Entrepreneurship

Science always fascinated me. As a kid, I was reliant on scientific books, magazines, later blogs, and documentaries. As wonderful as these media are, there are multiple stages through which the scientific message reaches from the researchers/s to the masses.

This multi-step messaging system is inefficient, plagued by internal human politics. And it creates a divide among the masses, by appearing as a walled garden, that is only accessible to people with expensive and fancy degrees.

So my entrepreneurship journey started with a science outreach organisation that reduced the steps between the scientific research and common folks.

Essentially a poor man's version of TED talks:)

We called it 15x4 Munich. The peculiar or poor choice of name came from the format of our events (4 talks of 15 minutes). It happened in Munich, while there were other chapters operating in many European cities. The concept originated in Kyiv, spread to Moscow, and found its way to Munich through the diverse research community here.

Till now, we have organized more than 30 events. More than 2000 people have attended those events. And more than 100 speakers from a STEM background have shared their research and passions there.

We have held events in the Deutsches Museum, Google, JetBrains, TUM, LMU, Stylight, and many other interesting locations in Munich.

I am looking for a new team to carry this noble project forward. If you are interested, please don't hesitate to write me

Find out more - 15x4 Munich Facebook

From a theater performer, it was natural to enter the world of producer/organizer. As I already had that experience through 15x4 Munich.

The goal was to create a home (Munich) outside the home (Pakistan, India) for the desi community here. Through cultural events such as concerts, original movies, and creating exchange opportunities between the artistic communities of the countries.

It turned out to be hell of a ride, but the lack of financial sustainability has closed this endeavor.

The pleasure of meeting creative minds from the subcontinent and the experience of German bureaucracy of opening and running a company, has made it all worth it!