Question for the audience: What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase: “Vest in Peace”?
While you chew on that, I want to introduce you to Immad Akhund: Founder and CEO of Mercury and our esteemed guest this week on the show. We spend a lot of time talking about Mercury’s amazing growth trajectory, the harsh realities of being a founder, Immad’s passion (or lack thereof) for investing, the importance of having a network in San Francisco, Mercury Raise and more.
Please note that Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC.
Enjoy!!
Links:
Mercury
Mercury Raise
Immad on LinkedIn
Open by Andre Agassi
On Writing by Stephen King
Topics:
00:01:30) It’s called a Zoom!
(00:02:54) The industry avoids talking about SVB
(00:06:54) Mercury’s explosive growth
(00:16:55) Immad’s rolling fund and passion for investing
(00:23:27) The harsh reality of being a founder
(00:35:42) Immad’s north star
(00:39:51) The importance of having a San Francisco network today
(00:43:27) Mercury Raise
(00:46:35) Multi-product strategies
(00:49:26) How much time do you spend thinking about Fintech?
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Deal Flow: Tim Yu, CEO @ Pluto Money
Deal Flow: Anthony Strike, CEO @ Steadipay
Deal Flow: Donald Hawkins @ Griffin
Deal Flow: Erin Papworth, CEO @ Nav.it
Ash Hassan, Head of Fintech Ecosystem Development at Google Play: Stop Building, Start Distributing
Ben Milne (Dwolla) + Harper Reed (Serial Entrepreneur + CTO @ Obama Campaign): Being Human at Work
Sarah Biller + Jean Donnelly, Fintech Sandbox: Levelling the Playing Field
Sheel Mohnot, Partner @ 500 Startups: 0 to 500 (Real Quick)
Laura Spiekerman, Co-Founder at Alloy: From Africa to APIs
Jo Ann Barefoot, Hummingbird + Barefoot Innovation: The Most Interesting Woman in Fintech
Jimmy Chen, CEO at Propel: From Facebook to Food Stamps
Michael Sidgmore, Partner at Broadhaven Ventures: Say Yes and Figure It Out Later
Tom Bloch, Former CEO of H&R Block: The Untold Story of H&R Block
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