Imran Khan is the Founder at Proem Asset Management. In this episode we explore the arc of his remarkable career—from his early days as one of Wall Street’s top-ranked analysts to leading global IPOs and eventually launching his own hedge fund. We discuss:- Why gross margins are a critical indicator of fundamental shifts in a business- How he met Joe Tsai and helped lead Alibaba’s record-setting IPO- The vision Evan Spiegel had that made Snap a generational product- His criteria for identifying high-quality public companies and warning signs to avoid- How private market hype has skewed investor incentives—and why that might be changingLinks:Proem Asset Management - https://www.proemasset.com/Imran on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dotkhan/Imran on X - https://x.com/dottkhanSupport our Sponsors:Ramp: https://ramp.com/fortVesto: https://www.vesto.com/fortBetterPitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0ITopics:((((((((((((((((Chris on Social Media:The Fort Podcast on Twitter/X: https://x.com/theFORTpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefortpodcastLinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFdWatch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNXVisit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvysLeave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO