Raising Pakistan’s Tourism Industry Ft. Muhammad Komail Abbas | 284 | TBT

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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Muhammad Komail Abbas. What was his early life & education like? How was his experience at LUMS? What was Khoj about? His experience working at Standard Chartered Bank? The launch of FindMyAdventure? Building a team? Problems with digital platforms? How was his interview with Careem’s MD? How did it change his career? What are the three things to build a startup? How did his family react when he left the job? Starting a business with friends? Funding from the investors? How did he sort out equity when his business partners were moving on? His experience with the Alibaba Group in China? What are Jack Ma’s views about Pakistan? When was Komail running the startup alone? How did he manage the company with limited money? What happened before introducing GoZayaan? His learnings from FindMyAdventure? What are the reasons for merging with GoZayaan? How does Komail envision Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.

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00:00 Tonight’s guest: Muhammad Komail Abbas
00:49 Komail’s early life & education
04:52 His experience at LUMS
07:47 Economy as a degree major
13:30 Khoj: his first eco-tourism company
16:25 Getting a job at Standard Chartered Bank
17:59 How was his experience there?
24:05 The launch of FindMyAdventure
27:37 Building a team
31:11 Problems with digital platforms
33:07 His interview with Careem’s MD
36:20 How did Careem’s MD help him build his travel startup?
37:51 Three things to build up a startup
39:24 Working on the leads
43:08 How did his family react when he left the job?
51:19 Starting a business with friends
55:13 Funding from the investors
58:36 Sorting out equity when the business partners were moving on
1:03:25 Experience with the Alibaba Group in China
1:09:31 Pakistan Vs. China: the definition of success
1:15:47 Jack Ma’s views about Pakistan
1:18:40 Running the startup alone
1:21:46 How did he manage the company with limited money?
1:24:44 What happened before introducing GoZayaan?
1:26:43 Post - covid workdays
1:27:49 His learnings from FindMyAdventure
1:33:04 Building the tourism industry
1:44:39 Reasons for merging with GoZayaan
1:53:33 How does Komail envision Pakistan in 2050?

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