In #14, Michael Sikand and Simran Sandhu unpack the stories of Jake Lewin and Allan Maman. Aged 21-year-old, Jake co-founded Tabs with Oliver Brocato, a sex chocolate brand that pioneered UGC TikTok marketing and has many millions of sales to show for it. Now he's dabbling in more vices–finding niche opportunties in retail environments–like liquor stores and cannabis dispensaries. Next, the guys discuss Allan Maman, the 24-year-old CEO and co-founder of Bloom, an app that lets teens invest in the stock market and helps them do by gamifying financial education. Even in the competitive consumer fintech sector, Bloom has racked up 1M+ users in the span of a year. The ironic part? He got his start making memes for Vlad Tenev, co-founder and CEO of Robinhood.
0:00 Intro
1:05 Story of Jake Lewin
2:40 Jake selling viral leggings on TikTok
3:10 Story of Tabs Chocolate
6:30 Founders Manufacturing Deadlines and Conflict
9:50 Tabs' Famous TikTok Strategy
13:40 Jake's new biz ideas
17:44 Story of Allan Maman and Bloom
20:30 Why young users are so valuable for fintech
22:00 Recessions: best time to advertise
24:40 Debate on Bloom's biz model (B2B x B2C)
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