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Khurram Zafar is currently the Executive Director of the LUMS Center for Entrepreneurship. Prior roles include CIO at Lahore Stock Exchange and founding board member of Plan9 and innovation fellow at the Pakistan Innovation Foundation.

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Promising Pakistani Startups

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The most promising Pakistani startups are gaining a global footprint in terms of funding and customers.     Appography is transforming the way customers interact with call...
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Technology Business Valuations – A Hurdle to VC Deals in Developing Markets of Asia

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Ask prospective investors in Pakistan or Bangladesh for a $200K investment at $800K pre-money valuation and see the jaws drop. Most investors will question...
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The Next Startup Nation: Pakistan?

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Recently dubbed ‘the next big thing’ in Asia with restored investor confidence, favourable conditions for private sector growth and a plethora of talented engineers,...
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The Nuances Of A Public Apology

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From a public relations perspective, public apologies are fascinating. They’re to be found everywhere and the news media can’t seem to get...
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What Is A Microchip Worth?

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Intel has announced a delay of more than a year in its 7nm chip manufacturing process, which gives an idea of the reasons why Apple recently announced...
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The Rise Of Jio

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Google is in negotiations to invest $4 billion in Jio Platforms, an Indian digital conglomerate spun off from a huge multinational company, Reliance Industries, led by Mukesh...
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How To Win At Crowdfunding

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All too often and contrary to what one might expect, what appear to be high-quality crowdfunding projects fail to get the backing...
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3 Ways For Impact Investors To Respond To The Pandemic

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This AI Startup Detected Coronavirus Before Anyone Else Knew

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Artificial Intelligence has been around for decades but only in recent years has it advanced to a level where it’s getting both exciting...
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Planning To Innovate? Prepare To Litigate!

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JCI Lead Tropicana host New Entrepreneur Championship Conference for the Second Year

Junior Chamber International Lead Tropicana(“JCI LT”), a non-profit organization continues its mission to empower Malaysian youths in developing entrepreneurial skills by hosting...
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Lessons from My Failure of Building a Billion Dollar Company

In 2011, I left my job as the second employee at Pinterest — before I vested any of my stock — to work on what I...
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Kevin Helps Businesses Maximize Their Cash Flow What's your story?I’m a former finance professional turned start-up operator. I started...
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Dominique Backhouse, Managing Director of Companion Communications

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Dominique Provides Strategic Communications and PR to Lifestyle Brands What's your story?I am the Managing Director of Asian-based communication...
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Lawrence Unleashes The Potential of Businesses What's your story?I’ve worked everywhere but found my groove as a growth-stage business...
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Somsubhra Uses AI and Machine Learning to Identify Food Trends In Real-Time What's your story?I have worked in the...

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Valerian Helps Build Businesses with Credible Solutions to Environmental Issues What's your story?I was born in France, came to...
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Depression sucks ass. J.K. Rowling’s dementors are the only way I’ve seen depression described that really demonstrated how it feels. Now — if only there was...
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Terra Motors Corporation, Tokyo, Japan’s leading innovator of electric two- and three-wheeler manufacturer, unveils A2000, January 6, 2015. It is their succeeding model of...
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