The Grind of Tenacity Part 2 – Why is The Pakistani Startup Ecosystem Not...
As originally published in Synergyzer Issue 4 – 2018
Part 1 featured stories of people who are striving to put Pakistan’s tech entrepreneurship infrastructure in to gear: The most prominent was Dr. Umar Saif, Chairman...
How To Growth Hack Out Of Launch Phase
The start-up ecosystem in Pakistan is in its infancy. There is chatter around ideas being generated and incubated in a few places. There are certain active venture capitalists, some with more than ten investments...
A Time for Growth
SYNERGYZER: When did you join State Life Insurance Corporation Pakistan? Walk us through your professional journey.
SHOAIB JAVED HUSSAIN: I joined State Life a year and a half ago, in March 2021 precisely, as...
Q&A: External Relations Manager – Shell Pakistan On Shell Tameer Supporting Millennial Entrepreneurs
As originally published in Synergyzer Issue 4 – 2018
Habib Haider, External Relations Manager - Shell Pakistan
What is the ideology behind Shell Tameer? Why use a local title for the global Shell LiveWire program in...
The Courage to Head into the Unknown
Faizan S. Syed, CEO – East River,talks about how he added diversity to the Ziauddin University Hospital Group through HTV, Ziauddin College of Media Sciences, East River, HibaLife and Faculty of Eastern Medicine.
Synergyzer: Your...
Daastan: Digitally Reviving Pakistan’s Literary Industry
As originally published in Synergyzer Issue 3 – 2018
Syed Ommer Amer is a creative entrepreneur and a content specialist. As the founder of Daastan, the technology startup specializing in literary publishing, he aims to...
Q&A: Ammara Tariq, CCO and Co-Founder – CYKIQ, Discusses Growth of the Startup and...
What made you start CYKIQ?
CYKIQ was launched by four NUST students who wanted to disrupt the transport system at NUST. The idea was born when we realized that walking from our hostel to the...
The Lady of Ceremonies – Ashifa Paracha
SYNERGYZER: What was the objective behind launching the Digital Leaders forum?
ASHIFA PARACHA: When I started Pakistan Digital Awards back in 2017, I did not realise that times had changed. Earlier I remember all the...
Q&A: Creating An Online Remote Control Application For Consumer Appliances in Pakistan
As originally published in Synergyzer Issue 4, 2017 – ‘A Better Tomorrow’
We have been noticing BlueEast turning stones in the e-commerce industry, how would you describe the company itself?
Blue East (Pvt) Ltd. is a...