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.
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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.
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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