How to Become a Successful Startup Founder

from Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

In episode 349, I chat with Sameer Ahmed Khan who was told by his peers and teachers he should pursue being a doctor, but it wasn't his passion. He always had a love for creating and founded 4 startups. Listen to hear how and why his first 3 startups failed, how his 4th startup Social Champs took off and is growing, how he's become a top CEO in Pakistan with a company Guy Kawasaki is a big fan of, what his advice for startups is and why he believes his supportive parents played a huge role in his success and attitude on life.

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