Sidra Qasim & Waqas Ali | From Pakistan to Y Combinator, Kickstarting a Vision

Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali are a wife and husband co-founding team behind two shoe companies, Markhor and Atoms. Together they have combined their Pakistani heritage and interest in social media and technology to create shoes that are both comfortable to wear and that stand the test of time. In this episode Adii, Sidra, and Waqas discuss their journey from rural Pakistan to the USA, combining craftsmanship and heritage, building a second company, how they define and are defined by labels, and what has ultimately kept them going through their business journey.

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We live in a world that idolizes the successful individual. But what do we really know about them, what makes them do the things they do, or whether those things are life profitable? Every week, Adii Pienaar hosts a conversation with a fascinating individual who is manifesting their uniqueness in this world through the things they create (whether that is entrepreneurship, art, writing, poetry, music, or any other craft). These conversations curiously explore topics that relate to identity, values, labels, purpose, meaning, and success.