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Business Basics: Network Effects[30 days of blog 10]

This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. Network Effects are a powerful way to create a competitive advantage and scale your business really fast and make your business unstoppable. Businesses that leverage theses can scale exponentially with each customer gained. I am shocked everyday to see how […]

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Coca-Cola is not your friend[30 days of blog 9]

This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. You have seen this story before. There’s controversy around a social media platform or a social media personality. And there is huge uproar in the media. Pressure groups start boycott campaigns against all the companies advertising on that platform. The […]

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No! 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan is not operating on a fake license.[30 Days of Blog 8]

This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. Information spreads, very fast on the internet and misinformation spreads like wildfire. I saw this headline not just on the usual news channels but also on the first page of reddit, one of the top headlines on Hacker News, BoingBoing […]

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There is no Right Side of History[30 days of blog 7]

This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. There are constant calls, especially of Western left, to be on the ‘right side of history’. The contention being that history is a true, objective moral judge. This is a myth. Historical acceptance is subjective; your view on who’s the […]

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COVID19 and The Crisis of Leadership[30 Days of Blog 6]

This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. It is a common occurrence to hear that everyone will get COVID. From Self-styled Iconoclasts shock jocks to Business Leaders to health officials to world leaders, have either stated it in so many words, or have downplayed further spread of […]

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Neeva is not going to save us from the Google Monster[30 Days of Blog 5]

Neeva is not going to save us from the Google Monster[30 Days of Blog 5] This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. Recently, a former Google executive launched a search-engine startup Neeva. Neeva will differentiate itself from competitors by charging a subscription fee. It has raised $37M and […]

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Use Google Sheets as a Database with Python[30 Days of Blog 4]

This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. Are you a small business with less than 20 employees? Are you using google sheets, but want to move to a more robust IT solution? Why? You can just use Google Sheets as a database for a simple CRUD(Create, Record, […]

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Pakistan’s Technological Debt[30 days of Blog 3]

This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. Pakistan produces 20,000 engineers and IT graduates every year. It has the 10 largest connected audience in the world, with 76 Million people with a Mobile or Fixed broadband internet subscribers. Yet somehow digital technology is missing from both public […]

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Reshaping Identity with Good Habits[30 days of Blog 2]

This post is part of my 30 blogs in 30 days series. More details here. The more deeply a thought or action is tied to your identity, the more difficult it is to change it. It can feel comfortable to believe what your culture believes (group identity) or to do what upholds your self- image […]

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Why I will write 30 blogs in 30 days.

The challenge is simple; every day for the next 30 days I will: Write at least 300 words I will proof read them I will post them on Medium. This is a way to force me to write and be consistent. As James Clear wrote: Success is the product of daily habits — not once in a […]