Podcasts Technology It's a Monkey Episode 91 - Zeryab Cheema 20 y/o Entrepreneur of Australian Ride-Sharing App

Episode 91 - Zeryab Cheema 20 y/o Entrepreneur of Australian Ride-Sharing App

Published: May 1, 2017, 4 a.m.

In this week's Podcast co-host Kevin Garber talks with Zeryab Cheema.

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Zeryab is an incredible entrepreneur who is only 20 years old. Zeryab is the CEO of HOP - an Australian ride-sharing app. Zeryab taking on Uber.

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Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Zeryab include:\n- How HOP works.\n- HOP\u2019s point of difference and how it\u2019s disrupting the ride sharing space in Australia.\n- How Zeryab managed to raise capital in Australia for his business. \n- The life of a young entrepreneur: Balancing business, education and travel. \n- The challenges of being taken seriously as a young entrepreneur.\n- Who takes care of HOP\u2019s tech and how they intend to scale it.\n- Tips for getting started as an entrepreneur: Passion, Persistence and Pivot. \n- The future impact of self driving cars on the ride sharing model.\n- Life on the business vs. tech side of a start up. \n- The value of surrounding yourself with the right people and advisors.\n- The spirit of entrepreneurship in Australia vs. other countries.