🚀 Building a 40 Billion Rupees Tech Empire Ft. Bakhtiar Wain | TBT

🌟 The Wait Is Over! Dive into our highly anticipated podcast episode featuring Bakhtiar H. Wain, the visionary behind Avanceon & Octopus .
🎙️ Hosted by the incredible Muzammil Hasan of TBT Podcast, this episode uncovers our innovative journey, revealing key insights into leadership, industrial automation, and the future of technology.
Discover the powerful story of vision and leadership that has propelled Avanceon to industry greatness. Tune in now and get inspired! 🚀
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00:00 Introduction
01:10 Early Life
01:44 Education
02:19 UET in His Time
03:10 Educational Experience at UET
05:15 Still Connected with Old Friends?
06:22 Success of His Batchmates
07:10 Career Start and Progression
08:31 Taking Risks in His Career
11:31 Buying a Computer in the 80s with 3 Years of Savings
13:45 The Business: Nature and Learnings
16:15 Business Longevity
16:30 How did it evolve?
18:43 Building Industrial Connections
22:22 Local competing with Global
25:13 How did they do it?
25:43 Value Preposition
29:01 Simplifying Industrial Automation
32:10 The goal here?
32:47 Quality of Labor: Is that the problem?
36:04 Avanceon: Journey and Growth
39:39 Raising Funds: His Approach
45:03 Going for an IPO back then
46:06 Importance of Stock Options for Staff
49:40 Challenges of Raising Capital in Pakistan
55:00 Current Products and Market Position
1:00:55 Depth of Data Analysis
1:03:13 AI/ML vs. Data: Which is More Valuable?
1:05:52 Feedback on their new product
1:08:14 Data Security: Making it cloud native!
1:16:35 Experience in the Middle East
1:17:50 Product-Based Business: Potential from Pakistan to the US
1:21:00 Current Economic Turbulence in Pakistan: Concerns?
1:22:37 Salary Tax Issues
1:27:05 Talent Churn & Brain Drain
1:31:51 Why Big Companies Haven't Emerged in Pakistan
1:32:47 Future Geopolitical Landscape
1:38:19 Universal Basic Income: Feasibility
1:41:57 Bakhtiar’s Book Recommendations
1:43:19 Vision for Pakistan in 2050

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