The YouTuber Making $250k with Shorts Form Videos
Aug 24, 2026
Imran Mumtaz is a former Amazon engineer who quit in 2022 and now runs Imran the Finance Engineer with 1.7 million followers built almost entirely on short form. He and Francis get into how long it took to replace his $250,000 salary, his current revenue mix, the tactics that make financial content hold attention, and why he refuses to post every day.
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Imran Mumtaz
- Main YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinanceEngineer
- Rich Nerd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@richnerdfinance
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.finance.engineer
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.finance.engineer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFinanceEngineerOfficial/
- Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/richnerdfinance
- Newsletter: https://newsletter.richnerd.co
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Timestamps
00:00 Introducing Imran The Finance Engineer
01:24 Long form vs short form content creation
07:19 Four revenue streams that make $250k
13:43 The short form video strategy to get millions of followers
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