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Thought Behind Things
by Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
TBT is Pakistan's fastest-growing podcast show covering conversations around Art, Culture & Technology. Tune in thrice a week to be a part of our community!We upload every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Episodes
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"Don't Build for Pakistan?" - How He Made $1 Million ARR Doing the Opposite ft. Syed Sair Ali | PodcastTBT
Want to be a guest on Thought Behind Things? Apply here:https://muzamilhasan.com/podcast/applyJoin the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's...
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Why LUMS Graduates Get Hired Faster Than You (The "Packaging" Secret) ft. Farhan Ali Raza | TBT Podcast
Do you need a degree from an elite university to land a job at a Silicon Valley startup, or can open-source code be your global passport? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Farhan Ali Raza, a software engineer from Bahawalnagar who became a core contributor to...
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How AI is "Hacking" the Pakistan Stock Exchange (No More WhatsApp Tips) ft Shayan Baig | TBT Podcast
Want to be a guest on Thought Behind Things? Apply here:https://muzamilhasan.com/podcast/applyJoin the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's...
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How a 19-Year-Old Bootstrapped a Food Startup Without VC Money ft. Hasan Haji |TBT Podcast
https://muzamilhasan.com/podcast/apply Can a 20-year-old university dropout solve Karachi's massive food waste problem while helping people get high-end restaurant meals for 70% off? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Hassan Haji, founder and CEO of Food Loot, a...
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How a 20-Year-Old Student Used AI to Buy a 1 Crore Car (True Story) ft. Mustafa Hanif | TBT Podcast
Are software engineering skills becoming obsolete, or is a massive new goldmine opening up for people with real-world business experience? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Mustafa Hanif, co-founder and CTO of WeTarseel AI, a FAST-NUCES graduate with 15 years…
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The Easiest Way to Move to Europe as a Pakistani Freelancer ft. Reyhan Khan | TBT Podcast
Are AI and automation going to kill the Pakistani remote work dream, or is this the biggest opportunity to earn in dollars? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Reyhan Khan, founder of Recruiter GTM, who went from earning Rs. 25,000 at the Islamabad Airport to...
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I Dropped Out of A-Levels. Here’s How I Built an EV App Using AI in 5 Months. ft. Fahad Hassan | TBT
https://muzamilhasan.com/podcast/applyAre electric vehicles actually taking over Pakistan, or are drivers suffering from severe "range anxiety"? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Fahad Hassan, a self-taught developer who dropped out of A-Levels, spent a decade...
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The Hidden Elite Funding Pakistan’s AI & Data Center Boom ft. Aly Fahd | TBT Podcast
https://muzamilhasan.com/podcast/apply Is the era of "free VC money" over, or is Pakistan's tech ecosystem finally maturing? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Ali Fahad, Founder and CEO of PakLaunch, to decode the shifting dynamics of global capital, AI data...
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Don't Complain About Jobs: How 1 Tweet Changed This 25-Year-Old’s Life | Raheel Siddiqui
Are AI tools taking your jobs, or are you just not building fast enough? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with 25-year-old developer Raheel Siddiqui, the creator of pakistangov.online.After seeing the US launch a central AI hub for government services…
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Why Airlift Failed But This Tech Startup Became Profitable | Maha Shahzad | TBT Podcast
How did a Pakistani mobility startup achieve profitability in a sector that destroyed giants like Airlift, Uber, and Swvl? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, Maha from Bus Karo returns to share the untold reality of surviving Pakistan’s brutal public transport graveyard amidst...
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He Predicted the Crypto Crash 5 Years Ago. (Here is What Happens Next) ft. Ahmad Manzoor | TBT Podcast
Is the internet dying? With AI bots and "slop" projected to make up 99% of web traffic, the need for verified, authentic data has never been more critical. In this episode, Ahmad Manzoor returns to the Thought Behind Things podcast to reveal how Blockchain is secretly fixing the AI data crisis…
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How an FSc Student Used "Free Work" to Charge $2,500 for SaaS Animations ft. Badar Munir | TBT Podcast
Can a beginner with zero technical background actually make thousands of dollars using AI? In this episode of Thought Behind Things, I sit down with Badar Munir, founder of Aghaaz and one of Pakistan's top AI educators, to break down the exact roadmaps, workflows, and client acquisition…
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The Sugar Mafia: The Biggest Financial Scam in Pakistan's History | Dil ki Baat
Why is Pakistan growing a crop that causes diabetes, consumes 17% of our water, and brings in zero dollars? In this episode of Dil Ki Baat, I expose the dark reality of Pakistan's Sugar Mafia, the elite political families controlling the agriculture sector, and why the salaried class is forced to...
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They Are Lying About Pakistan's Water Crisis (It’s Not What You Think) | Dil ki Baat
Will AI data centers really drink all of Pakistan's water? In this episode of Dil Ki Baat, I break down the viral myths surrounding water scarcity in Pakistan and reveal the shocking truth about where our water actually goes. From the reality of agricultural water waste to the controversial need…
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Stop Buying Real Estate "Files" (Do THIS with Rs. 10,000 Instead) ft. Muhammad Ejaz | TBT Podcast
The rupee just keeps devaluing, and I've felt it personally: my own net worth was cut in half the last time it moved from 170 to 320. So this episode is about the one legal, regulated way I've found to fight back. Mohammad Ijaz runs one of Pakistan's largest REIT (real estate investment trust)...
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How Pakistan gets China-level AI in 10 years | Dil ki Baat
Last episode I argued Pakistan must build sovereign AI. This episode is the accounting: the real numbers on where the world's compute is, how far behind Pakistan actually is, and a year-by-year plan that gets us to 5 gigawatts in 10 years without breaking the economy. This episode is sponsored by...
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Data centers can fix Pakistan's electricity bills | Dil ki Baat
Half the world is building sovereign AI. In this episode I defend the claim with data: what Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the EU, Japan, India and Indonesia are each spending, why Pakistan's electricity problem is actually the case FOR local data centers, and the three-layer stack Pakistan must own.…
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A NUST degree pays Rs 15,000. This skill paid $3,000 ft. M. Tanveer Nandla | TBT Podcast
Tanveer Nadla, founder and CEO of iSkills, has taught more than 20,000 students in Pakistan. We talk about the 86 dollars that started his journey, the first batch of 54 students he says are mostly crorepatis today, and why he believes SEO and digital skills matter more, not less, in the AI era....
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The Netflix subscription that would crash Pakistan's economy | Dil ki Baat
Why Pakistan must build local AI infrastructure now, before dollar-pegged intelligence makes it unaffordable for 220 million people.This episode is sponsored by Taptap Send.Download Taptap Send using the following link: https://taptapsend.onelink.me/LrabUse code 'MUZAMILPK' for a first time...
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They Are Lying to You About Pakistan’s New AI Data Centers | Dil ki Baat
Join the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's coming: https://muzamilhasan.com/inner-circle Read the thesis, the one idea behind everything I'm building: https://muzamilhasan.com/thesis My website: https://muzamilhasan.com Will the new Sky47 AI Data Center…
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The End of Chatbots: Why "Agentic OS" is the Next Trillion-Dollar AI Race
Join the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's coming:https://muzamilhasan.com/inner-circle?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=inner-circle&utm_content=emEGz99UQxcRead the thesis, the one idea behind everything I'm...
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AI is Destroying Entry-Level Jobs (Stop Buying Courses) | TBT Podcast
Is AI actually destroying the job market for fresh graduates? In this episode, Ghalib Hasam returns to the podcast to break down the harsh reality of the post-AI job market, why the traditional "Apply Now" button is dead, and exactly how to use cold outreach to land high-paying remote US jobs…
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I Cloned My Brain with AI (And Now It Runs My Entire Business) | Dil ki Baat
Join the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's coming: https://muzamilhasan.com/inner-circle... Read the thesis, the one idea behind everything I'm building: https://muzamilhasan.com/thesis My website: https://muzamilhasan.com How do you move past the AI hype...
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Why did Mufti Taqi Usmani declare cryptocurrency haram? ft Qanit Khalilullah | TBT Podcast
Kanit Khalilullah explains why Pakistan's debt-based banking system is a bigger trap than cryptocurrency, and how full reserve banking could eliminate domestic debt. Join the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's coming: https://muzamilhasan.com/inner-circle…
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How Hafiz Ahmed built a million-dollar Amazon business from zero ft. Hafiz Ahmed | TBT Podcast
Hafiz Ahmed shares his journey from a UK warehouse packer to building a million-dollar Amazon FBA business, then losing it overnight and rebuilding in Pakistan. Join the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's coming: https://muzamilhasan.com/inner-circle Read…
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The Dark Reality of AI: Why You Won't Be Able to Afford the Future ft. Ahmad Awais | TBT Podcast
Ahmad's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrahmadawais/ Connect with me: https://muzamilhasan.com Personal Branding Audit: https://muzamilhasan.com/audit My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan/ The world of software engineering is changing faster than we realize, and the AI…
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STOP What You Are Doing and Learn Claude Code NOW! (Before It's Too Late)
Checkout the website and give me your feedback: https://muzamilhasan.com Follow me on Instagram for the new series: https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan I spent the last 8 years entirely away from coding, dealing with imposter syndrome and fearing that software engineers were going to leave the...
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523 | The Secret Plan to Dismantle the US Empire (It's Already Happening) | TBT
Connect with me: https://muzamilhasan.com Personal Branding Audit: https://muzamilhasan.com/audit The Hidden System Controlling the World (And How It Ends) | Simon Dixon on Thought Behind Things The world is changing faster than we can comprehend, and the narratives we're being fed by the media…
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How to Get Rich in the Next 10 Years: The Space Tech Roadmap
Sign Up for Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ 👇 DOWNLOAD THE FREE 50 STARTUPS REPORT 👇 As promised, here is the complete research report featuring 50+ funded Space Tech startups (including major players from India and Europe) that you need to study right now: 🔗...
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SpaceX vs AI Bubble: The Greatest Stock Market Crash is Coming
Sign Up for Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire, and SpaceX’s IPO shattered records with a $2 Trillion valuation. But is this the...
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Pakistani Freelancer: Stop Bringing Dollars Directly to Your Bank!
Sign Up for Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ Sarmaya Tax Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lFbZVY2XUo Sarmaya Tax Calculator: https://sarmaaya.pk/calculator/salary-tax My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Most...
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522 | How to Land a Remote US Tech Job From Pakistan (Without a Degree) | TBT
Build Your Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ Leverage Framework by Asaad: https://app.notion.com/p/The-Leverage-Framework-379c0dfdeba180a9b1aafbf5e300ce53?source=copy_link Asaad's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asaadmahmood/ Asaad's YouTube:...
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Meezan Bank’s 55 Crore CEO & The Illusion of "Islamic" Finance
The upcoming national budget is scheduled to be announced on June 10, and the writing is on the wall: an extremely tough year dictated by IMF pressure is ahead. In this breakdown, we strip away the political narratives to examine the brutal first principles of Pakistan's macroeconomics and tax...
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521 | ChatGPT Predicts the Top 5 Industries for the Next 25 Years | TBT
As part of our continuous exploration into the future of work, we dive deep into the ultimate final frontier: the space economy. What does a real 25-year roadmap look like for sustainable space stations, asteroid mining, and human settlement? Build Your Personal Brand…
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The "YouTubification" of Software: AI's Trillion-Dollar Shift
Build Your Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Read the a16z essay on the YouTubification of Software: https://www.a16z.news/p/softwares-youtube-moment-is-happening Try Replit to…
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520 | How to Land a US Remote Job from Pakistan (Step-by-Step) Ft Ghalib Hassam | TBT
Build Your Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Ghalib's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghalibhassam/ The global market doesn't care about your local degree; it cares about your...
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Stop Panicking About AI: What History Teaches Us About Tech Booms
Build Your Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ In this episode, we sit down for an honest, raw, and authentic conversation about the current state of Artificial Intelligence. Right…
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Why China’s Free AI Strategy Could Change Everything
Build Your Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Sky47 Data Center: https://sky47.com.pk/facilities Why is China giving away its most advanced artificial intelligence for free, and what...
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Is AI A Trap? The Geopolitical Reality No One Is Talking About
Build Your Personal Brand: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ US Textile Company: https://anatar.com/ In this episode of "Dil Ki Baat", Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi uncovers the stark geopolitical…
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519 | aunching Pakistan's First Giga Factory! Can EVEE Scooters Replace Honda CD 70? | TBT
Sign Up For My Personal Brand Consultancy: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ In this episode of Thought Behind Things, Muzamil Hasan sits down with Saad Farrukh, CEO of Evee Scooters, to discuss…
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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...
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517 | Zardari System & 28th Amendment: Is the PPP Empire on Fire? | TBT
In this episode of Thought Behind Things, Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi sits down with prominent radio host and Raftaar panelist Adeel Azhar to uncover the harsh realities of Pakistan's economy. While the government boasts about reaching a $450 billion GDP and nearing 4% growth , we expose the massive...
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516 | Exposing Pakistan’s Tech Bubble: VC Frauds & AI Disruption | TBT
Sign Up For My Personal Brand Consultancy: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Daniyal's LinkedIn: https://pk.linkedin.com/in/daniyal-siddiqui-b02a9127 DS Group: https://dsgroupco.com/ In this…
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Rs. 415 Petrol Scam: Why The Government Is Robbing You Blind
Sign Up For My Personal Brand Consultancy: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ Petrol prices have hit Rs. 415, and the blame game is everywhere. Is it really the IMF and international markets, or is...
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Your Electricity Is About To Get More Expensive!
Sign Up For My Personal Brand Consultancy: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/ My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasan My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/ In today’s episode of Dil Ki Baat, I’m taking a contrarian stand on a news piece that has everyone talking: Pakistan’s...
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Pakistan’s Real Estate Pump is Coming (Time to Get Rich?)
The Federal Constitutional Court just struck down Section 7E, ending the tax on second and third properties. While the real estate sector celebrates, is this actually a win for Pakistan, or just another cycle of the real estate "Choona"? In this episode of Dil Ki Baat, I am taking an "Urta Teer"…
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Why Pakistan's Economy Keeps Losing (and how to fix it)
Sign Up For My Personal Brand Consultancy: https://www.muzamilhasan.com/My Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasanMy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/Why is the global economic order shifting, and where does Pakistan stand in the transition to a multipolar world?To...
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515 | Why Pakistan's Hybrid System is Failing | Yasir Ahmed | TBT
Are the days of external patronage for Pakistan over? In this episode of Thought Behind Things, Muzamil Hasan Zaidi sits down with brilliant political analyst Yasir Ahmed Sumro to decode the changing world order and its direct impact on Pakistan's political economy. Yasir breaks down why the US…
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How China is Destroying the Middle East's Oil Monopoly
In this episode of "Dil Ki Baat," we dive deep into the geopolitical shift of Cold War 2.0 and how energy supply chains are reshaping the entire world. With China controlling 80% of the solar supply chain and 77% of lithium-ion battery production, the traditional dominance of oil-rich Middle...
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Real Reason Behind the US Iran War: Energy, Pipelines & New World Order
Assalam o Alaikum! Welcome back to another episode of Dil Ki Baat. In today's video, we decode the massive geopolitical shifts happening around us. While many believe the US-Iran conflict is purely ideological, the truth is deeply rooted in energy, oil pipelines, and global economic survival.In...
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TBT is Pakistan's fastest-growing podcast show covering conversations around Art, Culture & Technology. Tune in thrice a week to be a part of our community!We upload every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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Thought Behind Things is created and hosted by Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi.
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