerate growth on platforms like Twitter, join a mastermind group of peers to cross-promote content and share data-driven tactics about algorithm triggers.

Embedded Fintech allows non-financial SaaS companies to increase customer stickiness by offering banking and lending services directly within their niche software.

When competing against massive incumbents like Salesforce, focus on a developer-first or API-first approach that addresses the data fragmentation problems larger tools create.

Business Ideas Mentioned

API First Developer Centric CRM

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Clubhouse for Business Remote Serendipity

SaaS

Automated Newsletter Ad Network

Creator Tools

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