Seeing life through fresh eyes is a trait that can get lost in today’s noisy world. When you bring a perspective of a beginner, not knowing what is impossible, you can sometimes transcend conventional wisdom and achieve greatness. Immigrants can bring a fresh perspective and couple it with a focused effort to succeed. Our guest today is Hamed Abbasi, Co-Founder and CEO of Plooto, who is both a successful serial founder and has survived the difficult and often underappreciated immigrant journey.About Hamed Abassi:Hamed Abassi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Plooto, a payments platform aimed at simplifying B2B payments. Prior to that he co-founded and was CEO of Vast Labs, a casual gaming company that was acquired in 2014. He started his career in the banking world.In this episode we discuss:

Hamed’s journey as an immigrant from Iran

Skills he had to learn as a newcomer to Canada

Moving from the world of banking to becoming a startup founder

Creating Flywheel dynamics in a startup scene

Starting Plooto

Pivoting from a Bitcoin platform

Plooto’s first financing round

Competing against well-established industries

Why Hamed wanted to compete in the crowded FinTech market

How and when to raise prices as a founder

Would they handle their price hike differently

The importance of data when gathering feedback

Why revenue is important to startups

Plooto’s success at venture fundraising

The prep that went into their fundraise