Social Media Creates Billionaires
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A story about how Ishan's small social media interactions led to connecting with a billionaire investor.
"I needed people to know about this kick-ass investment I made, so I was talking to journalists but no one was really taking the time. There was one guy on Twitter who wasn't responding to anything else, so I just kept liking his posts without saying anything. Then he checked out my LinkedIn profile and we started talking. He was like 'okay, let me write about the story.'
It wasn't Forbes or anything - it was a pretty small news site. But what's weird is that they posted that article and a few days later, a billionaire read that article and reached out to me.
Later when we talk about some of the stuff I'm doing now, I've gotten all my opportunities through Twitter or LinkedIn or some email I've sent. Years later down the track, it's all come back to me. Just liking a post or replying to something - you don't know who's looking at it. When you post a tweet and it says 116 impressions with no likes, that's still some people who have looked at it. You don't know who it is, but later down the line that could come in handy."
Ishan Haque
Ishan Haque is a South African-born Bengali Australian startup investor, advisor, and executive. Haque is most well-known for his involvement as an early public investor in today's multi-billion-dollar companies like Animoca Brands. He is currently an investor and full-time executive at Shuffle.com, one of the fastest-growing online gaming brands in the world. Prior to this, Ishan held senior growth roles at direct-to-consumer brands in San Francisco and Sydney. He was also the co-creator and producer of the chart-topping business podcasts "My First Million" and "First Text," which have over 100 million downloads and feature guests such as Ashton Kutcher, Mr. Beast, and Marissa Mayer. He is now the co-host of "Under Qualified", a business casual podcast that co-stars Edward Holland and Andre Barber.