Funding Farmdar, Roomy, Metric & Many More Ft. Shehryar Hydri | 265 | TBT 

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Shehryar Hydri. What was his journey like? How did his work progress? Islamabadi’s Vs. Karachites: Career choices & goals? Joining the Tech industry and what happened next? Maula Jatt & why wasn’t the game released? Building leaders: What role does workplace culture play? Why did they wrap up Trango & what happened next? What was his experience at Convo like? Funding back in the time and joining P@SHA? Did the dollar freefall impact the IT sector? What was the talent availability like back then? What should be done & is enough effort being done for this? STZA’s and what happened? Is there still an opportunity for IT growth in Pakistan? The thought behind the VC Funding & how did it go? What money are they investing? Why are the investors coming to Pakistan? Where have they invested & why? What is Roomy’s model like? How is it going for KeepTruckin & what is their model? What is the benchmark required to contact Shehryar? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and so much more in tonight’s episode.
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00:00 Tonight’s guest: Shehryar Hydri
01:11 Early Life & Education
05:01 How did his work progress?
05:43 Islamabadi’s Vs. Karachites: Career choices & goals
09:04 Joining the Tech industry
11:28 What did he do next?
13:52 Why didn’t he move to Karachi?
14:42 How did his career progress then?
16:55 Maula Jatt & why wasn’t the game released?
22:25 Building leaders: What role does workplace culture play?
32:40 Why did they wrap up Trango & what happened next?
34:58 What was his experience at Convo like?
36:29 Funding back in the time
37:55 Joining P@SHA
38:15 Why did he make the switch & was it a good decision?
44:09 Did the dollar freefall impact the IT sector?
47:10 What was the talent supply like at that time and now?
53:59 What should be done?
54:48 Is enough effort being done for this?
1:00:15 STZA’s: What happened & what should be done?
1:06:38 Is there still an opportunity for IT growth in Pakistan?
1:09:02 VC Funding & what did they do for it?
1:19:58 What money are they investing?
1:22:07 Why are the investors coming to Pakistan?
1:28:33 Where have they invested in & why?
1:30:39 Roomy - The model
1:30:17 What other projects have they invested in?
1:31:11 How is it going for KeepTruckin & what is their model?
1:31:49 Fin-Tech & Other Investments
1:40:45 Venture Capital: How do VCs work & how can you secure it?
1:46:29 Warm Intro: Is it needed?
1:53:58 What is the benchmark required to contact Shehryar?
1:57:25 How does he envision Pakistan in 2050?
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