It's no secret that the next billion people to come on the internet are going to come from developing countries: likely South Asia. What is the role of India and Pakistan on the tech world stage today? In this episode, Shabnum (Product Manager at Facebook and host of Cultured, or Nah?), Faizan (Founder of Halo and Head of BD at Lyft Media), and Charlie (Chief Architect at Mettle) have a discussion on what the West needs to watch out for in tech when it comes to India/Pakistan. We'll talk about the Jio Phone and its revolutionary effect of bringing the millions of Indians onto the internet for the first time, the valuations on startups we're seeing in Pakistan, and what principles of technology both emerging markets should keep in mind.
This is a power packed episode with lots of topics: everything from Jio, WhatsApp Pay, Amazon vs Flipkart, Careem, Zameen, and everything in between.
Note: All of the opinions presented in this episode are of the podcasters themselves, and not of the companies they work for. All information talked about in the episode is public information, and none of us are speaking on behalf of our companies.
Host: Shabnum Gulati
Guests: Faizan Bhatty, Head of BD at Lyft Media & Charlie Wood, Chief Architect at Mettle
Music: AnAkkIn on SoundCloud
