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Cricket Revolution – Mindstorm studio – Babar Ahmed

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Jawwad

The most talked about and anticipated release from a desi gaming company. High end gaming company in Pakistan with a motion capture studio. Short Pitch Delivery, Gorgeous video and screen shots. Impressive Impact. WOW Deal on with the one of the largest online distribution channel on the planet. Retail distribution deal with a traditional distributor…

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YellO.pk

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Jawwad

Next inline is YellO.pk, presented by Samir Feroze. The Google maps, Facebook, best lassi date in Karachi Company. The best lassi in town and Samir journey to find it. University based community seeding. Great slides with visual impact.          

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Foneitall

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Jawwad

Turn your dumb phone into a smart phone – Uphone is using foneitall under the Uconnect brand. 10,000 customers now, 300,000 customers in a 12 month period. Presented by Syed Basit Ali. Great tag line, simple 10,000 meter presentation, great responses to Q&A

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And we are off…

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Jawwad

The Awards are off to a start at 10:31 am. And its on. Foneitall takes the stage.

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The Google Facebook Lassi date in Karachi or The PASHA Pakistan Tech Crunch Gong Award 2009

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Jawwad

What do a seventeen year old high school dropout who reminds me of Steve Jobs and Google and Facebook going out for a Lassi date in Karachi have in common. Beside Karachi and Lassi, they are both presenting today at the first PASHA Pakistan Tech Crunch Gong Awards 2009 at the Karachi Sheraton. If you…

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The easiest thing you can do

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Jawwad

is to give up on a child. You can do it as a teacher, a sibling, a friend or a care giver. It is so much harder to fight for one. The reason why I have so much respect for Nasreen Bakar, Sami Mustafa and the team at CAS is that they have always stood…

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The Mmmm. song

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Jawwad

The Mmmm. song by Michael Buble that somehow brings Taha and his Mmmm. to my mind every time I hear it. To Taha and Fawzia, I know someday that it will turn out and we’ll make it work so we can work to work it out. I’m Not Surprised Not Everything Lasts I’ve Broken My…

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The easiest 1,000 dollars you could ever make.

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Jawwad

In a down cycle, things are difficult. Customers are reluctant, marketing budgets are tight, promotional campaigns are non-existent. For a startup or a small venture, the down cycle blues are even more severe. So if you were in the mood for free exposure, customer facing opportunities and a hard cash, immediate settlement prize worth Rs.83,100…

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The Crude Oil Price debate

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Jawwad

(Guest post by Agnes Paul) A.1     Preface Given the current uncertainty in the future direction of crude oil prices, there is an interesting debate going on about where prices are likely be in 3 to 6 months time. There are two schools of thought in the market concerning the direction in which the crude oil…

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C is for cookie and its good enough for me.

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Jawwad

30th September 2009, today, marked Taha’s 8th week at CAS Kindergarten section. Taha’s routine in the morning is a complete room by room tour of the school, including a handshake with the fire engine and Barney, and a landing at the Library before heading towards his class room where we hand him over to Noreen….

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