Tarek is the co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, the first CFTC regulated exchange dedicated to trading on the outcome of future events. In this episode we discuss:
- Not being a hot company in YC
- Suing the government as a startup and winning
- Raising money from Sequoia, Henry Kravis, Schwab and others
- Being unable to take on more deposits because of demand during the presidential election
- The power of building a company that is "anti-pattern" to other companies
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