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Haider Ali Khan is the CEO at Bayut & Dubizzle.

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00:00 Introduction
02:36 Early Life & Education
06:10 Growing Up in 1980s Pakistan
07:26 Ending up in the US in the Pre-Internet Era
10:22 The US Education System for Personal Growth
12:39 15 Years in the US: Work Life & Progression
16:44 Post Dot-Com Bubble: His Experience
19:46 America: Media vs. Reality
22:54 The Economics & Impact
26:10 Amid Uncertainty
28:19 Switching Regions: Coming to Dubai
32:33 Building from Scratch: Zameen, Bayut, etc.
38:11 Relocation: Family’s Reaction
40:14 Business Dimensions & Challenges
43:55 Overcoming Pressure for Success
47:30 The Business Evolution
52:04 The Monetization Mindset
53:07 Managing to Survive in a Tough Ecosystem
1:00:37 Zameen to Dubizzle: How it happened?
1:05:18 Exploring Various Markets
1:07:32 Selling the Pacific Asia side of the business
1:09:45 Feelings and Shareholding in the Unicorn Realm
1:14:22 Finding the Right Partners
1:18:50 Dubizzle’s Model
1:23:00 Pain Points: Is there work being done?
1:26:30 Payment Methods & Delivery
1:30:10 Pakistan’s Growth Challenges
1:36:02 Haider’s Advice
1:37:58 Second Unicorn out of the Middle East?
1:40:03 Global Footprints
1:40:48 IPO’s
1:44:43 Focus on the Saudi Market
1:48:44 Middle East in 2050

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