Omar Abedin 2024 Review 2025 Goals 1

From mentoring startups to raising money...

taking massive personal losses...

but hitting personal milestones...

2024 was a game-changer.

Here's my year in review - and some goals for 2025!

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2024 Professional Milestones
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Supported 10 Startups: Guided and mentored 10 incredible startups, helping them navigate their entrepreneurial journeys.

Expanded PTH Venture Studio to Dubai & Istanbul: Strengthened regional presence in a global innovation hub.

Success Stories:

Motto Vest secured funding through Shark Tank Pakistan.
Paramount Students raised angel funding and is now ready to scale.
ATLAS International Learning Initiative achieved a major milestone by building its MVP.

BRAND New Role: Joined Platform01 Consulting to drive impactful projects across the GCC region. More exciting news coming soon!

Startup Networking: Engaged with over 500 startups and founders globally.

Investment Efforts: Conducted over 300 investor calls on behalf of PTH startups.

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Personal Milestones
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Health and Fitness:

Lost 15 kg (33 lbs) and countless inches.
Consistently worked out 5 times a week.
Enjoyed a wardrobe overhaul as a reward for hard work.

Emotional Growth: Began therapy to process personal losses, including the passing of my father and mother-in-law.

Lifelong Learning:

Dedicated hundreds of hours to learning Arabic and Spanish.
Read/listened to over 50 books.

Family and Personal Time:

Celebrated 29 years of marriage.
Played table tennis and hit the gym weekly with my son.

Social Media Growth:

Built a following of 110,000 across LinkedIn and YouTube.
LinkedIn: Crossed 40K followers. Published 300+ posts, including a therapeutic “Career Path” video series, and a series on "Failing Fast".
YouTube: Grew from 10K to 70K followers, adding 60,000 this year. Hit 1,000 watch hours in a month, driven by engaging content.
Content highlights:
"Career Path" Series
"Fail Fast" Series
Rachel Hamlin Series
Jeremy Barr Series
"Deep Dive" Sessions (Season 4!)

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2025 Goals
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Watch the video for my professional & personal goals for 2025 😉

To my dear YT fam...

Have a fantastic and safe New Year's Eve...

... and an absolutely amazing 2025.

Onwards & upwards 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

I'll see you next year! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉