His Father Lost His Life Savings. Now He’s Fixing Finance.
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Arjun discusses how the loss of his father's life savings inspired him to disrupt the Australian financial system and promote financial literacy.
In this episode, Steve Grace sits down with Arjun — founder of inaam — to unpack how a tragic loss of his father's life savings fueled a mission to disrupt the Australian financial system, and why he believes the local VC ecosystem is fundamentally broken due to a crippling lack of risk tolerance. Arjun breaks down the dangerous myth that "impact investing" means sacrificing returns (proving it with a portfolio that outperformed the market), why he famously believes the tagline for Australian venture firms should be "F*ck off," and how he is gamifying financial literacy to help young Australians build wealth without compromising their values. They also dive into: The "Oligopoly" problem: Why having only three major VCs is stifling Australian innovation The reality of building a fintech as a migrant founder and facing racism on the streets of Melbourne The irony of being an award-winning innovator who still doesn't qualify for a National Innovation Visa How inaam combines education with execution to bridge the wealth gap Why email is a terrible leadership tool and the power of the "Communication Triangle" The "Non-Linear" career…
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