At Lightspeed office in Palo Alto, the Amazon Web Services startup team brought together founders for an insightful session on funding, US GTM support, and emerging trends that are gaining interest in the tech investment community, led by Dev Khare. Lightspeed Venture Partners is a

Courage and grit are essential traits for any founder, but it's even more remarkable when you face the countless challenges of the developing world and still push forward to build something impactful. That’s why it was especially inspiring to see my fellow Pakistanis, who were

The APJ SaaS program is home to some truly exceptional founders who are building remarkable solutions to address diverse market challenges. During my time in ASEAN, I had the privilege of getting to know many of them firsthand. Although I’ve worked across multiple countries in

A perfect place where history meets innovation! Standing at 285 feet tall, the iconic Hoover Tower at Stanford University not only offers breathtaking views of the campus but also houses a treasure trove of history. Built in 1941, it serves as a memorial to former U.S. President Herbert

Category leaders are unicorns! This sums up our Amazon Web Services (AWS) APJ SaaS Program—a journey designed for founders ready to scale their success in the US market. Over 70 founders from diverse countries across Asia Pacific and Japan came together for 5 intense days of

People often see only the decisions made, not the choices available. Mistakes are bound to happen, but the focus should remain on moving forward, learning from each step. Growth comes in all directions—upward, downward, or sideways. What matters is the continuous process of

At 925 feet above San Francisco, Twin Peaks is one of the most iconic viewpoints. On a rare sunny day with no fog in sight, the 360-degree view is even more breathtaking—stretching from the Golden Gate Bridge to downtown SF, and all the way to the Pacific Ocean. This spot has it

The biggest "peculiar" culture shock after joining Amazon? The absence of PowerPoint presentations in most internal meetings. Instead, Amazon has a deeply ingrained writing culture centered around 2 and 6 page memos. These detailed narratives replaced PowerPoint in 2004 when

A Tale of Two Realities!

5 days of traveling over 2,000 KM across 3 cities, uniting 200+ founders, VCs, and ecosystem enablers to ignite innovation in Pakistan’s vibrant startup ecosystem! Together, we celebrated a remarkable milestone of $12M+ in recent funding for exceptional startups—solid proof that

Grateful to Her Excellency Ms. Danielle Heinecke Danielle Heinecke, the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia and AUSTRADE team, for the invitation to the dinner and networking session at the Australian High Commissioner’s residence. Was a pleasure to connect with some of the 50

Throwback to the last Friday running a “Capital Connect” event with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation at our Amazon Web Services office in Malaysia. Great to see Nordstar and Gobi Partners sharing about their funds and then running an insightful panel with Hisham Ibrahim, CPA, CFA and Jack Pederzoli followed by

Daily little wins in the developed world— I’ll start: Finding a great parking spot!

Was fantastic collaborating with Danielle Heinecke and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Austrade team to support their initiative in bringing over 50 leading Australian tech companies to connect with key stakeholders and partners in Malaysia. The event provided an

We are literally living in science fiction!! SpaceX successfully caught a 19-story Super Heavy booster rocket mid-air, showcasing the pinnacle of engineering and precision. Reverse docking is an engineering marvel—significantly more complex than simply launching a rocket. It

So it begins! #AWSCloudDayMalaysia #AWSStartupCommunity

What an incredible Amazon Web Services Cloud Day! Over 3,500 attendees and our largest cloud investment in Malaysia to date – $6B+, announced last year and now with the region live – made this event phenomenal to work on. Personally moving from presenting for one track last year to

🚀 We just launched a new capability for Amazon Bedrock that’s going to make it easier for customers to keep track of their GenAI spend by departments, teams, and applications across their entire organization. aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-… Amazon Bedrock now supports adding cost

📊 Key Takeaways from Amazon Q3 2024 Financial Results! Worldwide net sales were $158.9 billion, up 11% year over year. North America segment sales were $95.5 billion, up 9% year over year. International segment sales were $35.9 billion, up 12% year over year. AWS segment