cover of episode #268 – Trading Stocks, Quitting Amazon, and Making $20k/Month with Yahia Bakour of Stock Alarm

#268 – Trading Stocks, Quitting Amazon, and Making $20k/Month with Yahia Bakour of Stock Alarm

2023/2/15
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Yahia Bakour：Stock Alarm 的核心功能是提供股票价格提醒服务，帮助用户节省时间并避免错过交易机会。他并非最初创始人，而是后期加入，通过改进产品功能和实施增长营销策略，最终成为联合创始人。他强调了关注忠实用户、快速响应需求以及利用 SEO 和互联网论坛营销的重要性。他还分享了个人对股票交易的看法，建议大多数人选择指数基金而非积极交易。他认为 Stock Alarm 的成功在于其简洁易用的设计，以及对用户需求的精准把握。他最终选择全职投入 Stock Alarm 是因为看到了其增长潜力和带来的自由与灵活性。 Courtland：他认可 Stock Alarm 的价值，并对 Yahia Bakour 的创业经历表示赞赏。他分享了自己大学时期不成功的日内交易经历，并强调长期持有股票的重要性。他认为 Yahia Bakour 同时具备软件工程和增长营销技能是其成功的关键因素之一。 Channing：Channing 在访谈中参与提问，引导 Yahia Bakour 分享他的创业经验和心得，并对 Yahia Bakour 的成功表示祝贺。

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Yahia Bakour, the founder of Stock Alarm, shares his journey from college to quitting a high-paying job at Amazon to focus on his startup.
  • Yahia started Stock Alarm at 21 while in college.
  • He quit a $250k/year job at Amazon to work full-time on Stock Alarm.
  • Stock Alarm helps traders set alerts for stock prices, saving time and effort.

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Yahia Bakour (@mynameisyahia) talks trading stocks, quitting a $250k/year job at Amazon to become an indie hacker, how to join an existing project as a late cofounder, marketing via SEO, being a night owl vs an early bird, and bootstrapping his revenue to $20k/month with Courtland (@csallen) and Channing (@ChanningAllen).