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Thought Behind Things
Delivery Riders Are Barely Surviving!! Ft.Umer Munawar | 482 | TBT
In this episode of Thought Behind Things, we sit down with Umer Munawar, Co-Founder of SmartLane, one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing logistics aggregation platforms.Umer shares how he exited Finja and jumped straight into solving Pakistan’s most chaotic industry - e-commerce logistics. From integrating 31 courier companies, to processing thousands of parcels, to raising $2.3 million, this episode breaks down what really happens behind the scenes in Pakistan’s delivery ecosystem.We discuss:Why e-commerce is the easiest business todayWhy logistics is brutally hard with razor-thin marginsHow SmartLane aggregates every...
2025-12-04
1h 56
Quest for Better Futures
Government’s Role in Building Thriving Futures
For many of us, education, skilling, and employment are seen as three distinct stages, and not as a holistic continuum. Time and again, it has proven that skilling succeeds only when education and industry are seamlessly connected.In Episode 10 of Quest for Better Futures, Nikita Bengani and Atul Kumar Tiwari, IAS - Former Secretary, Ministry Of Skill development and Entrepreneurship discuss the role of AI in classrooms, insights on female workforce participation, and what it takes to design skilling initiatives for Indian youth. CreditsHost(s) - Nikita BenganiGuest(s)- Shri...
2025-10-25
52 min
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Pandemic Lessons pt. 1
As the COVID 19 pandemic rages on with Omicron strangling the world, we sit down to discuss personal lessons we've learned along the way. A common theme has emerged during all this which is to say that the abundance of time has for better or worse, provided a chance to reflect. We hope that you've had a chance to do that as well.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2021-12-19
33 min
Thought Behind Things
180 | How to make $10,000 a month through freelancing? Ft. Qasim Umer
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 conversation with tonight’s guests, Qasim Umer. He is talking about his educational journey; how did he end up in Islamabad? How did he get into e-commerce and freelance? In what ways did he increase his income? How and when did he get married? Did covid cause a problem in freelance? What is conversion revenue optimization? How can one inve...
2021-12-17
58 min
On the Mic
Lahore Soccer Tournament (LST) Founders Talk LST 8 & 15 Years of Struggle | Pressing Matters #71
Lahore Soccer Tournament (LST) is one of the oldest and most popular futsal tournaments of Pakistan. Its founders, Azaan Ali Wajid and Syed Sachal, talk to us about the tournament's upcoming 8th edition, and how their 15 years of struggle have built up to this moment. They also outline some exciting plans to expand their brand and event to another level! LST 8 is taking place from 13th to 17th October at Royal Arena, Askari 11, Lahore, Pakistan. To register or find out more: https://www.facebook.com/events/31446...
2021-10-04
34 min
Thought Behind Things
139 | How To Get Financial Help For Your Business Ft. Umer Munawar & Zain Bhatti
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 conversation with Umer Munawar & Zain Bhatti, this episode discusses his journey. How did their journey go from High school to Banking? Why did they decide to name their company Finja? How Zain ended up in Finja? How long did it take for them to convince the regulators? Why do our commercial regulators don't take risks? When did zain get to know the...
2021-09-03
1h 32
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Communication pt. 1
Join us as we take an introspective look at our own communication skillsets from verbal, active listening, written and body language based observations. We also try and figure out how we're all horrible communicators in life and what we could do if anything to marginally improve that. As always, thanks for listening.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2021-07-19
1h 00
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Self Care 101 ft. Rifat
We cover the importance of Self Care, as we discuss the benefits, why it's so difficult to maintain or even start, and the ways we can overcome the struggles because it's ultimately for ourselves.Conversing about skincare, sleep, posture, and other things we suck at, we talk about making this life the BEST it can be by painstakingly crafting the BEST version of ourselves.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2021-05-26
1h 54
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Fuck COVID
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2021-04-07
1h 29
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Reflections on the podcast pt. 1
We reflect on our journey thus far in this podcast session as we share our experience, thoughts, feelings, learnings, possibilities and future prospects.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2021-02-26
1h 28
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
The Hard Job
We discuss the one aspect of life we spend the most time in. Work. The good, the bad and the grotesque. What makes it easy or challenging. We also explore what is required of us in our jobs in this day and age. Is it realistic? Fair?--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2021-01-22
1h 41
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
The One With Friends
We take a moment to reflect on friendships we share in a mutual group of friends highlighting the good, bad, past and present. We also touch on the benefits of discourse and how they can help navigate and improve friendships along the way.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2020-12-28
1h 41
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Family Matters
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2020-11-28
2h 17
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Convergence
After our origin stories as hosts, it was natural to talk about how we became friends. We're back in another episode where we explore how long we've known each other and how it's only been a recent development where our friendship has blossomed. To be expected, being two introverts and all.We also do a check-in on our friendship to see how things are going and where we're headed.As always, thanks for listening.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2020-11-05
1h 58
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Umer's Origin Story
And now for the other host. Get to know Umer.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2020-09-22
2h 29
Rock / Paper / Cilantro
Syed's Origin Story
Get to know one of the hosts.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockpapercilantro/message
2020-08-30
2h 34
How to Pakistan
S04 E07 - Lawyers, Dictators & Kaptaan
Fasi and Mosharraf are joined by lawyer Umer Gilani and strategic affairs expert Hassan Akbar of the Jinnah Institute. They discuss the General Musharraf verdict, the imminent Indian attack on Pakistan and the state and fate of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Umer Gilani has studied law at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and the University of Washington, Seattle. He is an Advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan and practices in Islamabad. Syed Hassan Akbar is Director Programs at Jinnah Institute. Akbar has co-authored and supervised several nationally representative research studies on democracy, governance, gender and poverty alleviation. He...
2019-12-21
1h 22