RUNNING A COMPANY IN PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY | On the Mic #48

On the Mic

Raja Murad Khan is the Founder and CEO of CarFirst, he sits down with the On the Mic crew and tells us of how he started CarFirst, got funding with just the idea and no company name to know being able to guide the company through Pakistan's current economic uncertainty without having to make cuts. This is essential hearing for anyone who is either running or thinking of starting their own company.

Checkout CarFirst from the links below:

Website/App: https://www.carfirst.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carfirstpk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carf...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carfirstpk/

Timestamps:

00:00 - What's going on with CarFirst today

02:08 - The work culture at CarFirst

04:22 - Why did Raja start CarFrist

06:25 - Securing funding in 2016

12:30 - Was it easy to introduce CarFirst to the Pakistani Public

16:38 - Getting Ali Gul Pir to do a car review series

20:28 - How has CarFirst adapted to the current Economic Uncertainty

22:30 - Is it easy to run a business in Pakistan?

25:30 - How has CarFirst navigated legislation in the automobile industry

27:55 - How many people are working in CarFirst

28:44 - How do they deal with Car Scammers?

30:30 - Why Raja likes to hire fresh graduates

31:28 - CarFirst has not had to make cuts in the current economic situation

35:30 - What is Raja's vision for CarFirst in the next 5 years

37:24 - Why has there not been car warranties in Pakistan before

38:43 - CarFirst's Apprenticeship Programme

43:00 - Raja is very supportive of his employees growing and leaving the company for better things

43:45 - The weird Skype Call with Swinery

45:45 - Brining Wasim Akram & Waqar Younus back together

49:20 - Raja is a regular dude

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