In this episode of The Bootstrapped Mafia Podcast, I interviewed Amrit Rupa, the Founder of Wall St. Rank, a platform that provides time-poor investors with access to Wall Street's smart money signals, allowing them to save time and navigate the hype surrounding stock investing.

Amrit is bootstrapping the platform to $1M ARR and 10,000+ users in 122 countries. He describes himself as a finance guy who became a product guy. He manages an API portal that powers thousands of transactions during the day and works on growing Wall St. Rank at night.

He had a humble beginning in his home country of Sri Lanka, and it wasn't until he had the opportunity to visit the United States that he decided to settle in New York to pursue his interest in technology. Several years later, he's become a guru in bootstrapping a tech product, and his insights will undoubtedly be very valuable. So don't pass it up.

Key Takeaways

[00:32 ] - How he ended up in New York and became acquainted with the tech industry.

[03:53 ] - The problem that inspired him to create Wall St. Rank.

[06:48 ] - Strategies he employed to quickly validate Wall Street Rank.

[09:39 ] - Balancing his full-time job with his side business.

[11:36 ] - Hiring freelancers and convincing his CTO to join.

[12:36 ] - Learning that the most important thing is to build a community.

[14:30 ] - Closing his first B2B customer and sponsor, and his short term goal.

[16:33 ] - A primer for anyone looking to land their first 100 paying users.

[18:35 ] - Why mental health is critical for any tech founder who wants to succeed.

[21:40 ] - Persistence + being a good storyteller = a successful business around which you can build a lifestyle.

Quotes

“I would 100% build a product with people because then you dont just get customers you get fans and supporters who wanna support you“ - Amrit

“Building solo is hard“ - Amrit

“You should build your product in public because then you refine your product more and you find fans and supporters to help“ - Amrit

“Having the right foundations to support your mental health is very important“ - Amrit

“Every stage you grow to, suddenly the kind of customer you need is different“ - Amrit

Links

Connect with Amrit:

Twitter: twitter.com/amritrupa

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amrit-rupasinghe

Wall St Rank: wallstrank.com

Connect with Bulat:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thebulatk

Twitter: twitter.com/thebulatk