Is this the End of your IT Career? | Special Episode | TBT

Join the Digital Media Marketclass: https://muzamilhasan.com/courses Recommend Guest for a Podcast: https://muzamilhasan.com/guest Get in touch with Muzamil: https://muzamilhasan.com/contact-me Get Mentorship from Muzamil: https://muzamilhasan.com/mentorship JOIN MY COMMUNITY: https://buy.stripe.com/6oEaFEdAXbGe69W6ou Zeeshan Aftab is the Co-Founder & MD at 10Pearls. 10Pearls was founded in 2004 by brothers Imran and Zeeshan Aftab. What began as a two-person operation is now a global organization of 1000+ with offices in DC, New York, San Jose, Toronto, Dubai, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Medellin. It currently is one of the top 3 IT services exporters in Pakistan. They currently do close to 100 million dollars in revenue worldwide. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! 10pearls University: https://10pearlsuniversity.org Check out the trainings from Sarmaaya Financials: Training List: https://sarmaaya.pk/trainings/?src=tbt Technical Training Masterclass 2.0: https://sarmaaya.pk/trainings/details?tid=1&src=tbt Fundamentals of Capital Market: https://sarmaaya.pk/trainings/details?tid=2&src=tbt #thoughtbehindthings #muzamilhasan #IT Socials: TBT’s Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings Muzamil's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Muzamil's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan Zeeshan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeeshanaftab17611 Podcast Links: • Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3z1cE7F • Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2S84VEd • Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3cgIkfI 00:00 Introduction 00:43 Early Life 01:53 Madrassa Education Experience 03:24 Schooling 05:54 Should We Homeschool Kids? 06:34 Higher Education 07:08 Why Choose Turkey? 07:42 Career Projection 08:42 Starting "10 Pearls" 10:22 Family Support 12:22 How Did It Start and Progress? 13:29 Technology & Infrastructure Back Then 14:50 How Did They Handle Everything? 15:34 Their "Breakout" Point 18:38 Game Development? 19:40 Global Footprint 20:15 IT Sector Opportunities & Overall Situation? 23:47 Need for a New Model? 27:37 Why No IT Growth in Pakistan? 31:22 Pakistan's Quality Talent & Brain Drain 33:45 Government Intervention 36:17 Degree Importance for Future Talent? 38:55 10 Pearls Academy 40:19 The Market Today 41:37 Buyer & Requirements Changes 46:17 Will Coding Become Redundant? 49:11 How Can an IT Employee Use AI? 50:20 Talent Development Ecosystem in Pakistan 57:13 Employee Retention & Churn 59:26 Recent Taxation & Its Impact 1:02:33 Future of This Model 1:06:25 Cyber Security 1:10:27 Dollar-Pegged Salaries: Sustainable? 1:16:48 Incentive Structure & IPO 1:24:25 IT Services: Dying Industry? 1:32:10 His Plans with 10 Pearls 1:34:36 Why Latin America? 1:37:24 Conclusion