Rabii is the founder and CEO of Remo AI, an AI-compliance startup based between San Francisco and Dubai that he started last year at the age of 25.Since starting the company, he’s raised millions of dollars in funding from leading Silicon Valley investors, including YCombinator and scaled the company to hundreds of thousands in revenue in a number of months.Rabii studied PPE at Oxford University and began his career at McKinsey before transitioning to the startup world.Connect with Rabiihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rabii-malik/YCombinator channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ycombinator_____________Muslim Founder Podcast - conversations with leaders who have built successful companies and organisations. Our mission is to inspire Muslims to build things that empower the ummah._____________00:00 Introduction 01:20 Why did you start a company?03:22 Early career 04:38 What is YCombinator?05:32 How to get accepted into YC?09:15 What is Rabii’s company (Remo AI)?10:07 How do you come up with a startup idea?12:15 What to do in first 30 days of starting a company?14:00 How do you find your first customers?15:00 How to raise millions from Silicon Valley investors?16:27 Advice for starting a company today18:02 How do you find a co-founder?20:07 How to break in AI?21:45 Building a startup is scary - how to navigate this?24:35 What is the harsh reality of building a startup?26:30 How do you overcome rejection?27:28 Growing Muslim Tech Community28:38 What’s been the biggest change in your life since starting a company?29:26 Dubai/Middle East startup ecosystem ----------https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohaibash/https://www.instagram.com/sohaibashraf97