The community wins at the Nestio Startup Weekend, Karachi. If you need to feel the buzz in Karachi, the Nestio is a good bet to get an instant triple shot of positive vibe, optimism and hope. On any given evening the community tends to be
Startup Founders and Failure. After a break of thirteen years I finally agreed to teach the Startup Founders and Failures Crash Course in the full 12 week format at Habib University this year. The course uses a failure based framework to teach startup founding teams
It’s been a long day. I hate travel and my knee is acting up again. If great food fails to cheer you up, a rant helps. No offense intended, just answering a question that was asked a few years ago and keeps on coming back to
The startup scene in Karachi. I came back home (Karachi) in 2003 and for a list of odd reasons decided to decline two respectable offers to shift to startup mode again. The first two years were a slog. The network I had left when I
Random musing of founder – From startup rants and timelines to roadmaps. Every now and then, I end up making a promise that I can’t keep. A week ago I promised ten young startup teams that I would create a dedicate learning page for them
Startup Crash Course for Entrepreneurs Teaching smart people is always difficult. Teaching them about a subject that they possibly know a lot more than you do is an even bigger uphill task. Over the years I have figured out one approach that tends to work
Jawwad Farid Hosting lessons for startups – five common mistakes that we all make Since we first took the decision to host www.alchemya.com domain on yahoo.com in 2004, we have come a long way. The list of domains and sub domains has grown and the
A free online video course on financial models including design principles for constructing effective financial model and a review of how the financial modeling process. We also walk through 3 very different cases including models for retail space, power plants and cross currency swaps
If I have three prizes with 75 entries I may pick as many as six winners for my short list. These winners have all made it beyond my first cut because they fit the business plan competition theme, they have answered the question, they have scored high and they have all made my job easier as a judge by giving me the information I need to score them. They all love their ideas, this much is apparent but they have also helped me see why their idea is worth loving.