Danish Soomro takes us on his journey growing up in Karachi, Pakistan, becoming a local entrepreneur, then going to do his MBA in the UK, and eventually becoming a full time digital nomad. He talks about founding “Digital Nomads Around the World” and growing it to the largest community of digital nomads in the world with over 150,000 members. Danish also talks about getting accepted to the “Startup Chile” accelerator program and building VisaDB.io as the first online visa information database and marketplace to make global mobility easier for everyone. He gives tips for growth hacking, productivity automation, managing remote teams and building company culture in a fully distributed company. Danish also share some of his travel experiences, and gives tips on visiting Brazil, Chile and Pakistan. Finally, he reflects on the concept of being a global citizen with numerous micro-identities. FULL SHOW NOTES AVAIALBE AT www.TheMaverickShow.com
Episode #185: Building the World’s Largest Digital Nomad Community and Founding VisaDB to Make Global Mobility Easier for Everyone with Danish Soomro
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About the Guest
Danish Soomro
Danish Soomro is a Pakistani-Canadian tech Entrepreneur, innovator and the creator of “Digital Nomads Around the World”—the largest Facebook community for digital nomads in the world with over 150K members. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, he got his MBA in the UK, then immigrated to Canada, and has now been a full-time digital nomad for over 6 years. Danish is the founder of Devi – A productivity tool that monitors Facebook groups, LinkedIn posts & Tweets for keywords and sentiment, saving entrepreneurs and marketers substantial time while finding business and brand-related posts. He is also the founder of “VisaDB.io” the first online visa information database and visa experts marketplace designed to make global mobility easier for everyone on the planet. VisaDB is a completely free database of 800 temporary and permanent residence visas available in 150+ countries (including dozens of the latest digital nomad visas), all searchable by your citizenship and sortable by cost, time to citizenship, visa types, and more. It also offers a marketplace to hire verified experts for immigration, tax and company formation in 100+ countries. VisaDB has already won innovation awards from the EU, Chile, Poland and MIT.
What You'll Learn
- How to Easily Search Digital Nomad Visas (and Other Visas) for Your Citizenship
- Tips for Visiting Pakistan, Brazil and Chile
- Reflections on Micro-Identities and the Value of Being a Global Citizen
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OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Argentina
- Atacama Desert
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Toronto, Canada
- Caspian Sea
- China
- Chile
- Chilean Antarctic Territory
- Dubai
- Europe
- Punjab, India
- Malaysia
- Mexico City
- Nepal
- Karachi/Lahore, Pakistan
- Poland
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Yemen
- UK
- Uruguay
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Time Stamped Show Notes
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[4:46] Danish and Matt talk about Brazil
[8:01] Danish and Matt talk about Carnival in Rio
[12:06] Growing up in Karachi, Pakistan and Developing an Interest in World Travel
[15:27] Tips for Visiting Pakistan
[18:07] Danish’s Entrepreneurial Journey
[24:54] Getting Accepted to the “Startup Chile” Business Accelerator
[30:23] Founding VisaDB.io to Help Increase Global Mobility for Everyone
[35:23] Tips on Growth Hacking and Productivity Automation
[37:32] Managing Distributed Teams and Building Company Culture in Remote Companies
[40:38] Building the World’s Largest Digital Nomad Facebook Group
[43:01] Being a Global Citizen with Numerous Micro-Identities
[46:39] The Lightning Round
[51:52] Find and Follow Danish
