Fintech Leaders Bam Azizi, CEO of Mesh Connect - From Credit Card Debt to $130M, Building the Rails for a $37T Market, Executing a Wild Pivot
Apr 16, 2025
Bam Azizi, Co-Founder and CEO of Mesh Connect, shares his inspiring journey as an immigrant entrepreneur. He discusses the crucial pivot from B2C to B2B, tapping into the $37 trillion stablecoin opportunity. Bam highlights the importance of creating a unified financial landscape amid market fragmentation. He dives into product development philosophies and stresses the need for improved user experiences in crypto. His fundraising tales reveal the resilience essential for navigating market volatility, making his story a compelling blend of innovation and perseverance.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Major Pivot from B2C to B2B
- Mesh originally started with a consumer app to manage crypto accounts but pivoted to B2B after seeing usage and monetization challenges.
- The B2B pivot was successful, quickly landing corporate clients like Revolut and Coinbase.
Stablecoins' Massive Potential
- Stablecoins present a $37 trillion transaction volume, surpassing Visa and Mastercard combined.
- Fragmentation in chains, wallets, and currencies creates an infrastructure opportunity where Mesh acts as a unifying connection layer.
Build, Ship, Iterate Relentlessly
- Build products solving your own problem and a thousand others and ship early for feedback.
- Use modern tools and AI to iterate quickly; resilience and hard work are essential for founders.