Omar Sheikh

Strip away the controversy and what remains are genuinely useful lessons about building companies, pushing limits, and tolerating risk.

Jun 19, 20266 min

Amazon's 30-year rise contains more useful lessons than a business school degree. Here is what actually explains the success.

Jun 12, 20266 min

Seed funding is harder and more competitive than two years ago. Here is what investors are actually looking for and how to give yourself the best shot.

Jun 18, 20267 min

Most startup advice talks about getting started. This piece talks about what it takes to go from early traction to genuine scale — the part nobody explains clearly.

Jun 13, 20267 min

After the crashes, the scams, and the regulatory crackdowns, cryptocurrency has fewer believers and more genuine use cases than it did three years ago.

Jun 13, 20266 min

Most founders build before they validate. Here is the exact validation process that saves months of wasted effort and thousands of dollars.

Jun 21, 20266 min

The world's greatest investor has been sharing his philosophy publicly for decades. Here are the eight principles that actually explain his returns.

Jun 18, 20266 min

The first hundred customers are the hardest. They require tactics that do not scale but create the foundation for everything that comes after.

Jun 17, 20266 min

GTA 5 generated over $8 billion in revenue. GTA 6 is projected to eclipse that. Here is how one game release reshapes an entire industry.

Jun 23, 20266 min

Pakistan's banking sector serves less than a quarter of its adult population. A new generation of fintech startups is attacking that gap with digital wallets, lending, and embedded finance.

Jun 25, 20266 min

Most pitch decks are too long, too vague, and focus on the wrong things. Here is what investors actually want to see — with a slide-by-slide breakdown.

Jun 24, 20267 min

Pakistan's e-commerce market is growing rapidly but the operating environment is different from everywhere else. Here is what you actually need to know to build a successful online store.

Jun 19, 20267 min