Investing at 25

Investing at 25

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Investing at 25 episodes

  • The Journey of Innovation at Pakistan's First Financial Digital Institution with Naureen Hyat

    Episode #7 of my series: Investing at 25 

    I'm so excited to share Founder Stories, where we don't cover the over glorified wins of the founders, instead dive straight into the challenges and hardships they faced when they decided to embark on their journeys.  

    Naureen Hyat is the Co-Founder & CEO at Tez Financial Services, Pakistan's first financial digital institution that provides access to aggregating credit, savings, insurance, and investments on one single platform. Listen till the very end to hear how Naureen started her career in finance and ended up co-founding a startup that got acquired by Zoodpay, the leading digital lending platform in the Middle East and Central Asia. 

    Feel free to reach out and connect with me:  

    🌍 My website / blog - https://www.investingat25.com

    🚀 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyavardak/

    🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@investing.at.25


    Naureen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naureen-hyat/

    Tez Financial Services: http://www.tezfinancialservices.pk/


    24 min
  • How to become more visually literate with David Hooker

    Here's the 7th Episode of my series: Investing at 25 I'm so excited to kick off the Founder Stories on my channel, where we don't cover the over glorified wins of the founders, instead dive straight into the challenges and hardships they faced when they decided to embark on their journeys.   Listen till the very end to hear what advice David has for us twenty yr olds who want to try public speaking or pursue a career in brand, marketing or comms.   


    Feel free to reach out and connect with me: 

     🌍 My website / blog - https://www.investingat25.com   

    🚀 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyavardak/   

    🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@investing.at.25

    28 min
  • 💡 How to get started in Web 3 with Kevin Riedl

    Episode #6 of my series: Investing at 25

    I'm so excited to share Founder Stories, where we don't cover the over glorified wins of the founders, instead dive straight into the challenges and hardships they faced when they decided to embark on their journeys.

    Today we'll talk to Kevin Riedl who's share his journey as a developer in Web3 and how he now helps different brands to come onboard as well as teaches Solidity/Smart-Contracts, Web3.. to eleven yr olds! 🤯

    Feel free to reach out and connect with me:

    🌍 My website / blog - https://www.investingat25.com

    🚀 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyavardak/

    🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@investing.at.25

    You can reach out to Kevin on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wsdt/

    31 min
  • ⚡️The Journey of Web1 to Web2 to Web3 with NFT artist & Community Builder - Crystal Petit

    Episode #5 of my series: Investing at 25 

    I'm so excited to share Founder Stories, where we don't cover the over glorified wins of the founders, instead dive straight into the challenges and hardships they faced when they decided to embark on their journeys. 

     Crystal Petit is a powerhouse! She is a singer, composer, NFT Curator and Artist, Community Builder who's been associated with amazing platforms in the Web3 space like Known Origins, World of Women and Code Green. In this episode, she talks about how she explored Web1 as a 12 yr old then, to feeling like missing the boat when Web2 came around to now riding the wave in the Web3 space! She's an exceptional artist herself, who talks about her journey in the field of art, music and rhythm, along with her learnings from the Wall Street to now being a whale in the NFT space.   Listen till the very end to hear what advice Crystal has for anyone diving into the Web3.0 space!  

    Feel free to reach out and connect with me:  

    🌍 My website / blog - https://www.investingat25.com 

    🚀 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyavardak/

     🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@investing.at.25  


    You can reach out to Crystal on: 

    Twitter : @CrystalPNight 

     FB / Instagram : @CrystalPetit 

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal-petit/

    57 min
  • ✊🏽 Leading design in tech with Awais Imran

    Episode #4 of my series: Investing at 25

    I'm so excited to share Founder Stories, where we don't cover the over glorified wins of the founders, instead dive straight into the challenges and hardships they faced when they decided to embark on their journeys.

    Awais Imran is a Product Designer with 7+ years of experience leading end-to-end design work from inception to delivery and iterating post-launch, in close collaboration with product and engineering. He's worked across all major platforms — web, mobile, desktop and TV.


    He also leads the UX design community in Pakistan through UXDP, a thriving 10K+ member virtual group. 

    Listen in for a fun convo on design, tech and personal growth!

    Feel free to reach out and connect with me:


    🌍 My website / blog - https://www.investingat25.com

    🚀 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyavardak/

    🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@investing.at.25

    26 min
  • ⚡️The Journey of starting the first and only female led VC in Pakistan with Kalsoom Lakhani

    Episode #3 of my series: Investing at 25

    I'm so excited to share Founder Stories, where we don't cover the over glorified wins of the founders, instead dive straight into the challenges and hardships they faced when they decided to embark on their journeys.

    Kalsoom Lakhani is the Co-founder & General Partner at i2i Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund for Pakistan, and the country’s first female-founded VC fund.

    Listen till the very end to hear what advice Kalsoom has for us twenty yr olds!

    Feel free to reach out and connect with me:


    🌍 My website / blog - https://www.investingat25.com

    🚀 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyavardak/

    🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@investing.at.25

    22 min
  • 🧠 How to Build your Skillset and your Brand in your 20s with Sana Khalid

    Here's the 2nd Episode of my series: Investing at 25

    I'm so excited to kick off the Founder Stories on my channel, where we don't cover the over glorified wins of the founders, instead dive straight into the challenges and hardships they faced when they decided to embark on their journeys.

    Listen till the very end to hear what advice Sana has for us twenty yr olds!

    Feel free to reach out and connect with me:


    🌍 My website / blog - https://www.investingat25.com

    🚀 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyavardak/

    🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@investing.at.25

    23 min
  • Highs and Lows of starting one of the biggest food delivery startups in Pakistan with Nauman Sikandar

    Here's the first Episode of my series: Investing at 25

    I'm so excited to kick off the Founder Stories on my channel, where we don't cover the over glorified wins of the founders, instead dive straight into the challenges and hardships they faced when they decided to embark on their journeys. 

    Listen till the very end to hear what advice Nauman has for us twenty yr olds! 

    Feel free to reach out and connect with me:


    🌍 My website / blog - https://www.investingat25.com 

    🚀 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanyavardak/ 

    🎬 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@investing.at.25

    20 min

About Investing at 25

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Welcome to Investing at 25!! A series for everyone in their 20s figuring their sh*t out! In this series, we'll cover founder stories, industry expert opinions on how to get your career started, and…