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The Pakistan Experience

Co-founders of Saraaf after securing the biggest deal in the history of Shark Tank come on TPE to discuss their journey, commodity sourcing, entrepreneurship and more. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 What is Commodity Sourcing and how did Saraaf Start 5:00 Working in Balochistan 8:15 Saraaf Business Model 12:00 Doing business in Afghanistan 13:45 Will Saraaf become a Marketplace? 18:00 Local markets want regularization 23:00 Local Buyers vs Exports 24:20 Export Facilitation in Pakistan 27:00 How to start commodity Sourcing 33:28 How to start Commodity Trading 42:00 Ease of doing business in Pakistan 44:30 Identifying Market Gaps 47:15 Entrepreneurship - Taking the Jump 53:40 Shark Tank Pakistan 1:01:00 Valuation of Saraaf 1:04:50 What did we not see in the Shark Tank episode? 1:07:50 Exit Strategy for Saraaf 1:11:30 Inspiring the next generation 1:14:00 LUMS 1:16:00 Audience Questions