Make a Great Impression

All it takes is following seven simple rules.

Curb Conversational Narcissism

He's talking about his new Subaru, which reminds you of the battle you wagedand wonwith that
smarmy Hertz-rental-car dealer in Miami last month. This "faux segue" is a big no-no, says
psychologist and business consultant Valerie White. "We are tempted to share impressive things
about ourselves, but the one idea you should keep in mind is 'How am I making the other person
feel?' " Actively encourage others to talk about themselves, and respond genuinelywithout bringing
it back to you.

Don't Betray Your Anxiety

"If you're not quick-witted or well-versed in certain subjects, you can still make a great impression,"
White says. Just focus on the other person. This in turn will take the pressure off you. However,
avoid interrogating a new acquaintance. If you're jittery, control movements such as leg twitching.
And remember to speak slowlynervousness makes us talk too fast.

Fake a Sunny Mood

"Be yourself" is solid first-impression advice from cognitive scientists andself-help gurus alike. But it's
worth suppressing a bad mood when you meet someone new. While you know you are just
experiencing a momentary state, a new acquaintance will take you for a full-time complainer. "There
is a contagion effect," says White. "A bad mood will bring the other person down, too. Try to start off
well, and then share what's bothering you."

The Eyes Have It

If you want to get to know a stranger, break with body language conventions by catching her eye for
more than a second. When you first meet someone, author and lecturer Nicholas Boothman says,
focus on your eye contact, your smile and your posture. "If you notice somebody's eye color, and
you say 'great' to yourself, you will actually be smiling, and you will give off a super mood."

Get in Sync
Adjusting your posture, voice, words and gestures to match those of a new acquaintance is critical,
says Boothman, because we are attracted to others who are just like us. "People respond when you
speak at their pace," agrees White. To establish an instant rapport, mirror your new friend's head
nods and tilts.

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Use Flattery, Sparingly

"People like to be flattered," says White. "Even if they suspect you are brownnosing, they still like it."
But use flattery judiciouslyfocus on the other person's accomplishments or achievements. This
works best when a person believes you don't say ingratiating things to just anyone.

The Do-Over
You arrive at a party fuming over a parking ticket. A cheery guest introduces herself, but you brush
her off and head for the bar. You've made a bad impression, but you can recover if you demonstrate
self-awareness, says White. Pull her aside and say, "I wasn't myself earlier." Show your sense
of humor: "I see you met my evil twin." And remember to cut others slack if they make a bad
impression on you.

Pakistan, A Frontier Market

Experiencing a Startup Revolution
July 6, 2014 by Adam Dawood PAKISTAN OUTLOOK

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

With its startups considered to be more hardcore technology than their Silicon Valley equivalents Fadi
Bishara of Blackbox VC believes that Pakistani entrepreneurs have tremendous potential. Pakistans startup
community has gone through tremendous growth in the last year. Local startups have received funding from
investors across the US and Europe and many have gone on to take part in accelerator programs across the
globe. With the 3G and 4G auctions recently taking place, next year looks set to be a critical one as the number
of internet users is expected to rise rapidly.
The sixth largest country in the world in terms of population with 60% of its citizens between the ages of 15
and 45, Pakistan is a demographic goldmine. It lays claim to the 4th largest middle class in developing Asia,
after China, India and Indonesia, with consumer spending within the economy growing at a rate of 26% per
year between 2009 and 2012.

Support System
Plan9, a government backed local incubator, is entering into its second year now and has proven to be a key
instrument for the success of many local startups. Groopic, Appography and XGear, are all graduates of Plan9,
have gone on to earn worldwide acclaim and success.
Groopic is a photo-taking app that uses computer vision technology to add the photographer in every
photo. It has become a top 10 selling photo application in nearly 50 countries and reached the Number 1
spot in 3. They have recently added Kima Ventures on to their list of investors.

Appography is producing the next generation call center integrated voice response system (IVR). Having
received funds from UK based investors they are incubated at Microsoft Ventures in London and will be
headed to Silicon Valley this summer for Blackboxs Connect program.
XGear enables you to read and act on analytics from your car such as fuel management, behavior
monitoring and live tracking by adding a small hardware port to your vehicle. They are currently crowdfunding the product and are marketing aggressively to US based fleets.
In addition to Plan9, the PITB, has also launched a freelancer co-working space dubbed TechHub and will
be launching an accelerator program named PlanX in the coming weeks.
The success of Plan9 has also inspired one of Pakistans leading universities, LUMS, to set up the Center For
Entrepreneurship in Lahore. They have three main objectives in mind: launching their business incubator, The
Foundation; raising a sizeable seed investment fund and opening a network of co-working Plug N Play
Centres. While in Karachi, P@SHA in partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs will also be launching a
new incubator in the coming months.
In addition to these incubators, DotZero in Karachi and Basecamp Peshawer have opened up co-working
spaces in support of local startup ecosystems. They play host to events ranging from Startup Weekends to
Civic Hackathons and have created a community where local entrepreneurs can get together to share ideas.

Market Conditions
Recently launching 3G and 4G in Pakistan, the government is hoping to kickstart a wide variety of industries
in the country. The current 30 million Internet users, including 3.5 million broadband subscribers is expected
to grow to 45 million high speed internet users by 2020. With 3G available in all major cities and 4G expected
to be available by the end of the year, the increase in 3G/4G users is expected to rise to 110 million by 2019.
Growth in internet users is widely believed to lead to an increase in online retail sales. Currently this stands at
an estimated $15 million per year.
With over 200 cities and towns in Pakistan covered by local logistics companies, online retailers such as
Daraz.pk and Symbios report 50% of their orders come from outside the 3 major cities of Karachi, Lahore and
Islamabad. Local logistics firms such as TCS, Leopard and Blue-Ex have been instrumental for the growth of
ecommerce. These companies provide Cash on Delivery (COD) services to their clients, offering next-day
shipping to all major cities.
Online payment methods are yet to be developed which is why COD accounts for over 90% of transactions.
Major financial institutions over the last few months have announced a multitude of partnerships to introduce
online payment methods. HBL and MCB, two of the largest local banks, have partnered with Visa and
MasterCard respectively to offer merchant acquiring facilities for online retailers. Telenor, the countries
second largest mobile operator and largest mobile banking provider under its EasyPaisa brand, will also offer
retailers facilities to accept online payment. Lastly, 1Link, will bring in Direct Debit facilities to Pakistan.
Even if online payment methods are introduced in full fervor, it will be a while before the Pakistani consumer
gains the confidence to make the transition from COD to paying online.

Opportunities
Growth of local startups across various sectors has been staggering over the course of last year. Many
segments have started maturing, and with increased competition, startups that were just in their infancy last
year have grown substantially to establish their relevance.

Classified
The classified sector is arguable the most competitive with 3 major international investors competing for
market share. Naspers was the first to enter the market with OLX, followed by Schibsted with Asani.com.pk
and Kinnevik with Dekho.com.pk.
Retail
The retail market has shown a lot of growth in the last year with Homeshopping on the electronics side, and
Kaymu on the listings side reporting over 1,000 orders per day. Fashion houses such as Daraz.pk have started
international shipments and are now promoting Pakistani designers overseas. This segment is expectedly the
most congested with dozens of competitors operating in both niche and mainstream markets.
Delivery
The food delivery business, estimated at PKR 15 billion ($150 million) has seen the most activity in the last
year. Rocket Internets, FoodPanda has gone on to lead the segment and reported 4,000 ordersvia their mobile
app alone in the first quarter of 2014. Their biggest competitor, EatOye was launched last year has gone on to
double their transactions on a monthly basis. E-Takeaway a Danish food delivery business that has focused
this year on expanding its global footprint, chose Pakistan as their first major market for expansion due to its

growth potential. They entered the market by acquiring Urbanite, one of Pakistans first online food delivery
companies.
Local Discovery
Karachisnob and their other cities equivalents have been the go-to websites for finding information on local
restaurants, however, a recent crop of local discovery websites and apps such as KiaScenehai and Chalo have
been giving the them a fair deal of competition. The new entrants are developing apps for the growing cohort
of Android users in the country and offering updated cinema listings as well as the ability to purchase tickets
through their website in certain localities.
Gaming
Pakistan has a very strong gaming community that has for years acted as an outsourcing center for US and
European based studios. Having developed hit games such as Fruit Ninja for other companies, the gaming
community is now creating games under their own brand names. Local gaming studios have had successes
such as: Whacksy Taxi, which rose to number one on Apples AppStore in over 25 countries; Mafia Farm
in 2012 and Cricket Power, the official game of the 2011 World Cup.
Car Sales
PakWheels has been Pakistans largest automobile sales website for many years, and has grown to be the
70th most visited website in the country. Recently Rocket Internet has launched Carmudi, which will be
competing directly with PakWheels. Considering Rocket Internets financial backing the coming year may
prove to be an interesting battleground for the two companies to compete in.
Taxi/Carpooling
The past year also witnessed Rocket Internets launch of EasyTaxi in Pakistan. This app is the first in the
country to offer private limo services. Initially launched in Lahore, the service has expanded to Islamabad,
Rawalpindi and Karachi already. Another local carpooling app by the name of Savaree, was conceived and
developed this year at a civic hackathon. It has recently been launched in Lahore and has already managed to
gain a lot of attention in the local media.
Groceries
Aaramshop.com an Indian startup successfully set up an online grocery shopping system, via local neighbour
stores. They are now collaborating with Pakistan to introduce the same concept locally. Currently only
operating in Karachi, Aaramshop.pk is looking to expand as their competitors in the business are fast to enter
the market.

The Other Side of The Coin

There are an estimated 12,500 Pakistanis working in Silicon Valley, and those who return to become
entrepreneurs are doing so with excitement about the number of opportunities still present. The working
environment, though still challenging to operate in, is constantly improving and with the launch of 3G and 4G
this year there is renewed hope from local entrepreneurs that the country is on the verge of an Internet
revolution. With successful entrepreneurs continually supporting and mentoring the new cohort of startups,
being assisted by the rise of incubators such as Plan9 and The Foundation, there is a strong possibility that in
the coming years Pakistan can produce a company as successful as Facebook or Google itself.

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Answer: Israel
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killing civilians including children?
Answer: Israel
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fordemolishing more than 4000 innocent Palestinian homes as a means of ethnic
cleansing?
Answer: Israel
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United States , according to a recent Fortune magazine survey of Washington insiders?
Answer: Israel
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sells the technology to the Republic of China even at the objections of the U.S. ?
Answer: Israel
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by imposing collective punishment on entire towns, villages, and camps, for the acts of
a few, and even goes as far as demolishing entire villages while people are still in their
homes?
Answer: Israel
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Answer: Israel
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treaty and bars international inspections? ?
Answer: Israel
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Answer: Israel

Question: Which country in the Middle East routinely violates the international borders
of another sovereign state with warplanes and artillery and naval gunfire?
Answer: Israel
Question: What American ally in the Middle East has for years sent assassins into other
countries to kill its political enemies (a practice sometimes called exporting terrorism)?
Answer: Israel
Question: In which country in the Middle East have high-ranking military officers
admitted publicly that unarmed prisoners of war were executed?
Answer: Israel
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Answer: Israel
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allow them to return to their homes, farms and businesses?
Answer: Israel
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whose land, bank accounts and businesses it confiscated?
Answer: Israel
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diplomat assassinated?
Answer: Israel
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of a high-ranking U.N. diplomat become prime minister?
Answer: Israel
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Egypt and attacked a U.S. ship, the USS Liberty, in international waters, killing 34 and
wounding 171 American sailors?
Answer: Israel
Question: What country in the Middle East employed a spy, Jonathan Pollard, to steal
classified documents from USA and then gave some of them to the Soviet Union ?

Answer: Israel
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make him a citizen and has continuously demanded that the American president grant
Pollard a full pardon?
Answer: Israel
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country to escape punishment in the United States and refuses to extradite them once
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Answer: Israel
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memorial for a murderer who killed 29 Palestinians while they prayed in their Mosque.?
Answer: Israel
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Camp in Qana , Lebanon and killed 103 innocent men, women, and especially children?
Answer: Israel
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Council resolutions and has been protected from 29 more by U.S. votes?
Answer: Israel
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to the world yet is the 16th richest country in the world?
Answer: Israel
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not to worry about what the United States says because "We control America ?"
Answer: Israel
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any new Jewish Settlement construction, but instead, has built more than 270 new
settlements since the signing?
Answer: Israel
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officials of its opponent in the last 2 years while killing hundreds of civilians in the
process, including dozens of children?

Answer: Israel