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The rise of Pakistan’s startup ecosystem: Shifting traditions and inward inspiration

The Next Web

Any ‘boom’ you hear in relation to a country like Pakistan is more likely literal than figurative. Most news about Pakistan is negative – detailing bombings, targeted killings and political instability. Kalsoom Lakhani is the Founder/CEO of Invest2Innovate, or i2i, which supports startups in new and untapped markets.

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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

Among other fastest-growing client countries one can also find Latvia, Pakistan, Romania, Lithuania, and Malaysia. Here at The Next Web, content derives from a distributed online team based in a dozen different places – with even more freelancers and contributors checking in globally.

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12 Questions with Self-Taught Designer and crowdspring Creative jhharoon

crowdSPRING Blog

Jahanzeb is a self-taught designer (and self-proclaimed handyman) from Pakistan. During the final handover, I give the buyer all the needed file formats they can easily use the design for both print and web. Today we feature Jahanzeb, who goes by the username jhharoon. He has worked on crowdspring for over seven years.

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HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup

mashable.com

If you are a totally new site with zero web presence what can you do to even get people there? Asghar says: Military action in Abbottabad (Pakistan) was nothing but a drama entailing conspiracy just like the conspiracy of 9/11 to wage a crusade war against the Muslim world in the guise of self-designed War on Terror.

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How Virtual Assistants Are Reshaping The Business Landscape

Duct Tape Marketing

Look, AI is literally eating the web ChatGPT is more searched than I don't know, Taylor Swift. And so I got virtual assistance and I started out in India and then I was in Pakistan and in Sri Lanka and Vietnam and all over the place. (07:50): Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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200.000.000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco

The Next Web

We recently announced partnerships with Axis in Indonesia and Mobilink in Pakistan. Have you received any backlash from carriers directly, or any others players in the mobile industry that are being impacted directly by the rise of apps like Viber? We actually maintain good relationships with many carriers.

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