When COVID hit, Michael Sikand got sent home from the University of Michigan
He started a podcast from his childhood bedroom.
Two years later, Morning Brew acquired his company when he was 22
Now his "Asymmetric Bets" portfolio is up ~40% this year while the S&P 500 is down 4.3%
Here's his timeline:
• 2020: Started Our Future, a business media brand, during the pandemic
• 2022: Forbes 30 Under 30
• 2023: Sold Our Future to Morning Brew
• 2024: Built one of the fastest-growing investing YouTube channels, 50,000 subscribers in 6 months
• 2025: First influencer to call $KRKNF before it ran 100%
• 2026: "Asymmetric Bets" portfolio beating the S&P by 44 percentage points
His 5 current holdings:
$MU, $AAOI, $BE, $ASTS, $SGOV
$3,100,000 in AUM @michaelsikand