The Muslim Founder Who Built a $40M Company Fighting With Tinder

Shahzad Younas is the founder and CEO of Muzz, the world's largest Muslim marriage app.A former VP at Morgan Stanley, he walked away from nine years in investment banking, taught himself to code, and launched the app from his bedroom in 2015.Today Muzz has more than 20 million members, a team of 160, and is closing in on a million people who've met their partner on the app.In this episode, he breaks down turning down Match Group's acquisition offer, the lawsuit that forced a rebrand, and why he's raised just $9 million in over a decade.Find out more:https://muzz.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahzad-younas-------------------Hire My YouTube Strategist (Ideas, Titles, Thumbnails) - https://trakyo.link/91546e9f-------------------0:00 - Introduction1:46 - Five Traders Huddled Around One Phone2:45 - The App He Designed in Microsoft Word4:45 - Racing Out of Jummah to Hand Out Business Cards9:17 - Would He Build It Again? His Honest Answer12:55 - The Billboard That Went Viral Before Anyone Knew It Was Them31:36 - The Acquisition Calls He Took From a Mosque Classroom33:39 - Walking Away From $35 Million Over Dinner at The Ivy34:18 - The Court Case That Cost Them Their Name36:53 - Why Half His Series A Is Still Sitting in the Bank45:10 - The Easiest Way for Muslim Men to Stand Out on the App-------------------Subscribe to the Muslim Founder Newsletter: https://muslimfounder.kit.com/32ea939dddFor the latest updates on events, programs and announcements.