Things I had to write down.

2026

• Jun 10

  The Burnout I Can Blame on AI

  Two years of sleepless prompts, a week of drips, and everything AI built while my body gave up.

2025

• Apr 29

  10+ Realistic Tips to Set Your Startup Up for Success

  Ten survival rules from three failed startups, written by the founder who built Social Champ on the wreckage.

2024

• Oct 2

  Toyota Yaris: My New Adventure Companion

  This is a sponsored post, but I’ll still take this opportunity to share about my startup journey so far. Since I’ve got

• Apr 25

  Comparing Email Marketing Platforms: My Experience with SendGrid, MailChimp, MailGun, Drip, Mautic, and More

  SendGrid, MailChimp, MailGun, Drip, and Mautic compared from real production use at Social Champ. Costs, deliverability, gotchas.

• Apr 25

  Revolutionizing Marketing With AI: My Journey With AI Marketing Tools

  How I actually use AI marketing tools as a SaaS CEO: content generation, scheduling, sentiment analysis, and the limits.

• Apr 25

  Slack Vs. Mattermost: My Honest Opinion

  Slack or self-hosted Mattermost for a growing SaaS team? An honest cost and control comparison from Social Champ's own switch.

• Apr 25

  The Product Pricing Is Right…But Was It? Here’s Everything I Learned Pricing My Product

  The SaaS pricing change that cut Social Champ's churn from 8% to 4.5%, and every lesson learned getting there.

• Apr 25

  Think Different, Pitch Different: Tips to Stand Out from the Crowd

  Have you ever been in a position where you had a lot to talk about but just can’t speak up? Well, that makes the t

• Apr 25

  Whispers to a War Cries: How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking

  From a panic-stricken first university speech to a TEDx stage. How repetition, not talent, cured my fear of public speaking.

2020

• Nov 8

  How I Got Cured of Depression Through Quran and Hadith in Islam

  The verses, duas, and strangers' replies that pulled me out of depression. The most personal post on this site.

• Jun 26

  Fairytale Life vs Reality, Chose Your Battles Wisely!

  One who keeps chasing a life shown in the movies continues to live in a fairytale. Their happiness is fragile and depend

• May 16

  Propaganda Against the Unity of Islamic Sects in Karachi Amidst Pandemic

  I Write This With a Heavy Heart. The Government of Sindh or Media or someone in a greater power, is flaming the fire of

• Apr 29

  It Takes a Pandemic to Make Us Realize the Worth of Our Luxuries.

  Everything is so irrelevant in these times. The latest cars, big houses, expensive brand clothes, watches, perfumes, etc

2018

• Oct 31

  Suckers Will Keep Sucking, Doers Will Do. Who Are You?

  There are people who suck and their entire purpose in life is to keep sucking! You show them light, they'll say i

2017

• May 14

  Trend of Motivational Speakers

  Every second you find a new 'Motivational Speaker'. You check their past and it's full of quotes and poems which again a

• Mar 3

  Difference of Opinions Were Once Productive, Not Anymore!

  There was a time when debates were considered productive, a difference of opinion gave birth to new ideas not create hat

2016

• Dec 8

  True Champions Behind Team Pakistan at APICTA 2016!

  APICTA 2016 polished my pitching skills and boosted my art of storytelling. It made me realize there is more to be done.

2015

• Nov 1

  FOMO - Feeling of Missing Out, can be your worst feeling on social media.

  Just because everyone; laughs on divorces, rebels religious events, judges morality, becomes god, hates everything, want

• Aug 17

  The Banning of Chinchi’s in Karachi!

  If you're one who supports the banning of Chinchi's and now you can drive in much lesser traffic, I think you are ignora

• Mar 1

  OuzelSystems Nested!

  It’s been a year at OuzelSystems, and now is the right time to experiment something different. There is much to happen a

• Jan 3

  Obtain a NOC From PTA (For Smartphones and Devices...)

  This is one troublesome job. But I managed to get through it "legally", however it took around a month for me and mainly

2014

• Dec 6

  Junaid Jamshed – Your Chosen Side?

  If you aren’t from the group, GEO VS ARY; debating on Shaista Wahidi or Amir Liaquat and their past resemblance with th

• Nov 5

  Statement of Purpose (Sort-Of-Assignment)

  While searching for a document, I found my very old "Statement of Purpose + 2 unique research ideas" assignment asked b

• Sep 20

  Living or Documenting?

  Where do I start this from? We have embraced technology too much, to an extent where the limits of humanity have all bee

• May 17

  Nokia Asha 503 Review

  Nokia Pakistan sent me a new Nokia Asha 503 to try out. The experience with this low-end device was quite different &amp

2013

• Sep 9

  Still Criticizing Shahzeb’s Parents?

  The Shahzeb Issue? If you blame or criticize Shahzeb's parents for giving up or being sold to Shahrukh Jatoi, the murder

• Jul 11

  Pakistan Tour Closeup Shots (Nokia Lumia 920)

  Last week I returned from Pakistan Tour visiting many Northern Areas here. I must say that Pakistan is blessed with many

Archive · dates not recovered

Older essays that lost their original publication dates during the WordPress migration. Roughly 2013 to 2020 by content, but precise dates aren't reliable, so we've left them undated rather than guess.

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  Another Version of Our Lives - Beyond Social Media!

  We are not just the images we create of ourselves on social media, but have a second version of our lives running in par

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  BlueSky Social, a Twitter Rival and the Future of Social Media

  Jack Dorsey's BlueSky as a Twitter rival: decentralization, the AT protocol, and what it means for social media's future.

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  Can We Have the Same Heart When We Were 11 Years Old?

  Why Can’t We Have the Same Heart When We Were 11 Years Old? I often play a game called PUBG Mobile where you land with

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  COVID-19 Breakout – We Need to Stay Calm & Positive

  Health or illnesses, life or death, happen from the Above. A falling leaf from a tree, or dancing drops from the sky, ev

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  Founder Puzzles Book - Review

  A working founder's review of Founder Puzzles: what the book gets right about cofounder math and startup grief.

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  How to Stay Motivated?

  A founder's honest answer to staying motivated through failed startups, rejections, and slow years.

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  Inspired by the Beautiful Culture of Oman

  If officially all men were to wear traditional white shalwar kameez and all women were to wear black Burqa in Pakistan,

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  Lessons From Jehan Ara's Impact On Social Champ And Startups In Pakistan!

  How Jehan Ara's mentorship, embassy letters, and 20 years at P@SHA shaped Social Champ and a generation of Pakistani founders.

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  Let Your Pain Challenge You to Be Better!

  Pain sometimes is inevitable. But if you embrace it, and channel its energy into positivity, you'll rise much stronger a

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  Meta is Preparing for Twitter’s Rival Next Month

  With Mastodon and BlueSky Social already queued up as Twitter rivals, Meta recently joined the queue. So, there have bee

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  Pakistan Tour Images & Cinemagraph

  Hello readers, Finally after sharing few Panorama Shots & Closeup Shots from Nokia Lumia 920, here are final picture

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  Pakistan Tour Panorama Shots (Nokia Lumia 920)

  Few days back I shared few Closeup shots here, incase you missed those here's the link "Pakistan Tour Closeup shots" I'

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  ProQuest 2013 - UBIT (An I.T Event)

  █ MashAllah! Finally ProQuest'13 comes to an end! I congratulate; all supportive teachers, the alumni, the event orga

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  Shades of Red

  The leaves were dancing with the wind And the kid swung the bottle around his neck Marching his way to school with a fri

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  Social Champ Bags Another Victory at APICTA Awards

  15th December 2021 - After bagging the winning position at the P@SHA awards, Social Champ gets another big feather in th

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  Social Champ Wins at the P@SHA ICT Awards 2021

  23rd October 2021 - Social Champ bags the award for the marketing solution of the year 2021 at P@SHA ICT Awards a

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  The ‘Blue Whale Challenge’ Reveals the Importance of ‘Hope'

  The 'Blue Whale Challenge' reveals the importance of seeding 'hope' into youngsters. Teach your children to have 'faith

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  The Indus Hospital - Blood Center Inaugural

  Our team was glad to be a part of this project, under extraordinary mentors striving their way against all the hurdles j

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  The Indus Hospital - Pride of Pakistan!

  Today I had an outstanding experience in a meeting at The Indus Hospital. I can't believe so much goodness still remain

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  The TikTok Algorithm, the Ban and How Marketers Think

  Inside the TikTok algorithm, the ban debate, and what marketers keep getting wrong about both.

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  Why I’ll Be Cheering for Shahid Afridi Even More

  In reply to an article published on Dawn News and all those tweets concerning Shahid Afridi A writer viewed a video of

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  Why Pride & Arrogance?

  I sense something disturbing growing in students these days , and that's pride & arrogance. This arrogance will take

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  Your Parents Are a Blessing You Have, for a Very Limited Time in Your Life!

  Your parents are a blessing you have, for a very limited time in your life! They deserve your time more than your girlfr