Waqas Ali

I sell good shoes and write good letters. Say hi @waqasaday

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Humans, Shoes and eCommerce

This is the story of building my startup in Pakistan, now going global.

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Ideas Do Matter

The story of an unconventional startup.

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Writing is like dancing for me

A short story of a fruit seller, who finds time to dance for himself, not so regularly though.

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Being the First One to Cross River

Why we avoid being the first one to take actions, unless are pushed by the circumstances.

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Junior Designers vs. Senior Designers

I like words a lot. But sometimes a few sketches communicate a point more simply and memorably.

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Our Journey To and Through YC

Henri and I applied to Y Combinator an embarrassing number of times, four to be precise. A recent study of successful entrepreneurs…

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Courage and Hope

What the Nobel Peace Prize means to me

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