The Dock with Omar Waseem

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Tariq Ahmed (@TariqAfaqAhmed), employee #5 at Applovin, to talk about going from poverty to riches, a day in the life post-IPO, the importance of family, his luxury watch collection, raising a daughter with wealth, the top of the world (in Fremont), and much more... The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at: https://f.inc Links: · Tariq's Twitter · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  2:42 - Life after a $30 billion IPO   10:45 - His first startup (with Furqan)  23:00 - Early days at Applovin  38:00 - How his friend circle has changed with success  1:00:22 - Did his relationship with his wife change?  1:16:00 - Reading old tweets

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Siraj Raval (@SirajRaval), AI and machine learning YouTuber, to talk about his YouTube journey, dropping out of Columbia University, reversing his age, dealing with bipolar disorder, cancel culture, getting recognized in public, how a future with AI will look, and much more...  The Dock is a Founders, Inc. show. Learn more about Founders, Inc. at:  https://f.inc Links: · Siraj's Youtube · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro  5:25 - Why He Dropped out of College  15:48 - Getting Cancelled on YouTube  26:38 - When He Knew YouTube could be a Career  37:56 - Being on the Lex Fridman Podcast  44:31 - Mental Challenges with Celebrity Status  1:00:15 - The Future of AI

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Ryanne Fadel, founder of Halo Cars, to talk about selling his company to Lyft, growing up in the hood, imposter syndrome at UPenn, attracting high value people, and much more... Links: · Ryanne's Twitter · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Founding Story of Halo Cars  17:29 - Lyft Acquisition Details  24:08 - Growing up in the Hood  36:42 - Going Back to School  49:19 - Issues with Corporate America  58:02 - Reading Old Tweets

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Poya Osgouei, Head of Sponsorships for SaaStr, to talk about his background in SaaS, creating the largest B2B event community, advising high-growth startups on their go-to-market strategy, his philosophy on client management, and much more... Links: · Poya's Linkedin · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 7:55 - GTM Scenarios  31:47 - How To Sell Anything  44:45 - Deleting Social Media  59:53 - Reading Old Tweets

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with AJ Keller (@andrewjaykeller), CEO of Neurosity, to talk about his background building airplanes, inspiration for launching a hardware startup, uncovering the complexity of the human brain, creating the future of productivity, writing freestyle raps for his investors, and more... Links: · AJ's Twitter · Neurosity · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 02:47 - How He Got into Hardware 17:00 - Hacking Flow State and Understanding Brain Activity 30:30 - Improving Sleep and Focus with Neurosity 43:40 - "Entrepreneurial Rap"

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Faraz Jaka (@FarazJaka), professional poker player and coach, to talk about how he traveled the world playing tournaments, went on silent meditation retreats, survived border patrol detainment, was part of the largest poker controversy, and more... Links: · Faraz's Twitter · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Business/Entrepreneurship Background 8:52 - Playing Sports in High School 17:40 - Being a Nomad for 16 years 25:03 - Lifestyle of a Poker Pro 31:14 - Learning from a Failed Startup 34:31 - Bitcoin/Crypto 36:34 - Border Patrol Stories 45:00 - Silent Retreats 56:00 - Rapid Fire Questions 01:01:15  - Poker Scandal 1:07:48 - ‘The Toilet’ Nickname

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Ben Huh (@benhuh), founder of Origami and OrangeDAO, to talk about how he invented internet memes, starred on a reality TV show, designed walkable cities, started the YC founders' DAO, built Origami, reviewed dog toys, and more... Links: · Ben's Twitter · Origami · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - TedX Talks On Immigration 4:30 - Launching Internet Memes/GIFs 6:00 - Making A Startup Reality Show 9:18 - Starting A Company During The Recession 12:20 - Evolution Of The Creator Economy 15:30 - Introduction To DAOs 18:15 - Rethinking How Cities Get Built 24:22 - Building A New City With $100 Million 31:40 - How To Start Building A DAO 35:35 - Investing In Startups Through A DAO 40:30 - Starting A DAO Vs Traditional Company 44:50 - Getting Into Digital Publishing  48:16 - Blogging About Dog Food 50:20 - Buying A Meme Site 54:18 - What Makes a Good DAO? 57:30 - Buying A Sports Team Through A DAO 1:04:05 - Rapid Fire 1:10:35 - Reading Old Tweets

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Jonathan Chang (@thechangj), investor and XIR at Brex, to discuss how he throws over 100 Brex events a year, breaking into venture capital, studying film at UCLA, athletes investing in tech, running a VC fund, and more... Links: · Jonathan's Twitter · Jonathan's Tiktok · The Dock Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:43 - Brex Supper Club 5:30 - Brex’s Business Origins 10:00 - How To Measure Event Success 18:45 - Jonathan’s Work Background 21:00 - Understanding TikTok For Brands 25:00 - Athletes And Creators Investing In Tech 29:10 - Running A VC Fund 33:50 - Investing Strategy 36:45 - Jonathan’s College Experience 39:30 - Working At Lionsgate/NBCUniversal 42:30 - Intro To Venture Capital 47:05 - Advice For Breaking Into Venture Capital 50:15 - Rapid Fire Questions 56:30 - Startup Reality Show

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Karan Dalal (@karansdalal) to discuss raising $1.6M, receiving resumes at cafes, recruiting top talent from colleges, dropping out after 1 semester, and more... Links: · Karan's Twitter · Otto · The Dock Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 1:38 - Otto Merch 3:10 - Attending UC Berkeley  6:00 - Standing Out In The Recruiting Process 11:30 - Benefits Of Networking In College 13:20 - How Karan And Omar Met 17:10 - Evolution Of Otto Product 21:15 - Taking Investor Money 24:30 - Turning Down $2M 28:10 - Renting Startup House In SF 33:50 - Why Pets.com Failed 37:10 - Flying To Every Otto Pet Shelter 41:30 - Balancing Startup With Social Life 45:30 - Otto Marketing Plans 48:30 - First Startup In College

Omar Waseem (@omarwasm) and Vishal Kolar (@vishalkolr) sit down with Adam Majmudar (@MajmudarAdam), 19 y/o founding engineer at Thirdweb, to discuss DeFi, founding vs joining a startup, the importance of college, the meaning of life, and more... Links: · Adam's Twitter · Thirdweb · The Dock Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro  0:42 - PayPal Scandal  4:33 - Everything DeFi  18:45 - Joining ThirdWeb  24:05 - Building Thirdweb’s Infrastructure  26:10 - Thirdweb’s Founding Principles  32:20 - Thirdweb’s Content Strategy  33:30 - College Plans  36:28 - Is A Degree Important?  40:30 - Building A Strong Network  47:50 - Founder Culture / Mental Health  52:05 - Daily Routine  57:20 - A.I. Vs Blockchain In Products  58:15 - Twitter Segment  58:44 - Learning With Legos  1:04:15 - Herd Instinct   1:09:08 - The Meaning of Life?