Dec 13, 2022
Note: This episode was recorded in March 2022.
Hi everyone! This is the final episode for 2022. I'm hoping to get
back into a podcasting groove next year.
I really enjoyed interviewing Ali Shah - co-founder & CEO of
TapeReal. TapeReal is a social platform where human connection,
authenticity, and meaningful content comes first. I came across his
company through Equivesto, the Canadian equity crowdfunding
platform. The previous episode (Ep. 041) is an interview with
Equivesto's managing director, Alexander Morsink.
The mission of TapeReal is create a less intimidating space for
aspiring creators. It's a place where they can document their
journey, grow and evolve.
In this episode Ali, chats about how the start of his
entrepreneurial journey began as a franchisor for Subway. (His dad,
banker by profession, became a franchisor for Mr. Sub, when he came
to Canada). He then founded several companies before starting
TapeReal. We chat about the early days of TapeReal, how it was
originally posed as an idea of having a synchronous conversation
with someone, before pivoting to focus on asynchronous
content.
We also chat about how social media is integrated into our lives
and just how addictive it can be. (Especially TikTok! Since
recording this episode, I have revived my TikTok account, but I am
barely on it. Maybe that's a good thing?)
LEARN MORE ABOUT TAPEREAL
Website: https://tapereal.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taperealapp/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/taperealapp
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taperealapp/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGeIIJxe_1Q_C1qQwRHDEw