Dastgyr Executive Director, Saif Ali, joins Shayan on this episode of How Does It Work with his journey of starting a business and how he made his own luck, along with his very interesting personal stories. What is luck surface area? Why should you pursue your passion? How can you create your own luck? What are ways to improving your luck in business? How do you create your personal brand? How can you figure out your mission and purpose?

How did Dastgyr start and what do they do? How is it similar to Alibaba, Amazon and Daraz and how is it different? How did they raise funding? How do they plan to expand and what is their future strategy? How did they deal with the startup bubble bursting in Pakistan? What is the strategic role of foreign venture capitalists? How is startup culture different from agency culture? How does ad agency culture exploit people? Will we eventually have a smarter ecosystem, smarter clients in the future? What are the problems that exist in startups and agencies in Pakistan? Is being result-oriented better than the current culture in Pakistan?

Listen in to a very interesting conversation as Shayan and Saif get into the Pakistani business environment, making your luck and how things will get better.
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00:00 Intro & Highlights
02:31 The Philosophy of Luck Surface Area
07:05 Saif’s Interesting Personal Story
11:42 A First Job Doing Everything to Starting Dastgyr
14:31 What Does Dastgyr Do?
18:29 The Startup Bubble Bursting
20:30 Mentorship & the Strategic Role of Foreign VCs
23:21 Startup Vs. Ad Agency Culture
25:47 Will Pakistan Become Smarter in the Startup Ecosystem?
33:55 The Lack of Problem Solving
45:00 Receiving Hate Mail

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