From Idea to £X00m exit | Onfido Co-founder's Story

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Husayn Kassai started a small company alongside his fellow cofounder to tackle the problem of idea verification whilst at university. The result was a startup which is reportedly being sold for up to $650m. This is the story for how they did it.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00:00 - What's to come
0:00:13 - Intro to Husayn and his early years
0:14:01 - Time at the University of Oxford
0:21:10 - Beginning of Onfido
0:29:14 - Building out the team
0:37:55 - Expanding internationally
0:48:58 - Was it worth it?
0:51:00 - Starting a second company
0:56:52 - How to hire?
1:04:00 - How to set up a successful company?
1:08:53 - How to build a solid team?
1:15:25 - How to meet and talk to customers?
1:17:56 - Mapping out the journey as a founder
1:20:28 - Doers vs non-doers
1:23:20 - How to fundraise for your startup?
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[@alib7489]

Great interview so far....Alhamdulillah

[@barryhay8935]

15 mins in, gives me genuine happiness hearing this guys humble beginnings, and his overall humble demeanour, may the Lord bless you all.
You don’t get into Oxford out of luck, it’s talent. Persian folks are natural intelligent like most Indian and far East Asians.
Do your thing bro, keep your circle solid and thrive.

[@Ellemiaaa]

Thanks IFG for this amazing work. may Allah bless you!!

[@luqmaan0o]

This video needs to go on save and repeat. Please split it up into two videos and make a gazillion shorts from the snippets 🤩

[@FaisalAliHussain]

MarshaAllah.. brilliant discussion, Hussain provided some really valuable insights.
Thank you for this!

[@Ellemiaaa]

Very inspiring Mashallah!!

[@OFC943]

Mashallah, may I ask what is your favourite reciter and surah

[@mahinislam6549]

Wa alaikum as-salam

[@masterpassacademy]

Will IFG host Gary Stevenson? Interested to hear his opinions on Sharia finance.
Jazakhalah Khairan

[@TheFallenStrider]

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