Thought Behind Things

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Shahveer Jafry. How was his experience in representing Pakistan at YouTube Creator Summit? How TikTok is different from YouTube shorts & reels? What is the hype of YouTube shorts like? His early life and education? How growing up in the US is different from Canada? Why is Canada a country worth living? What cultural shock did he face after moving to a new country? How did cross cultural exchange affected his way of thinking? How did he became friends with Zaid and Sham Idrees? When did he start creating content?  When did he get the idea of manifestation? What was working with Atif Aslam like? When did he get the idea of manifestation? Why he believes in it? How did reading books, dreaming & working hard help him grow?  Are dreams really based on how many privileges one have? How does he see Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Nabeel Qadeer. What was his early life & education like? How was his experience at FAST? What did he do post-graduation? How does working help him grow? How did he cope with his family problems? Why did he choose to study abroad? How did it affect him? Joining Punjab Information Technology Board? Which of his work is he proud of? What did he learn from working in the government? Government Vs. Private sector? The struggle behind starting “Idea Caroron Ka”? How can skill-based universities brighten up the future of Pakistan? Generating value & earning money? The thought behind Nabeel’s book?  How does he envision Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Faisal Warraich. What was early life & education like? What changes did he find in his village in the past 23 years? What was studying at Punjab University like? What jobs did he opt for after his Intermediate? Why did he study Mass Communication? His passion for storytelling? What struggles did he face during his job hunt? When did he launch his YouTube channel? What is the thought behind his YouTube channel “Big Socho”? What is so fascinating about history? Why is there a lack of ability to go out & learn in our society? How does he see the world at this point in time? Does this nation need a reawakening to be better? Focusing on the role of Pakistani media? Religion, extremism & Pakistan? How does he see the future of Pakistan in 2050?  Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Dr. Arshad Ahmad. What was his early life & education like? How did Pakistan look like in the 70s? How was his experience studying at Concordia University? What was his first job like? How did it shape him as a human? What was his MBA like? Doing masters or finding a job? What career did he pursue later? What was his work experience at McGill University like? How does he define a good teacher?  Why having a Ph.D. degree important now?  Why did he study psychology & human learning? What did receiving the title of AIB’s International Educator of the Year feel like? Why staying motivated is important to grow your mind? What is tenure or permanence? His life before LUMS & why did he join it? The evolution of LUMS over the past 5 years? What are the benefits of developing the education sector? LUMS NOP program? Misconceptions about LUMS? Why is there an increase in the tuition fee? What’s the future of LUMS? How does he see the future of Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Abdul Razak Dawood. What was his life pre-partition like? What difficulties did he face while trading? How did he set up the business? What was settling in Karachi like? What was his experience with studying abroad like? When did he start to see his life differently? What was his MBA like? How did he feel about being a Pakistani student at an American University? How Pakistani entrepreneurs have evolved over time? What was Pakistan in 1968 like? How did market segmentation help the growth of his business? The takeover of the New Bangladesh government in 1971? Why did he leave Lawrencepur in 1972? Getting exposure & rebuilding business? Selling Dawood Hercules to Fatima Group? Starting up DESCON?  What was after DESCON? Abdul Razak’s advice to business owners? What is the mission behind BARD Foundation? Why did he choose to expand his business in South Africa & Central Asian Republic? Did Abdul Razak Dawood ever regret his choices? How does Abdul Razak Dawood envision Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Muhammad Raza Saeed. What was his early life in Bahawalpur & education like? How did he manage to build a startup while studying? What is the journey of Confiz? What makes him stay & grow his company here in Pakistan? What is the headcount of Confiz currently? What is his experience with co-working spaces & work-from-home work ethic like? What does Confiz expertise in? How is this company different from others? The current situation of Confiz & what will it be in its future? Will Confiz be going IPO in the future? Why did he introduce a startup alongside PakWheels? What is PakWheels' mission? Real estate tax amnesty scheme Pakistan Vs. India? How does the infrastructure affect the growth of automobiles in Pakistan? Why is there a need for branded automobile workshop outlets in Pakistan? What’s the growth & profit rate of PakWheels? What will the growth of IT services & digital platforms look like over the next decade? How does he see the entire structural regime for the IT business? How does he see the future of Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guests, Bilal Hameed & Asad Hashamali. What was their education & early life like? Why did Bilal come back to Pakistan from NYC? What was the start of his teaching career looked like? How did he find Cedar College? How did he set up Alt academy? Asad’s experience as an intern at Cedar College? How was working with Bilal? What is the idea of building Alt academy? How did they start it? What is its vision & insight? When did they start hiring employees? How is Alt academy different from other academies? Schools vs. academies? How to solve the problems of the broken education system in Pakistan? How to attain diversity in today’s education system? Early learning programs & high school as the business models? What is the future of education & learning in Pakistan? How can educational institutions build opportunities for the people? How do they see Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Moonis Elahi. What was his early life & education like? How was living abroad different from living in Pakistan? When & how did he join his family business? When did he join politics? His win from Gujrat? What are his views on today’s voting system? His political revolution from 2007-2022? Why did he support Imran Khan? Why not the Shareefs? What will be the political evolvement based on current events? Why is the nation supporting Khan now? Youth & today’s politics? The future & the evolvement of politics? The problems with Pakistan’s agricultural industry & its economical value? Does Pakistan need a new constitution? Political point scoring & how will Moonis maneuver through that? Digitization & de-monetization of cash in Pakistan? Why does Bureaucracy need to be efficient? Why isn’t there any ERP of the government? The potential pros & cons of South Punjab as a province? Will there be any more provinces beyond South Punjab? Will the structure of his party evolve over time? What’s the post-Imran era like? Are NAB, FIA & other systems suffocating or efficient in Pakistan? Will there be any change in the abusive use of power? How does he contextualize the assassination attempt on Imran Khan? How does Moonis envision Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and so much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Muhammad Komail Abbas. What was his early life & education like? How was his experience at LUMS? What was Khoj about? His experience working at Standard Chartered Bank? The launch of FindMyAdventure? Building a team? Problems with digital platforms? How was his interview with Careem’s MD? How did it change his career? What are the three things to build a startup? How did his family react when he left the job? Starting a business with friends? Funding from the investors? How did he sort out equity when his business partners were moving on? His experience with the Alibaba Group in China? What are Jack Ma’s views about Pakistan? When was Komail running the startup alone? How did he manage the company with limited money? What happened before introducing GoZayaan? His learnings from FindMyAdventure? What are the reasons for merging with GoZayaan? How does Komail envision Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Atyab Tahir. What was his early life & education like? What was it like being an immigrant in the US? What was his experience as a management information system student in Boston? How did 9/11 affect his life? Why did he move to Pakistan? His experience in Pakistan? What was working with the emerging market in Kuwait like? Why did he go back to the US? When did he start his digital career? What was his work experience at HBL and Tameer bank like? What were his contributions while working at Mastercard? What is its utility in the ecosystem? What’s the future of Central Bank Digital Currency? Will bank cycles change in the near future? Why does Fintech need to be a niche player? How to solve problems for a fluent bank-to-bank transfer? Is the data being generated or wasted in Pakistan? Why is it important to understand the customers? What are the financial incentives for the masses of any company? What is the scope of financial services in Pakistan? How does he see the future of Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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