Interviews with leaders from startups and the attention economy from a founder turned investor. <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.davidkaye.co?utm_medium=podcast">blog.davidkaye.co</a>
David Kaye's Interviews
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Interviews with leaders from startups and the attention economy from a founder turned investor. <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.davidkaye.co?utm_medium=podcast">blog.davidkaye.co</a>
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November 11, 2024
How turning $35,000 into $8M inspired this founder's next startup
<p>Kevin is the founder and CEO of <a target="_blank" href="http://afterhour.com">AfterHour</a>, the stock market super app for active traders. On WallStreetBets, he was known as SirJack, the day trader who turned $35,000 into $8M. A former engineer at Stripe and YouTube, he is also a serial founder.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>How Kevin used Reddit to seed his initial audience</p><p>The positives and negatives of building for consumers in 2024</p><p>How he tackles the search for product-market fit</p><p>Why he loves big hats</p><p><strong>Full episode guide:</strong></p><p>(00:39) Is 2024 a good time to build in consumer? </p><p>(02:48) The two viable paths for consumer startups </p><p>(06:00) What Kevin learned from his last two startups </p><p>(07:44) Finding product-market fit and why he focuses on DAUs above all </p><p>(09:49) How AfterHour works </p><p>(15:01) What Kevin learned at Stripe and YouTube </p><p>(19:37) How Kevin traded his way from $35,000 to $8M </p><p>(24:54) Community as a moat </p><p>(26:46) The death of friend-based social networks? </p><p>(28:55) Balancing startup life with fatherhood </p><p>(30:00) What’s the deal with the big hat?</p><p>Where to find Kevin:</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imkevinxu/</p><p>Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/imkevinxu">@imkevinxu</a></p><p>Website: https://afterhour.com</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://blog.davidkaye.co?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">blog.davidkaye.co</a>
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