Why Professionals Fail
You fail to grow as a professional because you can't show your work. Not because you don't have work. You do. You've shipped features. You've solved problems. You've been in…
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March 18, 2026
Career Options in Pakistan
Career options can be overwhelming when starting out. In Pakistan, as a fresh graduate, it can be quite a challenge to pick your path. You've spent years studying, maybe done…
March 14, 2026
Be More than a Manager!
Been at your job for more than 5 years? Then keep reading. If you're not in Pakistan, go read any Western career advice article about the IC vs Manager track.…
March 11, 2026
Your Experience is Forever
I used to despise managers. Seniors. Leaders. Domain experts. Anyone who got a title because they'd been around longer. Having found relative success in my career early on, my mindset…
March 4, 2026
Having a Money Mindset
You still don't understand money. A simple question. What is money worth? Money is worth based on how much someone is willing to pay. The issue is most money advice…
February 28, 2026
Are You a Product? Or a Service?
The iPhone you just bought is 1,500 USD here. The paycheck you got is 10x less for the same role in the US. Why are products priced similarly across the…
February 27, 2026
The Perks of a ‘Job’
When I made the decision to go solo and leave my day-to-day job, the concerns came fast. "But what about job security?" "What about perks?" "How will you work without…
February 26, 2026
Say No, Without Saying ‘No’
When You Say Yes to Everything, Everyone Loses Early in my career, I said yes to everything. Client wanted the deadline moved up by a week? Yes. New feature request…
February 25, 2026
Why You Can’t Negotiate
Why do we struggle with negotiating? Better pay. Better terms. Better deals. Better outcomes. The answer is straightforward: If you can't afford to walk away, you can't negotiate. That's it.…
February 14, 2026
Make Your Name Matter
My Name Has Good SEO I don't have a massive following. Never went viral. Don't work at a company anyone's heard of unless they're deep in the weeds of Pakistani…
February 12, 2026
Product Experience ≠ Project Experience
Some Background Like many of my Arc articles, this one was yet again inspired by a community convo. It started with a job post that required ‘Product’ focused experience and…
January 22, 2026
Copy-Paste to Monopoly Thinking
Hey there 👋 “Why does every service business in Pakistan feel like a clone?” You’ve felt it too. The design agencies, web dev agencies, SEO agencies - they all blur…
December 22, 2025
Ownership and Batman
Hey there 👋 People often ask, “What makes someone really good at what they do? What makes someone excel?” And my usual go to answer is -Get really good at…
October 22, 2025
30 Days, No Breaks: What Daily.Dev Taught Me About Writing
Hey there 👋 In today’s post, I want to go over a recent small win if you can call it that. In my preparation to start writing for Substack again,…
August 22, 2025
The First Step (How AI is supposed to work….I think.)
Hey there 👋 It is clear that AI will become the default feature on many products, and in return part of many workflows. If you still choose to do things…
August 22, 2025
Getting Into a Tech Job
Hey there 👋 I've been meaning to write about career roadmaps for a while now. Not because I love frameworks for every situation (even though they can work sometimes), but…
June 29, 2025
What Should Be My Starting Salary?
Hey there 👋 Before we get into today’s topic, I want to share a personal milestone for our community The Wandering Pro. 2 years in, and going strong, we finally…
June 21, 2025
Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer – Dev Edition
One quick browse on the interwebs, and you'll see two opposing narratives colliding head-on: "AI will replace developers completely!" "AI is creating the worst generation of developers we've ever seen!"…
March 18, 2025
The AI Interviews
Trust me, the last thing I want is for this blog to become an AI news coverage source. But unfortunately, this tech is impacting every space I can think of…
March 1, 2025
How Can You Ever Afford A Mentor?
Mentors and Coaches are important But most of us can’t afford them I replied to a Chris Do post today and that made me think: This is a really complex…
March 15, 2023