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461 | How To Export From Pakistan The World For Just 1$ Per Parcel Ft Arif Iqbal | TBT
· 1 h 25 min · S5 E61
Episode 461 | How To Export From Pakistan The World For Just 1$ Per Parcel Ft Arif Iqbal | TBT
Find out more about Endeavor: https://pakistan.endeavor.org
In this episode of Thought Behind Things, we’re joined by Arif Iqbal, the Co-Founder & CEO of LAAM, a fashion-tech startup transforming how South Asian brands scale globally through technology and logistics.
With a stellar background as an engineering leader at Facebook, Microsoft, Pinterest, and eBay, Arif shares how LAAM is building Pakistan’s Shopify-alternative helping thousands of local brands reach global audiences while solving the #1 reason most Pakistani ecommerce ventures fail: logistics.
We uncover:
• Why LAAM is not a fashion company, but a tech & logistics company • How LAAM enables 48-hour local delivery & 5-day global shipping • Why most Pakistani ecommerce startups fail — and how LAAM solves that • The $5M+ raised and LAAM’s journey with Endeavor Global • How Octane, LAAM’s backend engine, is bypassing Shopify limitations
With the ambition to become Pakistan’s next tech unicorn, Arif shares his long-term vision of turning LAAM into the Amazon of South Asia — and a homegrown global success story.
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Arif's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arifiqbal/
Endeavor's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endeavor-pakistan
Credits:
Executive Producer: Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi
Associate Producer: Saad Shehryar
Publisher: Talha Shaikh
Editor: Jawad Sajid
Links in the notes 10
- https://pakistan.endeavor.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/muneebzafar1
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/osshah/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/endeavor-pakistan
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