Amirology (noun): The history of Amir :).
1977 – Born, Hull, UK
1978 – Islamabad, Pakistan
1979 – Karachi, Pakistan
1984 – Los Angeles, United States
1986 – Brussels, Belgium – International School of Brussels, International Baccalaureate
1995 – Manchester, UK – University of Manchester, Computer Science with Business Management
1998 – London, UK, Accenture
1999 – Dublin, Ireland, Accenture (eircom)
2000 – Las Vegas, United States – first self funded internet business (failure!) – TheWickedSite.com (no longer there)
2001 – London, UK (Back at Accenture)
2003 – Txtfo.com, Second startup
2005 – European Prize for innovation
2007 – Sell Txtfo.com
2007 – MBA at IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
2008 – Make move to education sector. Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai, UAE
2009 – Abu Dhabi Education Council - Abu Dhabi, UAE
2010 – Webpreneur University – Dubai, UAE
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The Nomad
British/Pakistani currently living in the UAE. Have lived (i.e. had an apartment or bank account) in 13 cities in my 33 years: Hull (UK), London, Manchester, Brussels, Karachi, Islamabad, Los Angeles, Dublin, Nottingham, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, Lausanne, Dubai.
Currently living in a place with 85 % foreigners so suits me well – comfortable moving to any part of the world.
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Internet Nerd
Since about the age of 15 I saw the opportunity of computers. This was before the internet was popular but I saw that computers were something that impact every sector.
When the internet came about and after a few years I saw how it was truly going to change the world. My first startup was in 1999 unfortunately a little too ahead of the time but quite a few ideas I had back in the day have happened a decade later – giving me confidence that I wasn’t just being crazy – but the world takes some time to implement.
The internet makes the world a fairer place and that is why I am passionate about spreading the word about the web.
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Marketing Guy
You can have the best ideas in the world – but unless you know how to communicate those ideas, not many people will know about them. I learned about marketing at an early age through running for student council in high school for instance (first attempt was a failure, second attempt was fruitful). Also invented something which won the 2005 European prize for innovation out of 560 entries and yet made less than $100 from it.
I study/read as much about marketing as I can. I also see people as brands so countries/skin color etc are all brands and hence I am also passionate about marketing.