266 | Raising 13 Million Dollars For Trucks Ft. Muhammad Sarmad Farooq

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Muhammad Sarmad Farooq. What has Sarmad’s journey been like? What was it like growing up & then moving out of Talagang? What is manufacturing engineering and how did he end up doing it? What was his time at GIK like? What did he do post-graduation? What was it like working in Careem and how did his career progress? Careem’s food delivery in Saudi and why wasn’t the same model brought to Pakistan? Why did he quit? How did he end up thinking about starting Truck It In? What was Sarmad’s family transport business and What was the marketplace like back then? Is there any value in this? How did they go about it? What has changed for the factory owner? Is it beneficial in terms of pricing? How do they earn money & Is it profitable? Were there any conversions? Is there any competition? Is the market heading towards it? The goal of their fundraising? What to expect & will they work on it? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and so much more in tonight’s episode.  Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings   • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan   Sarmad’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammadsarmadfarooq/?originalSubdomain=ae One8nine Media: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6akyz6EpkwyzBmKh0L2rSQ  Support our podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support    You can also audio stream our podcast on the following platforms:  • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z1cE7F    • Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2S84VEd     • Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3cgIkfI