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
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0:00 - Introduction
1:46 - Five Traders Huddled Around One Phone
2:45 - The App He Designed in Microsoft Word
4:45 - Racing Out of Jummah to Hand Out Business Cards
9:17 - Would He Build It Again? His Honest Answer
12:55 - The Billboard That Went Viral Before Anyone Knew It Was Them
31:36 - The Acquisition Calls He Took From a Mosque Classroom
33:39 - Walking Away From $35 Million Over Dinner at The Ivy
34:18 - The Court Case That Cost Them Their Name
36:53 - Why Half His Series A Is Still Sitting in the Bank
45:10 - The Easiest Way for Muslim Men to Stand Out on the App
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