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?