Sep 29, 2026 · 44 min · 11 segments
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Well, when you see what that founder startup lifestyle looks like and the work that goes into it, there's the good, the bad and the ugly.
You have to be able to bring something to market that solves a problem and really have the tenacity as you go into the process to handle the ups and the downs, which there's a lot of.
But I think part of it, you know, understanding the market you're going after and, you know, what you bring to the table.
Talk a little bit about, I think this is interesting that you didn't mention, was that you were a silver medalist as an industrial engineer, and your sister was a gold medalist, who is, I believe, your co-founder.
So you're not only building something, but you've got a pedigree that has some real value tied behind it.
Talk a little bit about what that is, because I don't know if a lot of people understand that you can get... a silver medal or a gold medal in your industry.
I think industrial engineering was something I didn't win by my own choice.
It was something that was the only last engineering which I have to join among the merit list.
And I'd be very honest about it because in our country or in the Asian part of the world, it always, it is always said that either you need to be a doctor or an engineer because these were the only two professions you need to go to.
And this is something which I try to actually overcome for the upcoming generation as well, having an initiative called Hawhai.
That's a Punjabi word we use in our culture, which means just try to actually bully somebody, like why you did it or why you want to go for it.
because I just want to get rid of the stereotypical approach that no profession is bad.
And today I can see like there are a lot of students across Pakistan and even Asia who are trying to opt for arts and I would say sciences and automations and different other fields as well.
Well, when you see what that founder startup lifestyle looks like and the work that goes into it, there's the good, the bad and the ugly.
You have to be able to bring something to market that solves a problem and really have the tenacity as you go into the process to handle the ups and the downs, which there's a lot of.
But I think part of it, you know, understanding the market you're going after and, you know, what you bring to the table.
Talk a little bit about, I think this is interesting that you didn't mention, was that you were a silver medalist as an industrial engineer, and your sister was a gold medalist, who is, I believe, your co-founder.
So you're not only building something, but you've got a pedigree that has some real value tied behind it.
Talk a little bit about what that is, because I don't know if a lot of people understand that you can get... a silver medal or a gold medal in your industry.
I think industrial engineering was something I didn't win by my own choice.
It was something that was the only last engineering which I have to join among the merit list.
And I'd be very honest about it because in our country or in the Asian part of the world, it always, it is always said that either you need to be a doctor or an engineer because these were the only two professions you need to go to.
And this is something which I try to actually overcome for the upcoming generation as well, having an initiative called Hawhai.
That's a Punjabi word we use in our culture, which means just try to actually bully somebody, like why you did it or why you want to go for it.
because I just want to get rid of the stereotypical approach that no profession is bad.
And today I can see like there are a lot of students across Pakistan and even Asia who are trying to opt for arts and I would say sciences and automations and different other fields as well.
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