Thought Behind Things Daraz: Pakistan’s BIGGEST Ecommerce Marketplace Ft. Managing Director Daraz | 501 | TBT
In this episode of Thought Behind Things, we sit with Ehsan Saya, Managing Director of Daraz, the leader behind Pakistan’s largest e-commerce platform and one of the most complex logistics and technology operations in the region.
From a childhood shaped by constant relocation to becoming Managing Director at a very young age, Ehsan shares what it takes to build trust at national scale, empower small sellers, and operate an ecosystem with over 100,000 active sellers and millions of daily users. He opens up about leadership, credibility, automation, and how Daraz quietly built South Asia’s most advanced fulfillment infrastructure.
What We Discuss:
- Becoming Managing Director at a young age and earning credibility in leadership
- How Daraz scaled to millions of daily users and 100,000+ sellers
- Enabling local manufacturing instead of imports
- Building Amazon-level fulfillment, warehousing, and automation in Pakistan
- Community-driven growth, 11.11 sales, and future Daraz Originals
- A long-term view of Pakistan’s economy and e-commerce in 2050
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