They said TikTok was for kids. But not Amin; he was getting millions of views and rode that TikTok wave all the way to co-founding Kadama, a Gen-Z tutoring marketplace with 1 billion views that hit #2 on the App Store. The former Apple senior engineer (behind iMessenger and the Health App) talks what Gen Z wants, what it lacks and how to use socials to deliver on both.
0:00 Intro
2:45 TEDx “Working hard was my biggest mistake”
8:00 Becoming an entrepreneur
14:00 Where did you get the idea for Kadama?
16:30 Starting a business in college
22:00 Pivot to tutoring
24:30 TikTok: the Wild West
29:20 Finding creativity
34:45 Amin’s ultimate life hack
40:30 20-yr-old takes on Apple
44:30 Pitching to Apple CTO
48:30 Becoming profitable and sustainable
58:55 What’s next for Amin and Kadama?
Amin Shaykho on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aminshaykho/
Amin Shaykho on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/aminshaykho/
Amin Shaykho on TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@aminshaykho/
In the spotlight: Kadama,
https://www.kadama.com/
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