On the Record.
Conversations on entrepreneurship, exits, venture capital, Web3, AI, and what it actually takes to build companies that compound. Available to all platforms - audio, video, and long-form.
Three Exits Before 24: How Saim Abbasi Built a Compounding Acquisition Chain
The full story of SA Capital, OptionsSwing, Asset Entities (NASDAQ: ASST), and the Strive acquisition - told chronologically, with no filter. Covers the due diligence process, the board dynamics, and what most founders get wrong about preparing for an exit.
From Financial Education to Venture Capital: The Iron Key Thesis
Deep dive into how the lessons from building SA Capital and OptionsSwing shaped the investment criteria at Iron Key Capital - and why most seed-stage funds get distribution wrong.
From Engineer to Multi-Exit Founder: The Saim Abbasi Story
Full interview covering the SA Capital origin story, the OptionsSwing acquisition, and what it took to engineer a compounding exit chain before age 24.
Content as Distribution: How SA Media Reaches 250M Without Paid Ads
The operating playbook behind SA Media - how organic content at scale becomes the distribution moat that makes every portfolio company more acquirable. Covers channel strategy, monetization, and the math behind compounding audiences.
Young Founders Panel: Building at Scale Before 25
Moderator-led panel discussion on the specific challenges and advantages of building at scale as a young founder - access to capital, credibility gaps, and why urgency is the one unfair advantage early founders have.
Building Companies That Attract Acquirers: The Iron Key Thesis
Saim speaks with Entrepreneur Middle East on building acquisition-ready companies, the Iron Key Capital investment thesis, and what separates founders who exit from those who don't.
Asset Entities Acquires OptionsSwing: The Deal Behind the Wire
Saim's commentary featured in GlobeNewswire coverage of the OptionsSwing and Asset Entities acquisition. One of the first NASDAQ-listed acquisitions in the financial education community platform space.
SA Capital: Building a Financial Education Company During a Market Crash
The origin story - how SA Capital was built during 2020-2022, what the financial education market looked like, how the company found its first customers, and what made it attractive enough to acquire.
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Saim is available for podcast appearances, video interviews, panel discussions, and keynote conversations. He prepares thoroughly, speaks in plain language, and brings frameworks - not platitudes.