Dr. Umar Saif comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Start-up Space in India and Pakistan, on this deep dive podcast we discuss what a Billion Dollar Start up Idea looks like, how Agritech can revolutionize Pakistan, what makes Start-ups investable, what are some red flags for investors, the history of Pakistani politics, and how the Indian IT industry grew.
Umar Saif is a Pakistani computer scientist and academic. He is the founder and CEO of aiSight.ai, Chief Digital Officer of the Jang Group and CEO of Khudi Ventures. He is also serving as an advisor to the United Nations Development Programme in Pakistan.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Umar Saif coming on The Pakistan Experience
4:00 Why there is no Start up Boom in Pakistan
8:00 How the Indian IT Industry grew
10:30 Skills and IT Training and Capacity Building
18:30 Using Technology and IT in Agriculture
32:00 Dil ka Rishta
33:30 Government helping small farmers and farmer cooperatives
37:00 History of Pakistani Politics
47:00 Skype and Estonia
50:30 How to bring a digital revolution in Pakistan and Start up Waves
57:00 What makes Start ups uninvestable
1:08:00 What is stopping an IT Revolution in Pakistan
1:12:30 Incentive for Government to invest in E-Commerce
1:14:00 Fund of Funds
1:17:00 Start up Valuations
1:19:00 What does a Billion Dollar look like?
1:21:40 Start up Red Flags
1:28:00 Audience Questions
