Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment consciousness of stakeholders. Pakistan, being an emerging economy with the land of ample investment opportunities, must adapt to innovative ways of attracting, retaining and multiplying investments for its economic development. Furthermore, they lack the direction and pace necessary to sustain the long-term momentum of business growth. It is evident that all thriving start-ups and high scale emerging businesses are being funded by foreign investors, hence the profits and financial benefits are reaped by international VC and other funds, either through…
Author: Zeeshan N Ahmed
Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment consciousness of stakeholders. Pakistan, being an emerging economy with the land of ample investment opportunities, must adapt to innovative ways of attracting, retaining and multiplying investments for its economic development. Furthermore, they lack the direction and pace necessary to sustain the long-term momentum of business growth. It is evident that all thriving start-ups and high scale emerging businesses are being funded by foreign investors, hence the profits and financial benefits are reaped by international VC and other funds, either through…
The online retail industry is defining new trends across the globe, but another tech trend is shaping the future of numerous industries – blockchain technology. For the retail industry, this means opportunities as well. Discussing the role of blockchain technology in the online retail space, Simon Cocking recently explained for Irish Tech News: “Technology has been constantly evolving and joining hands to bring forth a true warrior format that can make you highly capable. eCommerce combined with mobile apps to give convenience and comfort to you. Eventually, it went on to join hands with the mobile wallets and Fintech, which…
Your startup is a movie, you are the director, and not the hero, customers are true heroes. Build your story around them. People often ask me, predominantly our young heroes, what entrepreneurship is and how to become a successful entrepreneur, expecting to learn more about a secret mold that will help them become the next Elon Musk, but the truth is that a miracle gene for entrepreneurship does not exist. Nonetheless, if you haven’t had your genome coded for ‘entrepreneurial DNA’, you can still succeed as an entrepreneur, simply because entrepreneurship can be taught. Hence, while some entrepreneurial predisposition for…
Your startup is a movie, you are the director, and not the hero, customers are true heroes. Build your story around them. People often ask me, predominantly our young heroes, what entrepreneurship is and how to become a successful entrepreneur, expecting to learn more about a secret mold that will help them become the next Elon Musk, but the truth is that a miracle gene for entrepreneurship does not exist. Nonetheless, if you haven’t had your genome coded for ‘entrepreneurial DNA’, you can still succeed as an entrepreneur, simply because entrepreneurship can be taught. Hence, while some entrepreneurial predisposition for…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]eing in marketing for over two decades, I had the opportunity to be carefully observing and studying emerging market trends. For the last 10 years, advent of digital marketing has truly redefined the advertising industry. In the course of this journey, one theory introduced in the mid 90’s has fascinated me the most – the theory of disruptive innovation. The term disruptive innovation has led many people to a wide variety of confusing interpretations, especially when being discussed in developing countries like Pakistan. According to Harvard Business Review: “In our experience, too many people who speak of “disruption” have not…
Interview with Mr Zeeshan N. Ahmed – Founder, Grow Online Pvt. Ltd., takes a look at how mobile has transformed the retail industry. [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Zeeshan is a business professional, and an enthusiast of various corporate dynamics. Having achieved a Masters degree in Marketing and learnt skillsets of various spectrums of ‘Disciplined Entrepreneurship’ & ‘Mobile App Experiences’ from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. To ignite rural eCommerce in Pakistan, he has also certified in ‘Entrepreneur- ship in Emerging Economies’ from HBS. Zeeshan is awarded and placed in the ceremony book as one of the ‘100 Best Performing CEOs…