Huawei origin story, an interview with Kaz Software founder and CEO, a story on how Brain Station 23 built a national level e-ticketing platform in 8 weeks, an analysis on recent bank deposit protection ordinance, and our eclectic weekly reading suggestions. All links are below. I. The Origin of Huawei: When Desperation Becomes Strategy Most […]
As Bangladesh prepares for the polls in early 2026, a coalition of civic groups is trying something ambitious: building serious conversation and consensus on economic reforms before the election campaign begins in earnest and serious policy discussions take a back seat. The Economic Reform Summit, scheduled for Oct. 27-28 at the Lakeshore Hotel in Dhaka, […]
In October 2025, Bangladesh's interim government announced the Deposit Protection Ordinance, and one should acknowledge what the ordinance gets right before examining what it misses. The technical improvements are meaningful. Doubling coverage from Tk 100,000 to Tk 200,000 provides tangible protection to 93% of depositors—the small savers, pensioners, and middle-class families whose accounts represent their […]
In a recent, expansive conversation with Future Startup, journalist and writer Sabidin Ibrahim offered a glimpse into the intellectual foundations and lived realities that shaped his worldview. The interview, spanning his formative years in Cumilla to his interesting student life at Dhaka University, serves both as a personal reflection as well as a sociological critique […]
Imagine being handed a project with a ticking clock: eight weeks to build an e-ticketing platform for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025, a 40-day, 24-event, and 46-match cricket extravaganza drawing millions of fans. The system needs to handle 25,000 average tickets per day, validate them at chaotic stadium gates across 3 venues (Dhaka, Chittagong, […]
It is hard to summarize today’s newsletter. We feature three fascinating interviews: To top it off, we have excellent reading recs to help you have a wonderful week. All links are below. Eight Takeaways From Future Startup’s The Art of Enterprise Interview With BeshiDeshi Founder Zeeshan Khurshed Mazumder In 2019, BeshiDeshi was a promising, if […]
Most business success stories celebrate ambition and brilliant planning. Huawei's origin story is different—it's about what happens when survival necessity forces you to execute in ways no rational player would attempt. In 1987, a 43-year-old former military engineer named Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei with the equivalent of $5,000. By 1996, the company had become China's […]
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