Kemal Didić

"Quality is the manifestation of consistent, skilled care." We built a high-quality custom jigsaw puzzle for @mercury, and it just might be my favourite puzzle we've ever built. Getting to literally piece together both worlds this week felt like the perfect full-circle moment 🫶

@sophiaahmed Love that: clarity + connection! There is something really calming about the focus puzzles requires. Great way to entertain family + guests too :)

@k_didic Love puzzles. Not at all GenZ but puzzles provide clarity, great for anxiety. Plus excellent for bonding between partners, friends, siblings, family Here's mine

Why is Gen Z getting into jigsaw puzzles? In a world of constant scrolling, they’re intentionally choosing to slow down. Puzzles aren’t just nostalgic. They’re a response to digital fatigue. What’s driving this shift: lnkd.in/eJWRnKcM #GenZCulture #SlowLiving #Offline

1/ Mercury 2025 Annual Letter @Mercury 2025 stats: * 50% YoY growth in customers to 300k * 59% YoY growth in transaction volume to $248bn The theme of the year was expanding beyond startups: we saw 73% of new customers came from outside AI or tech startup category 🧵

Marcus Aurelius, an underrated one

Mercury applied to become an OCC-chartered bank Makes complete sense at their scale - gives them direct control over deposits, payment rails, marketing & eliminates sponsor bank risk Stats: 200k customers $650M revenue Profitable for 3 years 🔥 finance.yahoo.com/news/mercury-a…

Mercury Personal is now live after a year in waitlist. The core insight: personal finances are actually complex, but every bank treats them like they're simple. You have multiple people who need different levels of access. You're moving money between business and personal constantly if you have an LLC. We built this because business banking solved these problems years ago, but personal banking pretends they don't exist. Full conversation with Raj on why we built this despite pushback from investors and team—link in bio.

1/ @Mercury Personal launching publicly today! Its been my primary account for a while and changed my financial life: Joint account with my wife, cards+controls for my nanny. Auto transfer money between high-yield-savings + Invest* + checking. Easy+free wires

@mercury quietly rolled out the ability for every Mercury customer to chat with human support while logged in if they need it Last month, our average response time was 1 minute and 48 seconds during biz hours (for over 10k+ convos!) Remember when you had to drive to a branch?

Thank you @harleyf I hope you love it !! 🙏

@harleyf Puzzles are also a fun holiday pastime. Check out our Shopify store here: mangopuzzles.com

The holiday season has started and the data’s clear: People aren’t just shopping. They’re preparing to make things. Bakeware is spiking: 🥘Roasting pans up 274% 🍪Cookie jars up 247% 👨‍🍳Bakeware sets up 191% Art and craft kits are climbing: 🚂Wooden toy kits up 110% 📔Coloring books up 115% If you sell any of these on @Shopify, drop your store link below. People are already shopping for what you’re selling.

Can’t wait to roll out our new collection and finally bring it into the world 🧩 Mangopuzzles.com

@bandholz Hey Eric! I'm obviously biased, but happy to chat and share how Mercury compares to Brex. I actually work with a few folks from ECF already so might be worth pinging them to hear their experience!

God, why am I still a customer of Brex? Everyone's using Mercury still?

Facts.

For many ecommerce founders, brand is one of the first things worth getting right. It helps you stand out, build trust, and create a connection with your customers. Here’s how the Mango Puzzles team built theirs — with color, personality, and standout photography — before they even launched. ⤵️

Although we bootstrapped Mango Puzzles, we didn’t do it alone. Huge shoutout to our family & friends who believed in us early on and helped us get off the ground 🙏 Never underestimate the power of your network. Reach out, share your vision, and don’t be afraid to ask for help!

We’re honoured to be featured in @mercury's new series, How to Start Your Own Ecommerce Business, where we share the early days of building Mango Puzzles. If you’re thinking about starting something of your own, this series is a great place to begin. Huge thanks to the team!

Super grateful to have the opportunity to create a short series of videos sharing our journey as co-founders of Mango Puzzles!

Incredibly proud to be part of the journey at @mercury as we announce our $300M Series C. Grateful to work alongside such a talented team, and excited for everything that’s ahead. 🚀

@thesamparr @willroman @willroman brings such positive energy to every interaction! Lucky to have had the opportunity to meet and work with him.

This is my buddy Will (@willroman). How can he turn his cowboy boot company into a $100m/year company? You see, a few years ago Will quit his job and moved to Mexico to apprentice under one of the best cowboy boot makers in the world. Spent years there, mastering boot construction. Then he started a cowboy boot company in Austin, Texas. It’s called @ChisosBoots. They have one location, are bootstrapped, and great margins. What I like about Will is that he’s obsessed with the craft of making super, super high quality boots and unwilling to compromise on quality. This is not how most D2C companies start. Most of em are marketers who are good at ad buying. I don’t think Will spends much, if anything, on ads. If you google reviews, people on Reddit say Chisos are the most comfortable boot and that for $600 they’re a steal given the craftsmanship and durability. I’m not a financial investor in Will but I am emotionally invested because I think his boots are damn good. I also think this business can be huge (tacovas, a startup in the space, does hundreds of millions a year in sales), and I think it’s fun to show off small businesses before they get huge. So, my question to yall: What would you do if you owned Chisos and how would you make it huge in the next 10 years?