Press

“The Pakistan ecosystem is in the midst of its own platform wars. An increasingly digitally literate customer is deciding what platform they want to use for the services of tomorrow. The big opportunity is becoming the digital platform of choice for a major service in Pakistan – which platform will become the local Amazon, ApplePay or AliPay? The players who are able to become the platform of choice – such as Uber/Careem – will dominate their sector for years to come.”

– Osman Haneef quoted in the Gulf News “Pakistan: Surveying the Startup Scene”

“From Azerbaijan to Zambia, almost every country, no matter how nascent the industry, believes they will build their region’s next Silicon Valley. This sense of national exceptionalism is not unique to us. But, if we are to build tech ecosystems that can rival global competitors, it is essential that we recognise our own shortcomings, and create laws, processes, systems and a culture that propel the Pakistani tech start-up ecosystem forward, and lead to the emergence of Pakistan’s unicorns.”

– Osman Haneef Op-Ed in Dawn on “Launching Unicorns”

“Local businesses and community organisations should lead the way in switching to and implementing renewable and clean energy in businesses and communities.”

– Osman Haneef Op-Ed in Dawn on “Our Last Chance”