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 Introduction
 Why and When?
 Infrastructure
 Legal
Started with 200k
investment ,2
employees and 2
clients
7+ years
experience of
managing my own
software company
Company now has
40+ employees.
Working with
startups in Silicon
Valley, Chicago
and UK
Member of World Economic Forum
Global Shapers
 Being your own Boss.
 Personal Freedom vs Job Security.
 You have a sales plan or excellent Idea.
 You have living expenses.
 You have the education and experience to go
on your own
 You have excellent sales leads.
 Excellent resources
available
 High Ethics
 Tax Break till 2016
 Your own home
 Rent a home
 Rent an office
space
 Rent a serviced
space
 Power Backup – 1-2
hours load shedding
 Cooling/Heating –
Pakistan has extreme
weathers
 Fiber Optic
Connectivity
Multinet, Nayatel, Tra
nsworld
 Heating / Cooling
 Power Backup
 Lift Service
 Security
 Water Supply
 Fiber connectivity
 Free office space,
heating cooling,
stipend
 Training/Legal
Advise
 Legal Services
 Investors
 Sole Proprietorship
 Partnership
 PVT Limited
 Choose your partners carefully.
 Share Goals/Vision
 Contribute equally in company
 Ethical Person.
 Write everything down no matter what.
 Company Account
 Foreign Currency and Pak Rupee account
 Bank Certificate
 Zero Tax
 Stay away from loan or financing.
 Tax Break till 2016.
 1% Tax for Companies exporting services
after tax break
 File your Tax returns regularly
 Development Head
 Sales
 Human Resource
 Accounts
 Server Support
 SALES SALES SALES
 Multiple Client’s to decrease
Risks
 Don’t under quote to win business
 Don’t make promises you can’t keep
 Don’t lie
 Take good care of your employees.
 No weekend’s unless its necessary.
 Bonuses for good performance.
I can..
Review your business plan
Answer your questions on
infrastructure requirements.
barkan@vizteck.com
twitter.com/vizteck

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Starting a Software Company in Pakistan

  • 1.
  • 2.  Introduction  Why and When?  Infrastructure  Legal
  • 3. Started with 200k investment ,2 employees and 2 clients 7+ years experience of managing my own software company Company now has 40+ employees. Working with startups in Silicon Valley, Chicago and UK Member of World Economic Forum Global Shapers
  • 4.  Being your own Boss.  Personal Freedom vs Job Security.  You have a sales plan or excellent Idea.
  • 5.  You have living expenses.  You have the education and experience to go on your own  You have excellent sales leads.
  • 6.  Excellent resources available  High Ethics  Tax Break till 2016
  • 7.  Your own home  Rent a home  Rent an office space  Rent a serviced space
  • 8.  Power Backup – 1-2 hours load shedding  Cooling/Heating – Pakistan has extreme weathers  Fiber Optic Connectivity Multinet, Nayatel, Tra nsworld
  • 9.  Heating / Cooling  Power Backup  Lift Service  Security  Water Supply  Fiber connectivity
  • 10.  Free office space, heating cooling, stipend  Training/Legal Advise  Legal Services  Investors
  • 11.  Sole Proprietorship  Partnership  PVT Limited
  • 12.  Choose your partners carefully.  Share Goals/Vision  Contribute equally in company  Ethical Person.  Write everything down no matter what.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.  Company Account  Foreign Currency and Pak Rupee account  Bank Certificate  Zero Tax  Stay away from loan or financing.
  • 16.  Tax Break till 2016.  1% Tax for Companies exporting services after tax break  File your Tax returns regularly
  • 17.  Development Head  Sales  Human Resource  Accounts  Server Support
  • 18.  SALES SALES SALES  Multiple Client’s to decrease Risks
  • 19.  Don’t under quote to win business  Don’t make promises you can’t keep  Don’t lie
  • 20.  Take good care of your employees.  No weekend’s unless its necessary.  Bonuses for good performance.
  • 21. I can.. Review your business plan Answer your questions on infrastructure requirements. barkan@vizteck.com twitter.com/vizteck

Editor's Notes

  1. In my case, I had no family responsibilities so it was best time to start for meI made a lot of mistakes, management mistakes, sales mistake.. I just had the courage to go on and on
  2. Own home – Less expenses Good office space – Easy hiring
  3. -