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Building A Bank for Startups & Helping Them Secure Their Seed Round with Top Investors with Immad Akhund [SDI] | #70 SaaS Podcast

12/22/2020
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    Immad Akhund is the co-founder and CEO of Mercury, a bank for startups, engineered in Silicon Valley and aimed for tech companies to help them succeed.

    Immad & Mercury had raised over $25 million from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Charles River Ventures. 

    Prior to launching Mercury, he co-founded HeyZap which was acquired for $45 million by Fyber.

    During this interview we cover:

    • 00:00 A word From The Sponsor
    • 01:02  Intro
    • 01:58 Immad’s Background, Launching & Exiting HeyZap & $45MM Acquisition  
    • 04:21 What Drove the Success of HeyZap & How Was the Process of Acquisition & Eventual Exit
    • 06:12 How Exiting his Company Changed Immad’s Life & Focusing in a New Market
    • 09:37 Why Did Immad Decided to Focus on a Bank for Startups
    • 12:44 Main Factors or Value Propositions of Mercury that Makes it Suitable, Targeted & Competitive 
    • 14:29 How Mercury Deliver Meaningful & Personalized Experiences 
    • 16:53  Is Mercury for Everyone, Old and New Entrepreneurs?
    • 18:15  Best Growth & User Acquisition Strategy for Mercury
    • 24:09  Innovations being Leveraged to Optimize the Existing Procedures & Processes for Maximum Efficiency in Mercury
    • 26:26 How Mercury Raise  Get Your Seed Round In Front Of Top Investors
    • 31:31  Advice you Wish you Had Known & would Tell your 25 year old self
    • 35:18 Biggest Challenges Mercury’s Currently Facing
    • 37:27 Top Resources Instrumental for Immad’s Success
    • 39:57 What does success mean to Immad Today?
    • 41:06 Future for Mercury, Immad & Where to Get in Touch

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    • Mercury
    • Mercury Treasury 
    • Mercury Raise

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