Just Go Grind Shawn Sheikh: From Y Combinator Founder to Cash Flowing Empire (Just Go Grind, Episode #354)
Episode 354: Justin Gordon interviews Shawn Sheikh, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Adly, about how he builds, acquires, and invests in companies.
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Show Notes:
00:00 What’s coming in the episode…
01:14 Introduction
02:55 Shawn Sheikh’s background
04:45 Starting Solve
09:15 Starting PivotCMO
11:29 Meeting Adly’s co-founder, Fred Chiang
13:38 Selling PivotCMO
17:14 Moving on to company investment and acquisition
22:04 Raising capital
25:10 Shawn’s goals and motivations
27:26 Adly’s deal flow
29:30 What to look for in a deal
31:46 Red flags in a deal
34:21 Why is Adly winning the deals?
36:32 Next steps after the deal
38:45 Building Adly’s team
40:06 Shawn’s day to day at Adly
42:33 Adly’s portfolio companies
44:17 Adly’s purchase of Smodin AI
48:57 Shawn’s approach to starting something new
50:50 What’s next?
52:26 How to reach out to Shawn
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