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Scientists say when the apocalypse comes, only two things will survive: Cockroaches and my love for memes.

I am an extrovert who is 4 at heart but 40 in mind. Despite being a major tech geek, a sucker for anime, and a gamer by heart, what I enjoy the most in my free time is mentoring. I have varied interests so there is no typical weekend. At times I volunteer, other times I choose to travel. Anything that helps me explore.

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— ADPList is a global community of Mentors and Learners - that has grown to 13,000+ Mentors who have mentored more than 10 million minutes in about 141 countries across the globe —

I volunteered at ADPList as Venture Initiative Ambassador in the early days of the platform and was one of the only two Pakistanis to represent Pakistan on the ADPList team.

I organized and co-hosted the first-ever Pakistan-based ADPList design session in collaboration with Hussain Dewani from Decathlon - Hong Kong. The local industry design leaders educated the participants about different aspects of UX design.

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Startups & stories

My love for digital products and entrepreneurship led me to the initiation of multiple ventures during my years as a Student at UCP (The University of Central Punjab). All of them were a tale to be told and heartfelt experiences full of learning and memories that I cherish to date. Below are 2 of the most prominent ones to give you an idea.

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 An online platform that offers comprehensive and up-to-date information, guides, and news about laptops  — 

Being passionate about solving a certain problem, I led a team of two friends to become part of the 4th cohort of Takhleeq. Here's a small introductory video from the good old days. We all wore multiple hats, with me taking up the responsibilities as a Product Manager, Product Designer, and SEO Analyst.

We spent 6 months grinding, learning, networking, and learning (yes again, since there was a lot of it, especially from our own mistakes). What became of the LapTerra? Are all 3 of us still friends or did it end up in a dispute? Okay no, I'm just kidding. Well, let's have a conversation and I'll share with you the complete tale of Adventures of Lapterra (okay I'll stop now).

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— A blog uniting tech enthusiasts, hardcore gamers, and entertainment geeks on a single platform  

Divulgy, still close to my heart, was co-founded with a close friend and we ran the blog for about a year and a half. We got our monetization license from Google AdSense in JUST 3 DAYS after applying, something that's usually unheard of. Wanna hear how we did that or why we came up with the name 'Divulgy'? Let's chatter over a coffee ☕ (I'll take tea though. Not a coffee enthusiast, yet).

Learning & stuff

The learning never stops. There's a high chance I'm still reading through a blog or another online course by the time you're reading this.

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Introduction to Software Product Management

University of Alberta (Coursera)

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Software Processes and Agile Practices

University of Alberta (Coursera)

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Become a Product Manager

Udemy

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UX Design Fundamentals

California Institute of the Arts (Coursera)

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Visual Elements of User Interface Design

California Institute of the Arts (Coursera)

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Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture

California Institute of the Arts (Coursera)

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Conducting Usability Testing

The Interaction Design Foundation

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Product Masterclass: How to Build your Product Career

Product School

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Google Analytics for Beginners

Google

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Unpacking UX - A Masterclass

Lahore University of Management Sciences

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Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

IBM

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SEO Masterclass

Udemy

Back in the days

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 UCP's first student body with an international impact — 

During University, I led teams of up to +60 students in various clubs and societies like ICC-UCPMUN, TEC (The Entrepreneurship Club), and TEDxUCP, etc. I was one of the founding members of ICC-UCPMUN and rose to the rank of Vice President by the time I graduated. Over the first four editions of UCPMUN, we've welcomed +1k Delegates and Chairs from around the world including countries like USA, Germany, Jordan, Türkiye, Egypt, Romania, Netherlands, and Pakistan.