#3: Faizan Bhatty | The story of Halo Cars and the power of working on something you're passionate about

Faizan Bhatty is the Co-founder of Halo cars (acquired by Lyft) and is the Head of Revenue for Lyft Media. Faizan is also a founding partner of Distributed Capital - a private high-growth startup investment syndicate - and is a recipient of the Forbes "30 Under 30" award in marketing and advertising.

During the episode, Faizan and Tyler discuss what makes the United States a unique business culture, how to realize dreams through building something that you're passionate about, how Faizan decided to start Halo Cars, how Faizan met his co-founder, the story of the "Halo Cars House," how you can tell what's real or not during the validation stage of a new company, how Halo Cars successfully raised funding then exited to Lyft in a single year, thoughts on acqui-hires, what it's like being on the Forbes "30 under 30" list (and how that works), the differences between investor syndicates and VC funds, what it's like transitioning from founder to investor, and more.
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Where to find Faizan Bhatty:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faizanbhatty/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/faizanbhatty?lang=en
• Forbes "30 Under 30": https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2021/marketing-advertising/

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Where to find Tyler Hall:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerchall/
• Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/the-tyler-hall-archives-7018241874482122753/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/sirTHALL
• Work with Tyler: https://www.tylerchristianhall.com/