Daraz: Pakistan’s BIGGEST Ecommerce Marketplace Ft. Managing Director Daraz | 501 | TBT

Описание: In this episode of Thought Behind Things, we sit with Ehsan Saya, Managing Director of Daraz, the leader behind Pakistan’s largest e-commerce platform and one of the most complex logistics and technology operations in the region.

From a childhood shaped by constant relocation to becoming Managing Director at a very young age, Ehsan shares what it takes to build trust at national scale, empower small sellers, and operate an ecosystem with over 100,000 active sellers and millions of daily users. He opens up about leadership, credibility, automation, and how Daraz quietly built South Asia’s most advanced fulfillment infrastructure.

What We Discuss:
– Becoming Managing Director at a young age and earning credibility in leadership
– How Daraz scaled to millions of daily users and 100,000+ sellers
– Enabling local manufacturing instead of imports
– Building Amazon-level fulfillment, warehousing, and automation in Pakistan
– Community-driven growth, 11.11 sales, and future Daraz Originals
– A long-term view of Pakistan’s economy and e-commerce in 2050

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:23 - Childhood, Identity & Moving Constantly
5:14 - How Constant Relocation Damages Kids
8:42 - High-Trust Societies & Returning to Pakistan
15:40 - Becoming Managing Director Too Young
23:08 - Daraz Scale Today
29:29 - Powering Small Cities & Tier-2 Pakistan
32:43 - Warehousing & Logistics Backbone
38:44 - Daraz Fulfillment Like Amazon
40:47 - Automation & Warehouse Tech
43:40 - Fixing Trust in Pakistani Ecommerce
50:49 - Delivering to Pakistan’s Most Remote Areas
54:55 - Entering Razor-Thin Logistics Business
1:02:52 - Paying Sellers Early & Extra Services
1:07:49 - Alibaba Tech & Digital Payments
1:15:41 - Niche Markets & Export Potential
1:26:12 - The 11.11 Sale Impact
1:30:00 - Building Seller Communities
1:36:03 - Launching Daraz Originals
1:37:09 - AI Hype vs Real AI Inside Daraz
1:42:32 - Pakistan in 2050
1:47:35 - Closing Note