Racing Cars & Building IT Firms Ft. Muhammad Raza Saeed | 287 | TBT

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55... In tonight’s conversation with our special guest, Muhammad Raza Saeed. What was his early life in Bahawalpur & education like? How did he manage to build a startup while studying? What is the journey of Confiz? What makes him stay & grow his company here in Pakistan? What is the headcount of Confiz currently? What is his experience with co-working spaces & work-from-home work ethic like? What does Confiz expertise in? How is this company different from others? The current situation of Confiz & what will it be in its future? Will Confiz be going IPO in the future? Why did he introduce a startup alongside PakWheels? What is PakWheels' mission? Real estate tax amnesty scheme Pakistan Vs. India? How does the infrastructure affect the growth of automobiles in Pakistan? Why is there a need for branded automobile workshop outlets in Pakistan? What’s the growth & profit rate of PakWheels? What will the growth of IT services & digital platforms look like over the next decade? How does he see the entire structural regime for the IT business? How does he see the future of Pakistan in 2050? Catch this and much more in tonight's episode. #thoughtbehindthings #muzamilhasan #IT 00:00 Tonight’s guest: Muhammad Raza Saeed 01:03 Raza’s early life & education 03:04 Growing up in Bahawalpur 04:22 Building a startup while studying 11:17 Starting Confiz 13:19 Journey of Confiz 15:37 What makes him stay & grow his company here in Pakistan? 17:20 What is the headcount of Confiz currently? 20:07 His experience with co-working spaces & work-from-home work ethic? 25:47 What does Confiz expertise in? 30:56 How is this company different from others? 31:56 The current situation of Confiz & what will it be its future? 39:48 Will Confiz be going IPO in the future? 47:24 Introducing a startup alongside PakWheels 53:32 What is PakWheels' mission? 56:31 Growth rate of automobile cars in Pakistan 1:01:03 Real estate tax amnesty scheme Pakistan Vs. India 1:04:59 How does the infrastructure affect the growth of automobiles in Pakistan? 1:10:02 The need for branded automobile workshop outlets in Pakistan 1:12:55 What’s the growth & profit rate of PakWheels? 1:16:14 If not Confiz what sort of company would Raza introduce? 1:20:48 His advice for the smaller agencies to grow 1:27:33 What will the growth of IT services & digital platforms look like over the next decade? 1:41:19 Problems that need to be solved 1:42:44 The need for digitization 1:46:43 How does he see the entire structural regime for the IT business? 1:53:55 How is Raza’s work-life balance? 1:57:05 His love for racing & rally racing 2:00:27 How does he see the future of Pakistan in 2050? Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way Connect with us: •   / thoughtbehindthings   •   / muzamilhasan   Raza Saeed’s Social Media Handles: LinkedIn: Instagram:   / razasaeed   Confiz’s Social Media Handles: LinkedIn:   / confiz   YouTube:    / @confiz1973   Instagram:   / confiz   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/confiz?mibex... One8nine Media:    / @smhz-one8nine   Support our podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-... 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