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How AI is "Hacking" the Pakistan Stock Exchange (No More WhatsApp Tips) ft Shayan Baig | TBT Podcast
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Episode How AI is "Hacking" the Pakistan Stock Exchange (No More WhatsApp Tips) ft Shayan Baig | TBT Podcast
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Are software engineering degrees becoming obsolete? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Shayan Baig, an Electrical Engineer turned Fintech founder, who built AlphaGen Pro—a comprehensive AI research platform for the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)—in just 5 months with absolutely ZERO coding experience.
For decades, the PSX has been chaotic, driven by random "tips" and shady WhatsApp groups. Shayan explains how he used AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to translate his 8 years of finance experience into a fully functional SaaS product that tracks macroeconomics, geopolitics, sector rotation, and technical trends. We also dive into Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations and why the "SaaS is dead" narrative is completely wrong. Instead of reinventing the wheel and burning API tokens, smart builders will use MCP to connect powerful SaaS platforms directly to their own AI agents. If you want to see the real power of "Domain Expertise" in the age of AI, watch this until the end!
Intro: Why Non-Technical Domain Experts Are Winning in AI
From Electrical Engineering to the Pakistan Stock Exchange
The Problem with PSX: Why Trading on "WhatsApp Tips" Fails
How to Build a SaaS in 5 Months Without Knowing How to Code
AlphaGen Pro Demo: Turning Geopolitics & News into Stock Data
Web Scraping is Dead: How AI Agents Fetch Financial Data
What is MCP? (Model Context Protocol) & The Future of SaaS
Why "SaaS is Dead" is a Myth (The Applet Model)
The Value of Constructive Feedback vs. Pakistani Toxicity
Outro: Are You Investing in the PSX?
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