$40M FinTech Founder on Raising Millions Before He Had a Business Idea | Shakeel Lala, Marloo
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What happens when a VC backs you before you have an idea and then you have to find one?
Shakeel Lala and his co-founder ran 800+ conversations with financial advisors across 9 months before writing a line of code. They built the first product the week of their first major demo, and it sold. Marloo just raised $10M and is in 7 markets.
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