Entrepreneurs do funny things. I ran a trucking platform called Loop Freight for Bangladesh with a TAM of $10B and a trucking network of 10,000 trucks. We raised funding with Accelerating Asia and then raised a seed round with Anchorless Bangladesh. Afterwards, I made an exit. So why did I move out and start Adora? For one, I got an […]
Aslam: “I have ordered shoes worth 300 kilograms on Alibaba. Tanveer, I need an update on my shipment. I have already paid for my goods sixty days ago!” Tanveer (the shipping agent handling Aslam’s shipment): “What order? We have bigger shipments. Stop calling me every two hours for updates! I am super busy and I’ll let you know when your […]
Every customer wants to be a hero in their buying journey. If a seller can provide that journey, the customer may be more likely to purchase. I’ve started a new venture called Logifreight, and our service is to move commercial goods across borders using software. Logifreight is the seller, and Bangladesh is the hero of this journey. Putting aside the […]
The novel coronavirus, officially known as the SARS-Cov-2, has become an unconventional enemy of the human body. It is hard to discern why this variant of the coronavirus, of which there are many including the common cold, flu, SARS and MERS, are affecting each person’s body so differently. In an article on Medium , there is a detailed description on why the SARS-Cov-2 […]
In light of the economic boom that Bangladesh is facing in recent years, the country is seeing an inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) that is slowly transforming it into the next hub for doing business. With the dominance of traditional businesses in manufacturing and construction leading the 8% GDP growth of this riverine country in South Asia, there is […]
The National Research Foundation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore is about to get a huge injection of funds for local startups. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that they will provide $29.28 million or S$40million as part of the NRF’s Early Stage Venture Fund third installment or ESVFIII. It was announced in September 2015. The news, published on CNBC was […]