Five by Friday

Muslim excellence and builder lessons - Powered by Friday

By Arshan Ahmad

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Five by Friday: Junaid Wahedna

He worked in merchant banking on Wall Street, then built the world's first Islamic robo-advisor solo. Now managing $2B in assets across 130 countries.

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• Friday Minute: Hire Missionaries, Not Mercenaries
• Why some of the highest paying job offers in tech history got rejected and what it reveals about hiring (Jun 19) - Arshan Ahmad

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• Five by Friday: Adil Abbuthalha
  • From vibe coding to moon shot. His vision: ownership of infrastructure so the next generation sets direction instead of catching up. (Jun 16) - Anas Alsaadi

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• Friday Minute: You're Reading the Rejection Wrong
  • What separates founders who should be worried from founders who are exactly where the most successful companies in history started (Jun 12) - Arshan Ahmad

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• Five by Friday: Yazan El-Baba
  • Shoulder injuries killed his wrestling scholarship dreams. He ended up at Michigan boxing instead. Now he backs unicorns and builds the future of AI. (Jun 9) - Anas Alsaadi

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• Friday Minute: Cold Emails Don't Work
  • Why 90% of founders are wasting their time trying to reach investors the wrong way and the only approach that actually gets you in the room (Jun 7) - Arshan Ahmad

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• Five by Friday: Zuhayeer Musa
  • Started as a static HTML page while he was still a student. Now 3 million monthly active users. The side project that flipped salary negotiation. (Jun 2) - Anas Alsaadi

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• Friday Minute: If You Activate the Rational Brain, You Have Lost
  • Why bringing your best stats to an investor meeting activates the wrong part of their brain and what triggers the right response instead (May 29) - Arshan Ahmad

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