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In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Salim Ghauri. What was his early life and education like? Why did he move to Romania? What was working at Citi Bank Riyadh like? How important is self-learning? His first software sale? Starting a business & leaving the bank job? The loss of his business & coming back to Pakistan? What was working in Sydney for 8 years like? Why did he leave his job there? How did his brother help him? His first project & the start of NetSol? What struggles did he face? What was getting the Taiwan project like? The evolution of NetSol over the years? What is its scale of operation of it right now? How does it work? What is the impact of the global rate of the dollar value on the IT industry? When did NetSol got listed? How can we solve the problem of fewer resources in Pakistan? How does he envision NetSol fifty years from now? How does Salim see Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode.
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00:00 Tonight’s guest: Salim Ghauri
01:01 Salim’s early life & education
04:19 Moving to Romania
05:23 Why didn’t he pursue petroleum engineering?
07:46 Working at Citi Bank Riyadh
12:10 The value of self-learning
13:06 His first software sale
14:17 How did his family react to the choice of his profession?
16:02 Starting a business & leaving the bank job
18:39 The loss of his business & coming back to Pakistan
21:26 What was working in Sydney for 8 years like?
24:19 Why did he leave his job there?
26:45 How did believing in himself help him grow?
27:38 How did his brother help him?
30:19 His first project & the start of NetSol
36:37 The struggle of getting customers
38:35 Getting the break he was looking for
40:14 The evolution of NetSol over the years
40:57 Making money Vs. Building an empire
45:34 What is the scale of operation of NetSol right now?
46:23 How does NetSol work?
47:39 The impact of the global rate of the dollar value on an IT industry
50:41 When did NetSol got listed?
52:11 How did it impact the global market?
53:27 Pakistani market & the IT industry
56:59 How can we solve the problem of fewer resources in Pakistan?
59:21 The need of opening institutes related to the IT industry
1:03:48 Scaling business in Pakistan
1:05:29 How does he envision NetSol fifty years from now?
1:07:34 How does Salim see Pakistan in 2050?
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