How a 19-Year-Old Bootstrapped a Food Startup Without VC Money ft. Hasan Haji |TBT Podcast

Podcast: Thought Behind Things · Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi

Opublikowano: 2026-10-16

https://muzamilhasan.com/podcast/apply Can a 20-year-old university dropout solve Karachi's massive food waste problem while helping people get high-end restaurant meals for 70% off? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Hassan Haji, founder and CEO of Food Loot, a bootstrapped surplus-food marketplace operating in Karachi. While most founders wait for millions in venture capital, Hassan chose a different path—funding his startup entirely through his own high school hustles, freelance coding projects, and sheer grit. We discuss the economics of food waste, how lo...