P@SHA has come up with a very exciting event i.e. the P@SHA Career Expo 2008. Some really interesting activities have been planned for all the IT enthusiasts out there. So, BE THERE and try not to miss it.
You can find the details at Jehan Ara’s blog here
The P@SHA sponsored DevNext SIG session will be conducted by yours’ truly and her colleague Imad 
So, ‘am looking forward to meet some of the readers of my blog tomorrow 
Now, you can grab the Ideas Hut team and its fans on Facebook as well
Click the banner above to reach our facebook page and become a fan!
Update: We just realized that creating a facebook group is a better way to interact with people so, now clicking the above banner will take u to our facebook group. Do join it!
Teabreak-which is a Pakistan based blog aggregating site, has launched its version 2.0. It’s still in it beta stage but has introduced a lot of new and interesting features. For details follow a post on my friend’n'colleague Ammar’s blog here.
Great going Teabreak!
One fine day while I was facebooking, i noticed Sohail’s status and then:
![\IdeasHut_Conv\](http://www.toondoo.com//public/f/a/r/farihaakhtar/toons/cool-cartoon-283540.png "\IdeasHut_Conv\")
We had a discussion for 4 days and that too revolving around a single idea put up by Sohail as his facebook status
And that was when this mad Pakistani felt we could have such discussions on a forum meant solely for this purpose. By next morning he was done creating that forum with some basic functinalities to enable users discuss different ideas.
Also by then he had started feeling that his mental faculties are being affected by the risen levels of insanity so, he decided not to take it alone and infest the culprit behind his madness with the same as well.
That culprit was accussed of bugging mad pakistani for implementing his idea related to "Developers Network of Pakistan" ……for brain storming with him writing long wall posts (argg…needless to say but she often got irriated by the restrictions put on the length of the wall post ) and for helping him shape his ideas.
On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 3:17 p.m. PST, history witnessed the emergence of another mad pakistani who happens to be the author of this blog when she decided to take the Ideas Hut project forward along with Sohail after being sentenced to madness.
So, this is briefly about how Ideas Hut started; which today after about 10 days of its birth and being still in its beta version has already got 5 ideas being discussed on it.
But this is just a start and we are expecting a lot more to come. So, keep following 
Life starts with a dot but while living this life we often fail to connect many dots……….
We(Sohail and I) at our little venture Ideas Hut seek to and invite all of you to connect all such dots that can potentially make a beautiful picture.
Keep checking this space for further details about what Ideas Hut is all about!
Image Credits: Katesbabybasics and Ebaumsworld
So, my friendie’s organization is offering an internship program in these summers starting from the 1st week of June. Great going Nuvica!!
For further details check out the Nuvica Pakistan’s official blog.
A friend Ammar recently launched his project "Tea Break". Have a look at the following information to see what his project is all about.
Ever wondered when you are stuck in some boring Office work, College Assignment, Project with haunting deadlines or University Midterm What is one thing that you want the most?
You need a breeeeeeakkkkkkkkkkkk, my friend. And what other better way to relax in this cyber world when everything is just a click away 
Ladies and Gentlemen I give you:
link the logo = www.teabreak.pk/
Take a hot cup of tea and have a mind blogging experience with Teabreak.
So what is so special about Tea-break?
Tea Break not only provides blog readers a place where they can have both national and international blogs on one page but it also provides the bloggers a platform to launch their write ups and increase the readership of their already established Blog.
In short we are trying to bring every blogo maniac together and establish a huge blog forum.
How to join Teabreak?
• Join TeaBreak by following: http://site.teabreak.pk
• Invite friends: http://site.teabreak.pk/invite.php
Other Important things you want to know about Teabreak.pk
Source of information: Ammar’s blog post
The long awaited SI Session 7 is here!
Date: Saturday, March 22 2008
Time: 3 pm - 6 pm
Venue: PixSense (172/P Najeeb Corner, 4th floor, Block 2 PECHS, Karachi)
For details follow the links below:
Those who have missed the previous sessions should try not to miss this one. I shall be there too InshAllah if this evil flu that I’m under an attack of these days doesn’t get worst 
Are you bored of your mundane job/ academic life? Are you sick’n'tired of being with people having no dreams and passion? Do people call you a nerd, a geek or a freak looking at your alacrity for something? or if nothing else does life look boring for some reason and u want to spice it up?
If yes, then probably it’s time for you to be infected by this disease called entrepreneuria (if that’s the word for it). Attend any one session from the most energizing, motivating and constructive series of Startup Insiders Sessions being organized in three major cities (Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad) every month since January 2008.
The purpose of these sessions is to spread this virus called "Entrepreneurial spirit" as shown in the image below:
But hey hey…..don’t worry…noone is going to sneeze in your face to transfer this disease Rather, a few patients/carriers are going to infest you just by the magic of words they choose to narrate their entrepreneurship experiences and also the charisma of their personalities.
Luckily, I got a chance to attend the fourth Startup Insiders Session sponsored by Alchemy Technologies and held at Marriot, Karachi. I’m glad to say that it was a wonderful experience. Since Jehan Ara, Jawwad, Osama(Green & White) and Ammar Yasir(PakMarkaz) have already come up very nice write ups of the event so, I would just quote a few bits and pieces that I remember from each speaker’s narration:
So, here is the list of the patients for the evening (who have reached to an uncurable stage of enterpreneuria)and the tips and tricks they shared about how to be successful entrepreneuria patient
Zia Imran - CEO Vahzay Pvt Ltd came up with the successful start up formula that is:
1 Successful Startup = 1/3 Luck+1/3 Hardwork+1/3 Product Idea
Salim Ghauri - CEO Netsol Technologies considered honesty and sincerity to be the most important elements in building strong and long-lasting relationships with customers.
Amer Hashmi - Founder and CEO, SI3 said that perceiving IT as means of providing services is opening and can further open new avenues for us. He further added that to be successful in the coming IT age, we ought to develop a pro-Pakistani attitude and believe in the fact that opportunities are now shiffting towards east which certainly includes Pakistan as well.
Adnan Agboatwala - Co-Founder, PixSense said that when you are out to sell your product the first time, "Be ready to be humiliated" However, what I learned from his experience is that perseverence matters the most as it helps u keep hunting for the right customer.
Jawwad Farid - CEO Alchemy Technologies said, "Product baicho izzat na baicho". Other than this what I personally liked about him is his dogmatic nature, which according to him always helps him fight through the tough times.
Certainly, Allah(SWT) is the one who makes our tasks easier for us.
Faisal Qureshi - CEO Kolachi Advanced Technologies – “Con”, be flexible and shift constantly to turn things your way and if things still don’t seem to work out between you and your customer, walk out to fight another day.
If you want to get money keep the advice of angraiz always in mind, “ Be successful and money will follow but until you be successful, look successful” Look good, smell good, speak well and follow Islam not Pakistani version of Islam.
Jehan Ara – President P@SHA- According to her support from parents is also very important.
Here’s the pic that I have stolen from Jehan Ara’s blog for one selfish reason
(you can see moi in it somewhere and no this smart young lady sitting on the first seat is not me)
In the end, I would really like to thank P@SHA and all those who are taking time out from their busy schedules to guide and help all the young and aspiring entrepreneurs. You all are doing a great service to this country. Keep it up!
And all those who haven’t yet attended any of these sessions…guys/girls…u really are missing something great. I would strongly recommend you all to gear up for the upcoming sessions!
Image Credit: The sneeze image was taken from here whereas the concept was based on what I saw in Adnan’s presentation on enterpreneurship at the "SZABIST Examining Enterpreneurship " event.
Why on earth can’t we follow the processes that can really benefit us in the long run??? There are some that we even claim to follow at times but we don’t really…..I swear when I start my own venture someday InshAllah (oh yeah don’t be surprised…I hav been infested by this entrepreneurship germ…details later) I’m going to make everyone in my organization follow the processes that we decide to follow STRICTLY… yes I can be cruel at times but for a combined benefit because all these processes can really save us from disasters and I’m going to make my team understand this. I really get annoyed when every individual starts modifying established processes so as to make them fit his/her comfort zone…arrggg!!
and what is this "Khair hai"…I hate listening to this phrase which people conveniently utter after violating rules 
Performance Reviews r being done these days..I just hope I don’t get demoted for being too particular about processes
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