Co-founders of Saraaf after securing the biggest deal in the history of Shark Tank come on TPE to discuss their journey, commodity sourcing, entrepreneurship and more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:30 What is Commodity Sourcing and how did Saraaf Start

5:00 Working in Balochistan

8:15 Saraaf Business Model

12:00 Doing business in Afghanistan

13:45 Will Saraaf become a Marketplace?

18:00 Local markets want regularization

23:00 Local Buyers vs Exports

24:20 Export Facilitation in Pakistan

27:00 How to start commodity Sourcing

33:28 How to start Commodity Trading

42:00 Ease of doing business in Pakistan

44:30 Identifying Market Gaps

47:15 Entrepreneurship - Taking the Jump

53:40 Shark Tank Pakistan

1:01:00 Valuation of Saraaf

1:04:50 What did we not see in the Shark Tank episode?

1:07:50 Exit Strategy for Saraaf

1:11:30 Inspiring the next generation

1:14:00 LUMS

1:16:00 Audience Questions