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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2025 · 53 MIN

Scaling Business, Raising Funds & All You Need For a Successful Startup | Ft. CEO i2i

from Hustle · host Maham Khalid

In this episode, we sit down with Sarah, CEO of Invest2Innovate (i2i), to uncover her unreal journey from journalism at Twitter to leading one of Pakistan’s most impactful startup ecosystems. She opens up about the real struggles of leadership, fighting brain drain, building talent, and the power of storytelling in entrepreneurship.From surviving Trump-era Twitter to breaking toxic startup myths in Pakistan; this conversation is raw, bold, and deeply inspiringWhat You’ll Learn:Why brain drain is killing innovation in PakistanThe dark side of being a Pakistani journalist at TwitterHow to build real leadership (not the Instagram version)How founders can avoid the most fatal early-stage mistakesWhy Pakistan might be better for innovation than the WestHow to turn failure into fuelWhat’s really broken in our startup ecosystem - and how to fix it

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