Shahood Siddiqui

CTO of One Tech Capital

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Shahood Siddiqui is the Chief Technology Officer at One Tech Capital. He was born in Karachi and attended NED University in Karachi. He is CTO of a startup studio whose two portfolios include Coffee App, which he says is the number one coffee pickup application in the Middle East.

Early life and background

Siddiqui was born in Karachi. His father worked in Saudi Arabia. He spent his first six to seven years in Karachi and attended a school there from kindergarten to class one. In the late 1990s his family moved to Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, where he attended embassy school from second grade. [1]

Education

Siddiqui's family aimed for him to study at NED University in Karachi to become an engineer. He studied at a government college and through private tuitions. He says he went to college only about three days in two years. He also says that choosing a government college over a private one was one of his biggest mistakes. [1]

Siddiqui attended NED University in Karachi. His father had suggested that he study computer science, and he was in computer science and not in the engineering faculty. At university his main focus was networking, and he did marketing and event management. He says the first two university years are critical. [1]

Career

Siddiqui started a professional job in his second year at university. He says his first job was at a software agency in the Defence area. He became a senior Android developer and worked on six or seven projects at once. [1]

Siddiqui says that in Saudi Arabia the best software engineering job was always that of an ERP consultant. He says the company needed to move its offline data online and digitalize it, and that Saudi Arabia's first B2B e-commerce was started. He says developers working with his team are also in Egypt, Turkey and Russia. He adds that after six years there is a very big team with an established structure. [1]

Views

Siddiqui says Pakistani talent is outstanding in some respects compared with other nationalities and regions. He says Pakistan is the only country where developers are not taxed. In his view there is a global language, and one should be able to communicate properly in it. He says South Asian countries have an advantage because they are the closest. [1]

Personal life

Siddiqui says 2013 was an important year because his father retired. He says his family had visited Dubai often and was fascinated by it. [1]

Timeline

2013
His father retired.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2023-08-25 From IT help desk to CTO of the Middle East's top coffee app Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shahood Siddiqui?

Shahood Siddiqui is the Chief Technology Officer at One Tech Capital. He was born in Karachi and attended NED University in Karachi.[1]

What does Shahood Siddiqui do?

Shahood Siddiqui is the Chief Technology Officer at One Tech Capital. He is CTO of a startup studio that has two portfolios, Coffee App and a second one.[1]

Where did Shahood Siddiqui study?

Shahood Siddiqui attended NED University in Karachi. He was in computer science and not in the engineering faculty. He also attended embassy school in Saudi Arabia from second grade.[1]

Where is Shahood Siddiqui from?

Shahood Siddiqui was born in Karachi. In the late 1990s his family moved to Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.[1]

What is Coffee App?

Coffee App is a portfolio of the startup studio where Shahood Siddiqui is CTO. It allows users to buy coffee subscriptions. Its B2B segment sets up coffee corners in offices.[1]

What was Shahood Siddiqui's first job?

Shahood Siddiqui says his first job was at a software agency in the Defence area. He started a professional job in his second year at university.[1]

What does Shahood Siddiqui say about Pakistani talent?

Shahood Siddiqui says Pakistani talent is outstanding in some respects compared with other nationalities and regions. He also says Pakistan is the only country where developers are not taxed.[1]

References

  1. From IT help desk to CTO of the Middle East's top coffee app . Thought Behind Things , 2023-08-25.
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  1. Siddiqui is the Chief Technology Officer at One Tech Capital. Shahood Siddiqui is the Chief Technology Officer at One Tech Capital.
  2. He was born in Karachi. I was born in Karachi and Karachi mein main ammi ke saath hota tha.
  3. His father worked in Saudi Arabia. Actually, abbu jo hain woh Saudi mein job karte the.
  4. He spent his first six to seven years in Karachi. Toh pehle 6-7 saal jo hain main Karachi mein tha
  5. He attended a school in Karachi from kindergarten to class one. Karachi mein St. Paul's se maine like kindergarten and class 1 tak St. Paul's se padha.
  6. His family moved to Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, in the late 1990s. Toh late 90s mein jo hai hum log Saudi move ho gaye, Al-Khobar mein.
  7. He attended embassy school in Saudi Arabia from second grade. Saudi mein sirf yeh schooling jo hai meri puri Saudi mein hi hui hai. Toh I joined embassy school I think when I was in second grade
  8. His family aimed for him to study at NED University in Karachi to become an engineer. ke NED jaana hai aapko Karachi mein. Toh padho padho padho, engineer banna hai, engineer banna hai
  9. He studied at a government college. Toh woh National College se ki. Again, government college.
  10. He studied through private tuitions. Toh private tuitions jo hoti hain woh private tuitions se aap padhte ho.
  11. He says he went to college only about three days in two years. Toh mere khayal se 2 saal mein main koi 3 din gaya hounga college.
  12. He says choosing a government college over a private one was one of his biggest mistakes. yeh I think zindagi ki sabse badi mistakes mein se ek yeh bhi thi ke private college ke bajaye government college liya
  13. He attended NED University in Karachi. Yeh NED ke yeh main aapko bata raha hoon mere first week ka
  14. He was in computer science and not in the engineering faculty. Maine kaha ismein mujhe nahi ho sakta kyunke main computer science mein hun main engineering faculty mein bhi nahi hun
  15. His father had suggested that he study computer science. Saudi se toh unhone mujhe kaha tha ke computer science jo hai na woh bahut zabardast hai wohi karwana apne bete ka.
  16. At university his main focus was networking. میرا زیادہ فوکس جو ہے وہ نیٹ ورکنگ پہ ہوتا تھا یونیورسٹی کے اندر
  17. He did marketing and event management at the university. میں مارکیٹنگ اور ایونٹ مینجمنٹ وہ میں اب زیادہ اچھے طریقے سے یونیورسٹی میں کر رہا تھا
  18. He started a professional job in his second year at university. ہاں تو I think میں پھر سیکنڈ ایئر سے تو میں نے پروفیشنلی جاب سٹارٹ کر دی تھی
  19. His first job was at a software agency in the Defence area. پہلی یہ I think ڈیفنس میں تھی یہ اوشن میرے خیال سے تھا نام یا کوئی کوئی اور سافٹ ویئر ایجنسی تھی
  20. He says 2013 was an important year because his father retired. So 2013 بہت امپورٹنٹ سال تھا میرے لیے کیونکہ ابو جو ہیں وہ ریٹائر ہو گئے تھے
  21. He became a senior Android developer and worked on six or seven projects at once. پھر میں سینئر اینڈرائیڈ ڈویلپر ہوا میں چھ سات پروجیکٹس ایک ساتھ جو ہے وہ کر رہا تھا
  22. Someone told him that a job was open at his company and asked whether he was interested. yaar Shahood main khubbar mein hota hoon and meri company mein ek job hai agar tum interested ho to mujhe batao
  23. He describes the Raqtan group as a big company about 40 years old. Raktan group thi was it a big company ha 40 years old thi
  24. His offer was for an IT help desk role. offer mein likha hua tha IT help desk
  25. He says that in Saudi Arabia the best software engineering job was always that of an ERP consultant. Saudiya mein hamesha outsourcing jo best kisi software engineer ki job hoti thi wo ERP consultant ki hoti thi
  26. He says the company needed to move its offline data online and digitalize it. company ko apni pura offline data jo hai wo online karna hai digitalize karna hai
  27. He says Saudi Arabia's first B2B e-commerce was started. Saudiya ki pehli B2B e-commerce start ki
  28. He says developers working with his team are also in Egypt, Turkey and Russia. Hamare Egypt mein bhi hain, developers. Turkey mein bahut saare hain, uh, Russia mein hain.
  29. He says that after six years there is a very big team with an established structure. ke 6 saal ke baad ek bahut badi team hai, jiska ek structure set hua hua hai.
  30. He says staying in one cycle too long makes a person stale. Kyunki agar aap continuously usi cycle pe raho toh aapko zang lag jaata hai
  31. He says he was approached through LinkedIn. I think LinkedIn se hi mujhe approach kiya tha un logon ne.
  32. He says someone explained to him over five hours what he wanted to do in the next three years. Usne mujhe 5 ghante mein poora explain kiya ke usko agle 3 saal kya karna hai
  33. He moved from a group CTO role to a startup CTO role. Ab main ek group CTO se startup ka CTO jump kar raha hoon.
  34. He says his family had visited Dubai often and was fascinated by it. Dubai move hona, kyunki hum log regularly Dubai aate the aur humein Dubai fascinate karta tha bahut zyada
  35. He is CTO of a startup studio that has two portfolios, Coffee App and a second one. ye startup studio hai. Um, uska CTO. And, ismein do portfolios hain, ek hai Coffee App aur doosri Olup.
  36. Coffee App allows users to buy coffee subscriptions. Jisme basically you can buy subscriptions for coffee.
  37. He says Coffee App is the number one coffee pickup application in the Middle East. Aur is waqt hum log, um, poore Middle East ki number one coffee pickup application hain.
  38. Coffee App has a B2B segment that sets up coffee corners in offices. Phir inka B2B segment bhi hai jahan pe hum log coffee equipments office mein, coffee corner setup karna
  39. He says his company currently has client gyms in Saudi Arabia and Dubai. Is waqt hamare paas Saudiya mein, Dubai mein, dono jagah pe client gyms hain.
  40. He says Pakistani talent is outstanding in some respects compared with other nationalities and regions. Pakistani talent, I think kuch cheezon mein in sabse, baaki saari nationalities ya baaki saare regions se bahut zyada outstanding hai.
  41. He says his team has a limited 15 days to execute an idea. hamare paas limited 15 days hote hain ki hamein koi koi idea hai, hamein 15 days ke andar execute karna hai usko.
  42. He says his team cannot take six months to put a feature live. Lekin hum ek feature ko live karne ke liye 6 mahine nahi laga sakte.
  43. He says that at such a time he cannot wait for the next scrum, standup or product backlog review. Ab is time pe main agli Scrum ya agle standup ya agle product backlog review ka wait nahi kar sakta hoon.
  44. He says there is a global language and one should be able to communicate properly in it. But there is a global language and and you should be able to communicate properly in that language.
  45. He says Pakistan is the only country where developers are not taxed. Pakistan is the only country jahan pe kisi bhi developer ka tax nahi katta.
  46. He thinks the Middle East as a combined region will be the biggest economy in the next five years. jo next 5 years hain I think sabse badi economy jo hai woh Middle East as a combined woh hai
  47. He says South Asian countries have an advantage because they are the closest. Pakistan, India aur Bangladesh aur baaki jo bhi South Asian countries hain unke liye sabse achhi cheez yeh hai ki kyunki woh sabse close hain.
  48. He says Saudi Arabia never wanted people to come and start living there. Saudi kabhi yeh nahi chaah raha ki tum aao aur yahan pe rehna shuru ho jao
  49. He says the first two university years are critical. سب سے امپورٹنٹ ایئر جو یونیورسٹیز کے ہوتے ہیں وہ فرسٹ اینڈ سیکنڈ ایئر ہوتے ہیں
  50. He says his team uses a tool in which people have to record a video. Hum log um ek tool use karte hain jis mein logon ko video record karni hoti hai