<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;I am thrilled to have &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafakhanwala"&gt;Mutstafa Khanwala&lt;/a&gt;, the founder of &lt;a href= "https://mishipay.com/"&gt;Mishipay&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;MishiPay empowers shoppers to scan and pay for shopping with their smartphones, rather than wasting time queuing at the checkout.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;In this episode, Mustafa Khanwala, founder of Mishipay, shares his entrepreneurial journey from building early prototypes to raising £15 million for his innovative mobile checkout solution. Mustafa discusses the challenges of scaling internationally, securing anchor clients, and adapting leadership styles over a decade. He offers insights into leveraging AI in retail, the importance of product-market fit, strategies for entering new markets, and much more!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;1:12 - Early Journey&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;3:15 - Startup Inspiration&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;5:40 - Early Business Ideas&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;7:10 - Mishipay's Genesis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;11:45 - Initial Funding&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;13:20 - Early Customer Validation&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;16:50 - Fundraising Journey&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;18:30 - Key Advice for Founders&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;20:25 - AI in Retail&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;23:00 - Scaling Internationally&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;25:50 - Anchor Clients for Expansion&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;28:10 - Tracking New Products&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;30:05 - Hiring Strategy&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;32:45 - Leadership Evolution&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;35:00 - Maintaining Startup Culture&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;37:20 - Next Decade in Fintech&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;39:15 - Relocating to Dubai&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;41:50 - India’s Fintech Leadership&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;46:10 - Key Lessons from the Pandemic&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mustafa’s Links &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;LDN– &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafakhanwala"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafakhanwala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Website –  &lt;a href= "http://mishipay.com"&gt;mishipay.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My Links &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Podcast: &lt;a href="https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes" rel= "nofollow ugc noopener"&gt;https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href="https://lifeselfmastery.com/y" rel= "nofollow ugc noopener"&gt; youtube.com/lifeselfmastery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Twitter: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/rohitmal" rel= "nofollow ugc noopener"&gt;https://twitter.com/rohitmal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;5-day email course: &lt;a href= "http://www.enterprisesalesexpertise.com/" rel= "nofollow ugc noopener"&gt;www.enterprisesalesexpertise.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

Rohit Malhotra

Mustafa Khanwala on Building Mishipay and the Future of Retail

DEC 26, 202451 MIN
Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

Mustafa Khanwala on Building Mishipay and the Future of Retail

DEC 26, 202451 MIN

Description

I am thrilled to have Mutstafa Khanwala, the founder of Mishipay. MishiPay empowers shoppers to scan and pay for shopping with their smartphones, rather than wasting time queuing at the checkout.

In this episode, Mustafa Khanwala, founder of Mishipay, shares his entrepreneurial journey from building early prototypes to raising £15 million for his innovative mobile checkout solution. Mustafa discusses the challenges of scaling internationally, securing anchor clients, and adapting leadership styles over a decade. He offers insights into leveraging AI in retail, the importance of product-market fit, strategies for entering new markets, and much more!

Timestamps

1:12 - Early Journey

3:15 - Startup Inspiration

5:40 - Early Business Ideas

7:10 - Mishipay's Genesis

11:45 - Initial Funding

13:20 - Early Customer Validation

16:50 - Fundraising Journey

18:30 - Key Advice for Founders

20:25 - AI in Retail

23:00 - Scaling Internationally

25:50 - Anchor Clients for Expansion

28:10 - Tracking New Products

30:05 - Hiring Strategy

32:45 - Leadership Evolution

35:00 - Maintaining Startup Culture

37:20 - Next Decade in Fintech

39:15 - Relocating to Dubai

41:50 - India’s Fintech Leadership

46:10 - Key Lessons from the Pandemic

Mustafa’s Links 

LDN– https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafakhanwala

Website –  mishipay.com

My Links 

Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes

YouTube:  youtube.com/lifeselfmastery

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal

5-day email course: www.enterprisesalesexpertise.com