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518 | Exposing Pakistan’s Tech Bubble: VC Frauds & AI Disruption | TBT
In this episode of Thought Behind Things, Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi sits down with Mutaher Khan, founder of Data Darbar and business columnist, to expose the harsh realities of Pakistan's startup and IT sectors. They discuss the controversial collapse of major startups like Airlift, uncovering how underlying operational issues and inflated expectations from venture capitalists damaged the ecosystem. The conversation also tackles the massive shift brought on by Artificial Intelligence. Will AI destroy Pakistan's IT services export market, or is there a massive upside? Mutaher argues that while…
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