Investing at 25

Ever wondered what it takes to be recognized as one of the top 35 innovators in the world? 🤩

We sat down with the brilliant mind behind Plan9Incubator - Pakistan's first technology Incubation Centre in Pakistan, the Founder of aiSight.ai and Khudi Ventures, founder of Pakistan's first IT university, ITU; Dr. Umar Saif has been named among 500 most influential Muslims in the worlds consecutively between 2015 and 2023. ✨

With over 15 years of experience in startup building, venture capital, Al-based analytics and venture creation for emerging markets, Umar shares invaluable insights on innovation, entrepreneurship, and making an impact in today's fast-paced world. 🚀

Among the numerous notable awards and titles such as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Google's Faculty Research Award, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, UNESCO Chair for using ICT for Development, and being named as one of the top 35 young innovators in the world by the MIT Technology Review (TR35).

I'm honored to have Umar Saif on my podcast today! If you're in your 20s and seeking inspiration and guidance on how to turn your ideas into reality, you won't want to miss this episode! Tune into 'Investing at 25' and join the conversation tomorrow! Don't forget to subscribe to stay updated on our latest episodes!

Join my series: Investing at 25 for Long-Term Success - Learn from Successful Entrepreneurs and Professionals on Building Their Careers, Acquiring New Skills, and Overcoming ChallengesSubscribe to our YouTube channel for "Founder Stories, Career Advice & Tips on Growing your Career" where we go beyond the over-glorified wins of successful founders and interview professionals with different skillsets who have overcome challenges while building their careers in various industries, acquiring new skills, and knowledge. From tech startups to social enterprises, you'll hear firsthand accounts of how these individuals built their careers and businesses from the ground up, and overcame obstacles along the way. Tune in now and start investing in your future with the wisdom of seasoned entrepreneurs and professionals!

I had the pleasure of chatting with Pakistan's youngest visionary entrepreneur and community builder aka super connector, Arzish Azam, on my latest podcast episode.

We talked about his journey to becoming the CEO of Ejadlabs, the founder of Futurefest i.e Pakistan's largest tech conference, and the brains behind the revolutionary Pak-US Tech Exchange.

Arzish shared invaluable insights on the future of tech in Pakistan, the importance of community building, and his award-winning efforts in bridging the gap between Pakistan and other key international stakeholders in Saudi Arabia, US, Turkey, Norway and many more countries.
If you're someone who's interested in technology and entrepreneurship, the potential in emerging markets, this is one episode you won't want to miss. Trust me, you'll leave feeling inspired and motivated to make a difference.

Tune in to hear this episode and get inspired by this young man from Pakistan on his path to change the trajectory for the youth of Pakistan!

Episode#26 of my series: Investing at 25

 I'm so excited to share Founder Stories, Tips on Investing & Getting Started in your Career, Building your Skillset, Developing Growth Mindset, improving your Mental Health & of course Invest in your Financial Wellbeing!   

In this episode, we talk about a journey of an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience, a well known investor in Saudi, who's invested in multiple fast growing startups in Saudi such as Resal, Trteeb, NearPay, Manigo, Barq App and these are just to name a few.
Currently, Salman Butt serves as the Co-Founder, Chief Research & innovation officer at Salla E-Commerce Platform , which is Saudi's leading e-commerce platform, think of it as the Shopify of Saudi Arabia. There's tons to learn from Salman's exceptional journey, and learn more about the Saudi tech ecosystem.

In this episode, we'll talk about: 

💡 MVP Stage to Generating 1Million Riyals in the first 7 months Since Launch
✍️ Becoming a Tech Giant and Unicorn in Saudi Arabia
🇸🇦 Startup Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia & Vision2030

Tune in for an insightful conversation about Salman's journey as a Unicorn Founder in Saudi Arabia!

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Join us for a special 25th episode of Investing at 25 Podcast featuring Kristel Kruustuk, the Co-Founder and Board Director of Testlio, a leading testing software startup. Kristel shares her inspiring journey as an entrepreneur, the valuable lessons she learned along the way, and how she balanced being a mom with her work. As the youngest female millionaire in Estonia, Kristel has made a name for herself in the European tech industry and beyond. Tune in for insights on tech innovation, entrepreneurship, and more from this remarkable entrepreneur.

Don't forget to check out Testlio's global initiative, 'Testlio Ignite,' aimed at helping people to launch their careers in software testing. 💡

This series: Investing at 25 is aimed for Long-Term Success - Learn from Successful Entrepreneurs and Professionals on Building Their Careers, Acquiring New Skills, and Overcoming Challenges

Join us on our Spotify & YouTube channel for "Founder Stories, Career Advice & Tips on Growing your Career" where we go beyond the over-glorified wins of successful founders and interview professionals with different skillsets who have overcome challenges while building their careers in various industries, acquiring new skills, and knowledge.

From tech startups to social enterprises, you'll hear firsthand accounts of how these individuals built their careers and businesses from the ground up, and overcame obstacles along the way. Tune in now and start investing in your future with the wisdom of seasoned entrepreneurs and professionals!

Episode # 24 of my series: Investing at 25 for Long-Term Success - Learn from Successful Entrepreneurs and Professionals on Building Their Careers, Acquiring New Skills, and Overcoming Challenges

Join us on our YouTube channel for "Founder Stories, Career Advice & Tips on Growing your Career" where we go beyond the over-glorified wins of successful founders and interview professionals with different skillsets who have overcome challenges while building their careers in various industries, acquiring new skills, and knowledge.

From tech startups to social enterprises, you'll hear firsthand accounts of how these individuals built their careers and businesses from the ground up, and overcame obstacles along the way. Tune in now and start investing in your future with the wisdom of seasoned entrepreneurs and professionals!

Did you know that the Ape Harbour has 20% Pakistani DNA? 😱

In this podcast episode, we sit down with Zain Naqvi, the man behind the design of the Ape Harbour and Co-Founder of Alter. Zain is a passionate designer at heart and by profession, and he has brought multiple beautiful masterpieces to life. If you're an aspiring artist, designer, entrepreneur or someone who wants to get started in Web3 space, this interview will be a game-changer for you! Tune in to hear about Zain's journey, insights on Web3 design, and his experiences co-founding Alter. Don't miss out on this exciting conversation with one of the pioneers in the Web3 space!

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Episode # 23 of my series: Investing at 25 for Long-Term Success - Learn from Successful Entrepreneurs and Professionals on Building Their Careers, Acquiring New Skills, and Overcoming Challenges

Episode#22 of my series: Investing at 25

I'm so excited to share Founder Stories, Tips on Investing & Getting Started in your Career, Building your Skillset, Developing Growth Mindset, improving your Mental Health & of course Invest in your Financial Wellbeing!

Saif is a Startup Builder, Investor, Star Wars Nerd, Techie, Husband who has spent 13+ years building products, growing revenue, working world class teams building top notch products in the Silicon Valley. 

In this episode, we'll talk about:

❤️ His passion for Building

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This week on Investing at 25 podcast, Saniya and Meenah sit down to talk about the startup culture in Pakistan and Meenah's extraordinary journey 🚀

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This week on our podcast you get to hear from someone who built a 0 > 250K community on TikTok in just 1.5 years!!!

Episode#19 of my series: Investing at 25

I'm so excited to share Founder Stories, Tips on Investing & Getting Started in your Career, Building your Skillset, Developing Growth Mindset, improving your Mental Health & of course Invest in your Financial Wellbeing!

In today's episode we'll talk about Mental Wellbeing with Christian Brown, Founder of Blimish, a virtual wellness ecosystem!