Why are Pakistan’s most promising founders giving up and moving out?

This week, we sit down with Mubariz Siddiqui, founder of Carbon Law and legal advisor to some of Pakistan’s biggest startups, to discuss the country's broken startup ecosystem. From regulatory loopholes and crypto bans to policy failures and the brain drain, Mubariz shares the inside view on how the startup wave rose after 2016, and why it’s crashing hard now.

He talks about:

➡️ The flawed obsession with "hustle culture"

➡️ Why smart talent is leaving Pakistan, and he can’t blame them?

➡️ The missed opportunities in crypto, AI, and tech.

➡️ Why governments that don’t understand information-era economies will keep failing their people?

If you’ve ever wondered why it feels so hard to build something in Pakistan, this one’s for you.

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