Kevin is the founder and CEO of AfterHour, the stock market super app for active traders. On WallStreetBets, he was known as SirJack, the day trader who turned $35,000 into $8M. A former engineer at Stripe and YouTube, he is also a serial founder.
In this episode:
How Kevin used Reddit to seed his initial audience
The positives and negatives of building for consumers in 2024
How he tackles the search for product-market fit
Why he loves big hats
Full episode guide:
(00:39) Is 2024 a good time to build in consumer?
(02:48) The two viable paths for consumer startups
(06:00) What Kevin learned from his last two startups
(07:44) Finding product-market fit and why he focuses on DAUs above all
(09:49) How AfterHour works
(15:01) What Kevin learned at Stripe and YouTube
(19:37) How Kevin traded his way from $35,000 to $8M
(24:54) Community as a moat
(26:46) The death of friend-based social networks?
(28:55) Balancing startup life with fatherhood
(30:00) What’s the deal with the big hat?
Where to find Kevin:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imkevinxu/
Twitter: @imkevinxu
Website: https://afterhour.com
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