Arshan Ahmad

If you’re a young Muslim: Build something. A startup, a library, a local business, a brand, anything. Ownership is a form of worship when done with intention. We don’t need more applicants. We need more builders.

Most SaaS founders give up after 1 follow-up. Most deals close after 5+ touches. If you’re not following up, you’re not selling. You’re hoping.

A Muslim founder told me, “I thought fundraising would be the hardest part. It wasn’t. The hardest part was staying true to my principles when no one was watching.” He still closed the round. Still hit $30k MRR. Still fasted through investor calls in Ramadan. That’s the kind of…

Your best cold leads are not in your CRM. They’re: - Asking on Reddit - Complaining in Slack groups - Searching Google with real intent You don’t need better sales scripts. You need better listening.

I’ve spoken to dozens of Muslim founders in the last year. The best ones have 3 things in common: - They know their deen - They know their market - They know how to execute without waiting for approval We don’t need more confidence. We need more conviction.

No one cares about your product. They care about their problem. They care about their timeline. They care about their boss breathing down their neck. Sell to that.

A Muslim founder told me his biggest mental shift was this: He stopped trying to “build a Muslim product” and started building a great product, as a Muslim. Same values. Better execution. Wider market. Now he’s scaling in 4 countries.

Your landing page should answer 3 things in 5 seconds: - Who is this for - What does it do - Why should I trust it Everything else is decoration.

I spoke to a Muslim founder who raised $1.2M with no warm intros. He built an MVP, got paying users, and sent monthly investor updates to people who ignored his first cold email. 10 months later, those same people wired checks. Lesson: be consistent. Be excellent. Let them…

Founders obsess over product-market fit. But channel-message fit is just as important. Great copy in the wrong place is still dead on arrival.

The future isn’t Muslim-themed brands. It’s world-class brands, built by Muslims, led by Muslims, serving everyone. Build like that.

Stop obsessing over open rates. Obsession = reply rates. The best cold emails: Sound human Reference real pain Make no assumptions Offer value in 4 sentences or less

The ummah doesn’t need more content. It needs more companies. Products that work. Founders who build. Exits that inspire. It’s happening. Jumu'ah Mubarak.

Paid ads are great. But they can’t save bad positioning. Fix the message. Then scale the spend.

Your identity isn’t baggage. It’s your moat. It builds trust. It attracts loyalty. It differentiates you. Use it.

Before running any ad: Write the worst, most skeptical thought your buyer has. That’s your hook. Anything less specific won’t stop the scroll.

Faith is not a blocker. It’s a framework. It makes us better founders. It keeps us grounded when it works. And when it doesn’t.

The real funnel looks like this: Cold email → no response → follow up → ignored → follow up again → warm → reply → meeting The close comes from the 3rd or 4th message. Not the first.

You don’t need a top-tier MBA to build. You don’t need a warm intro to raise. You don’t need permission to win. You need consistency. You need du’a. You need barakah.

Demo tip: Never open with the product. Open with the problem. Show them you understand their pain better than they do. Then your product will feel inevitable.

We’re seeing the rise of Muslim capital. Muslim media. Muslim software. Muslim ownership. This is bigger than any one company. This is a movement.