A Game-Changer for Healthtech Startups? Pakistan Goes Digital for Medical Device Licensing

Digitized registration system for healthtech startups in Pakistan

With the launch of the Digital Licensing System, healthtech founders in Pakistan just got handed a long-overdue boost. Here’s what it means for you. If you’ve ever tried navigating Pakistan’s medical device registration process, especially as a healthtech startup, you know the word “sluggish” doesn’t even begin to describe it. For years, healthtech startups and […]

What’s Inside SECP ‘Empowering Innovation’ Roadmap for Startups? Here’s Everything You Need to Know

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Karachi, July 2025, The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has released a landmark policy document titled “Empowering Innovation: Roadmap for Startups”, a culmination of extensive consultations following the 2024 Pakistan Startup Summit. The report outlines SECP’s strategic vision for reforming and enabling the startup ecosystem in Pakistan. This roadmap is more than a […]

How to Turn Your Validated Idea into a Profit-Earning Business

Illustration showing the journey of a Pakistani founder turning a validated idea into a successful profit-earning business using lean startup principles and market-tested monetization strategies

So, you’ve validated your startup idea. Users are interested, feedback is positive, and there’s a genuine pain point in the market. What’s next? For founders in Pakistan and other emerging markets, turning a validated idea into a revenue-generating business isn’t just about scaling it’s about building smart, staying lean, and monetizing with precision. This guide […]

You’ve Validated Your Idea: Heres Exactly What to Build Next

Startup founder analyzing user feedback to build a minimum viable product after validating the market

Dropbox started with a video. Buffer started with a landing page. What’s your move? You’ve done the hard part proving that your idea resonates with real users. Through surveys, interviews, and maybe even a prototype or landing page test, you’ve validated a market need. But now you’re staring at the whiteboard asking: what comes next? […]

User Research & Market Validation: How the Best Startups Build What People Actually Want

Illustration of a startup team conducting user interviews and analyzing survey data to validate product-market fit.

The Best Startups: User Research & Market Validation for Product Success If there’s one truth every experienced founder learns early, it’s this: Startups don’t fail because they can’t build. They fail because they build something no one wants. It’s not a technology problem. It’s a clarity problem. That’s why user research and market validation aren’t […]