Most people talk about “starting young.”
Hanzala Raja actually did it.
Straight out of A-levels, while his friends were planning gap years and university transfers, he walked into his father’s office, failed a few times, learned fast, and stumbled into the idea that would become Highfy Pakistan’s fastest-growing beauty commerce brand.
This episode isn’t a glorified success story.
It’s a blueprint for anyone who feels “too young,” “too unprepared,” or “not ready yet.”
What you’ll hear in this conversation:
How early failures turned into Highfy’s first spark
Why dining-table conversations became the real business school
How he built a beauty destination doing 1,500+ orders/day
Why 90% cash-on-delivery is both a constraint and an opportunity
The discipline behind growing 120% YoY
How they stayed profitable from day one
The mental switch that turned him from a student into a founder
Balancing university, scaling, and real-world pressure
Why execution is better than ideas, especially at 20-something
Hanzala’s story is a reminder:
You don’t need a degree, a network, or permission.
You need a starting point, and the focus to stay on it.
This episode is for the young builders who feel the itch to begin,
and for the older founders who forgot what real hunger looks like.
If you’re building anything in Pakistan today… you’ll want to listen to this.
Hanzala Raja actually did it.
Straight out of A-levels, while his friends were planning gap years and university transfers, he walked into his father’s office, failed a few times, learned fast, and stumbled into the idea that would become Highfy Pakistan’s fastest-growing beauty commerce brand.
This episode isn’t a glorified success story.
It’s a blueprint for anyone who feels “too young,” “too unprepared,” or “not ready yet.”
What you’ll hear in this conversation:
How early failures turned into Highfy’s first spark
Why dining-table conversations became the real business school
How he built a beauty destination doing 1,500+ orders/day
Why 90% cash-on-delivery is both a constraint and an opportunity
The discipline behind growing 120% YoY
How they stayed profitable from day one
The mental switch that turned him from a student into a founder
Balancing university, scaling, and real-world pressure
Why execution is better than ideas, especially at 20-something
Hanzala’s story is a reminder:
You don’t need a degree, a network, or permission.
You need a starting point, and the focus to stay on it.
This episode is for the young builders who feel the itch to begin,
and for the older founders who forgot what real hunger looks like.
If you’re building anything in Pakistan today… you’ll want to listen to this.
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