Becoming number one in Pakistan| The inDrive Journey| Ft Roman Ermoshin Director APAC Indrive

Today in our studios we have Mr Roman Ermoshin, Director of the APAC region for inDrive. He talks to us about the challenges faced by Indrive and other ride-hailing companies when they grow in Pakistan, how artificial intelligence is taking over the world slowly, why a super app does not make sense in Pakistan, the need to recognize climate change, and how being born at the time of the fall of Soviet Russia, allowed him to a unique world view.


0:00 Podcast Recap

0:21 Introduction

1:00 Roman's second trip to Pakistan

2:23 Perspective of a foreigner looking to enter Pakistan for business

5:19 Does creating value in Pakistan become a challenge

8:25 How does Indriver make money

9:06 How many rides per day?

9:58 What threats do you see to the business

11:06 Ride-hailing business vs climate change

14:53 Why support two-stroke engines?

17:19 Does Indrive provide drivers with maintenance training for their vehicles?

21:00 Indrive vs local competitors on adding more features

25:09 How would you assess the human resource talent available here for your business?

30:01 Future of knowledge is about being creative

34:04 What was it like for you growing up during the fall of Soviet Russia?

39:49 Communism vs Capitalism

44:55 Future of traveling?

50:02 Edge of Pakistani Freelancers

52:28 Ending