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H1B Founders Live Ep 2: Foundation Over Tactics

Khasim went from stuck Shopify engineer to first B2B pilot. The unlock wasn't sales tactics. It was the gym.

Episode 2 of H1B Founders Live.

Khasim Shaik joined WIN CLUB in October 2025. Senior data engineer at Shopify. New father. Was thinking about moving to Canada because the green card line is 30 to 40 years.

We talked through:

  • The energy audit. Mark every meeting red or green. Once you see the data, you can't lie to yourself.

  • Two years since the gym. He signed off that week.

  • The Canadian PR application that he actually filed.

  • The break for his second child. Three months. Came back in April.

  • Building the brand sentiment tool. Years of pipeline work going into one product.

  • His first Jackson Spalding pilot. Closed.

  • The Wolf of Wall Street myth. Why SaaS sales is process, not charisma.

  • SPI. Situation, Pain, Impact. What it is and why it works.

The takeaway. Tactics on a broken foundation stay theoretical. Tactics on a healed foundation ship.

Two ways to go deeper with the H1B Founders community:

Launch Club Cohort 5 starts the week of May 18. Three weeks. Entity setup, foundation, attorney handoff with discount. Apply here: tally.so/r/pbx9Y1

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