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In conversation with tonight’s guest, Haziq Ahmed. What has Haziq’s journey been like? The self-exploration stage, what exactly is TIP, and how did he end up there? What were the teachers there like? What is textile 101? Textile product science and their buying house? How did he figure out this model won’t work and what did he do about it? What was Haziq’s own brand like? What is CMT? How did they add value and end up expanding the business? Applying to the University of Manchester and getting accepted. How was Haziq’s first-ever exhibition? What was he exactly doing at the time? What was the reason for the shutdown? How did he end up finding a job? What was he selling and how did his career progress? Why did he return to Pakistan? How did he become a brand manager for KAPRAY and how did it go? What is Pakistan’s apparel market like? How did Zellbury happen and why did he end up moving to Alkaram Studio? How much of our western wear is sourced locally & how much is imported? What is the economics of Pakistan’s apparel market? Why aren't our brands more widely recognized? Why did he switch to Foodpanda? What challenges was Foodpanda facing at the time? How was Haziq’s technical interview? Are food delivery companies profitable? How to make it operationally positive? Is there utility in electric mobility? Shifting to Dukan.pk? Why did he start his own company? What is Krave Mart? Where are they operating currently? What’s their vision? Is it profitable to digitize it? Why have they used AI-based surveillance? Is last-mile logistics creating a problem? How will they optimize it? What did they do with the money they raised? Will there be mergers and acquisitions? Are riders being ill-treated and is something being done? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.
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00:00 Tonight’s guest: Haziq Ahmed
00:37 Haziq’s educational journey
14:31 The self-exploration stage
16:59 What exactly is TIP, and how did he end up there?
18:18 What were the teachers there like?
19:03 What is textile 101?
20:23 Textile product science
21:51 What is buying house?
22:53 Figuring out this model won’t work
24:40 Haziq’s own brand
26:44 What is CMT?
27:07 How did they add value?
27:39 Expanding the business
28:53 Applying to the University of Manchester
29:48 Getting accepted
30:00 Haziq’s first-ever exhibition
32:23 What was he exactly doing at the time?
35:28 What was the reason for the shutdown?
38:22 Looking for jobs
40:27 How did he end up finding a job?
42:47 What was he selling and how did his career progress?
45:40 What lead to his return to Pakistan?
50:38 Helping create a digital store
55:08 Becoming the brand manager for KAPRAY
56:56 Zellbury
58:30 What is Pakistan’s apparel market like?
1:00:18 How did Zellbury happen?
1:00:59 Moving to Alkaram Studio
1:03:01 Changing Alkaram’s logo
1:03:34 Handling the back-end operations
1:05:05 How does “retail” work?
1:07:01 Why did he leave the textile industry?
1:07:41 How much of our western wear is sourced locally?
1:10:01 The economics of Pakistan’s apparel market
1:15:20 Why aren't our brands more widely recognized?
1:16:16 What is Elo's model and why is it smart?
1:18:51 Why did he switch to Foodpanda?
1:21:48 What challenges was Foodpanda facing at the time?
1:23:20 How was Haziq’s technical interview?
1:25:36 How did they grow?
1:26:19 Are food delivery companies profitable?
1:26:55 How to make it operationally positive?
1:28:46 Is there utility in electric mobility?
1:35:32 Shifting to Dukan.pk
1:36:40 Why did he start his own company?
1:37:34 What are they exactly building?
1:38:22 What is Krave Mart?
1:38:56 Where are they operating currently?
1:39:39 What’s their vision?
1:44:55 Is it profitable to digitize it?
1:50:27 AI-based surveillance
1:51:10 What else will they integrate and why?
1:52:09 Is last-mile logistics creating a problem?
2:03:25 How will they optimize it?
2:06:01 What did they do with the money they raised?
2:06:43 Will there be mergers and acquisitions?
2:08:15 Are riders being ill-treated and is something being done?
2:18:13 How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050?
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