Fixing A Broken Gig Economy

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Careers, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I sit down with Moe Jumaa, CEO of Waxii, to talk about building a business by questioning broken systems. At 24, Moe shares how a simple rideshare experience exposed a major gap in the market and led to a platform focused on giving drivers more of what they earn. We discuss his early start in crypto, learning through mentorship instead of traditional education, and why underserved global markets present massive opportunity. Moe also explains why he chose crowdfunding over venture capital and how aligning with community needs creates traction where big companies fall short.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Entrepreneurs the Playbook.
0:02.1	And I'm excited to have our friend Mo Juma here, CEO at Waxy.
0:07.6	He's been on GoFund Yourself starring on there, the number one show on Cheddar.
0:11.6	Welcome to the Playbook, Mo.
0:13.7	Thank you for having me, David.
0:15.3	I really appreciate the opportunity.
0:17.2	And, you know, I love my appearance in time on GoFund Yourself.
0:21.2	It was really valuable experience.
0:22.9	Yeah.
0:23.2	Well, we want to get everybody involved in, uh, Waxy and GoFund Yourself is a great way that
0:29.6	individuals can get involved, uh, and support you, uh, as we are doing crowdfunding
0:34.8	and elevating the awareness to, uh, your business that's truly helping so many other people as well.
0:42.0	Give me an idea what inspired you to start waxing.
0:46.6	Yeah.
0:46.9	So I didn't talk about it on the show, but a little bit about my past and kind of how I got to where I am right now.
0:52.9	So I'm 24 years older right now. I started my
0:56.2	first business when I was 19 years old. I was building these crypto mining rigs for myself at
1:03.0	the time because I was super into that scene. And then I noticed there was a demand for it in the
1:09.0	market. So I started running ads. I started building them for high net worth individuals, people that had $40,000 and spent
1:15.1	out of mining route.
1:16.1	So I would build those.
1:17.6	I would manage them for those clients.
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