25 Podcast Episodes
"We told the team: we have 6 months of runway" with Immad Akhund
"We told the team: we have 6 months of runway" with Immad Akhund
Immad Akhund is a serial entrepreneur (though he doesn't like this moniker, something we discuss in this episode) and ha... Read more
2 Aug 2023
•
20mins
Immad Akhund, CEO of Mercury: SVB, Neobanks, and UI
Immad Akhund, CEO of Mercury: SVB, Neobanks, and UI
Immad Akhund is the CEO of Mercury, a bank for startups. He’s also a multi-time founder and a Dual Threat CEO with over ... Read more
18 Jul 2023
•
48mins
Lessons From Building Mercury with Immad Akhund (Co-founder and CEO, Mercury)
Lessons From Building Mercury with Immad Akhund (Co-founder and CEO, Mercury)
Immad Akhund is the Co-founder and CEO of Mercury, a digitally native bank for startups. Mercury is supported by investo... Read more
5 Jul 2023
•
1hr 27mins
463: Why Small Customers Matter with Immad Akhund of Mercury
463: Why Small Customers Matter with Immad Akhund of Mercury
Since 2006, Immad Akhund has been investing in and building startups. But he always struggled with working with traditio... Read more
9 Jun 2023
•
43mins
EP 68: Immad Akhund (CEO, Mercury) on How Mercury Added $2 Billion in Deposits After SVB Collapse
EP 68: Immad Akhund (CEO, Mercury) on How Mercury Added $2 Billion in Deposits After SVB Collapse
Immad Akhund is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Mercury, a FinTech Platform that was in the headlines recently for ... Read more
9 Jun 2023
•
1hr 48mins
Mercury's Playbook for Building a Multi-Billion-Dollar Fintech Company with Immad Akhund
Mercury's Playbook for Building a Multi-Billion-Dollar Fintech Company with Immad Akhund
On this episode of the Traction Podcast, Immad Akhund, Founder and CEO of Mercury shares their playbook to 80,000+ custo... Read more
3 May 2023
•
19mins
E 12 w/ Immad Akhund’s 4th company Mercury has been an “overnight” success, serendipity of living in the bay area (yes still!), making over 300 angel investments
E 12 w/ Immad Akhund’s 4th company Mercury has been an “overnight” success, serendipity of living in the bay area (yes still!), making over 300 angel investments
Discussing weekly tech news w/ experienced venture founders. No investors. Guest - @immad (Mercury, YC Partner, Heyzap, ... Read more
11 Jan 2023
•
54mins
How to Build a Billion Dollar Startup | Immad Akhund on Mercury, Building a Product & Scaling a Business
How to Build a Billion Dollar Startup | Immad Akhund on Mercury, Building a Product & Scaling a Business
“Whatever point you are at, you kind of have to go back and say ‘what is the thing that you're building?’ And ‘do people... Read more
28 Dec 2022
•
1hr 24mins
[$1.6B val] Mercury’s Founder, Immad Akhund; rapid growth via word of mouth
[$1.6B val] Mercury’s Founder, Immad Akhund; rapid growth via word of mouth
Mercury, a banking service for startups, was launched in 2019 but their business idea had been brewing since 2013. Mercu... Read more
19 Oct 2022
•
15mins
15. Immad Akhund (CEO & Founder, Mercury) is stuck in an infinite loop of Dad jokes
15. Immad Akhund (CEO & Founder, Mercury) is stuck in an infinite loop of Dad jokes
This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Immad Akhund, CEO and Founder of Mercury. They talk about starting a bad jam b... Read more
17 Mar 2021
•
44mins