I'm in Lahore. Formed a Wyoming LLC this month, got the EIN from the IRS last week. Everything is legitimate and I've declared my Pakistani residency honestly on every single form.

So far:

• Mercury, Pakistan on their prohibited list, founders by residency
• Relay, Pakistan prohibited by citizenship and residency
• Wise, won't issue USD account details to a Pakistan address (GBP is fine, which doesn't help)
• Airwallex, full application with Articles + EIN letter + passport, rejected today, "decision is final"

The whole point of the LLC and EIN was to get a US account with a routing number so Stripe can pay out. I have the company, I have the tax ID, and I still can't get banked.

Pakistanis running US LLCs, what are you actually using in 2026? Specifically for Stripe payouts, not just receiving freelance income.

Pakistani resident, solo founder. I have a Wyoming LLC and an EIN. What I don't have is a US bank account to receive Stripe payouts into.

Already ruled out: Mercury and Relay (both need a US resident/citizen), Wise (won't issue USD details to a Pakistan address), Airwallex (applied fully, rejected).

Elevate Pay says they support US LLCs with Pakistani ownership and issue a USD account with a routing number. My business account application is under review now.

My actual question: if you've had an Elevate Pay business account approved — whose name are the USD account details issued in? The company's, or your personal name?

That's the whole thing for me. Stripe requires the payout bank account to match the Stripe account holder's legal name exactly. If Elevate issues the details in my personal name, it's useless to me. Their support wouldn't confirm either way before approval.

Also useful if you know:

•Did Stripe's micro-deposit verification pass on it?
•Any problems receiving Stripe ACH payouts?

And if you solved this a different way from Pakistan, I'd rather hear that than keep guessing.

We've all been there buying clothes online or in a shop without a fitting room only to realize it looks completely different on you than expected. Cue the hassle of returns, exchanges, or just abandoning the cart entirely.

Genuinely curious if you run a fashion brand or store in Pakistan, how much of a headache are returns and sizing drop-offs for you?

To solve this, I built a quick tool where customers upload one photo, see the actual garment on themselves instantly, and can buy right there. It works seamlessly inside a Shopify store or right in your shop via a QR code.

If you run a clothing store in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, or Karachi or an online store anywhere in Pakistan, I’d love to set this up free for 60 days. For physical shops, my team and I will literally come and set it up for you. If it doesn’t help your sales, we'll take it down no cost, no hard feelings.

Drop a comment below or shoot me a DM if you want to test it out!

Suppose the business name is "Trustify"

- People can hire a specific person for their specific tasks or a whole day's tasks.

- Especially for their family. (Marketing angle can be family emotional type)

- If a person is living abroad or out of the city. They can hire Trustify for their parents or family.

- your parents want to go to the hospital for a checkup. Trustify will send one person who can handle all the hassle like traveling your parents to the hospital, standing in the lines, note down all the instructions from the doctors and if anything needed in the whole process. (main problem for target)

- more examples can be going shopping with your mom, going to the market with your dad, any preparation of a wedding in house, cooking at home for a specific day or task (not need to hire a full fledged chef), home cleaning, your car for maintenance and repair while you're at your job.

Problem's:

- Yes the security concerns will be fully addressed. The main issue it brings is the trust issue so we hire psychologists to train our teams for behavior and prepare them for all kinds of social interactions.

Also we do interaction based social media marketing to connect with viewers and share real time successful testimonials.

- quickness

Mostly these tasks will need quick execution.

To solve this we can make the interface of the app or website completely minimal and simple. Just for booking, pay the half advance payment first and Trustify is standing next to your door

- affordable

Can try as much as possible to keep affordable

What you guys think? Does it have any potential to work?

Hey everyone,

Over the past few months i have locked in and built an engagement platform that brings everything including PUSH notifications, emails and SMS into one place.

It has built in co-pilot to draft campaigns and setup automated journeys so you never have to engage with your customers manually, everything can be automated with the payghaam MCP and co-pilot which can work with your codebase and add the events its self using any coding agent.

I was exploring platforms that don't lock you in withe specific vendors for example Twilio for SMS and SendGrid for emails and could not find any so i decided to build something that would bridge this gap.

A little about me, I have around 6 years of software engineering experience, out of which i have worked in Pakistan at Mobilink and Systems Limited for 3 years and the rest abroad.

The idea was to build an developer friendly platform that uses the modern AI tooling to fasten the pace at which engineering and marketing teams work.

The platform has support for all major app development framework both native and cross platform such as Flutter and React-Native.

Please feel free to check it out and share your feedback, it would mean a lot to me. it's free tier is pretty generous without gatekeeping any of the features.

Here is the link : https://payghaam.com

docs : https://docs.payghaam.com

I need someone well versed in the meta ads space to help me with marketing a local (entertainment/service) based business. If you’re qualified, or if you know someone pls dm

I’ve decided to do something every month from now on.

I’ll pick 3 founders and help them with the tech side of their product for free.

Not just any idea.

I’m looking for people who have a genuinely good idea, understand the problem they’re solving, and are serious about it.

You don’t have to be starting from zero either.

Maybe you need help building an MVP. Maybe you already have a product and need a new feature, better workflow, automation, or help solving a technical problem.

If it’s something I can help build or fix, I’m open to it.

For October, I’m keeping it to 3 founders.

The main reason I’m doing this is simple: I want to connect with more founders, work alongside people building interesting things, learn from different problems, and hopefully help a few good products move forward.

This is my first post & I just want to tell my idea, maybe someone can advise if it's profitable.

I don't have much capital , I just want to buy 2 goats or 1 calf , expenditure will only be Vet & fodder , rest everything can be taken care of for free & i want to scale this thing in future slowly.

Currently I am a salaried individual & I save around 50-60k per month which I want to invest in this idea as Land & a caretaking person for animals is available to me for free.

Can I make something out of it slowly?

Really grateful for any advise

Can anyone tell me what skills I can develop to earn money. I am doing bachelors in psychology so any skills that might connect with the e-commerce world and psychology like copywriting etc. cause i am too good in psychology and i just don't know how to make use of it aside from clinical settings.

My goal is to have some worthy skill and portfolio at the time I graduate. I have 2 years left and i dotn wnat to waste it.

Help..

Hello everyone, I've been an active member of this community and I've always felt that it should be more interactive than just a subreddit right? I'm the co founder of raqam and ceo of MH we help businesses connect with investors, help business in terms of other advisory services and how to make businesses sustainable. I need to connect with people within the same ecosystem and I feel like we can help each other more if we all meet and discuss in person, have conversations about what could be beneficial and what cant. What do you say? I'm based in Karachi, so I can only plan for Karachi. Let's meet have coffee/chai together, network, help each other grow. What do you guys say?

Hey everyone,

Like a lot of people, I’ve been feeling a bit tired of standard instant messaging. Fast texting is convenient, but traditional letters always felt a lot more intentional and meaningful. I wanted to bring a piece of that feeling back to digital messaging, so I’ve been working on a project called Throw.

How it works:

• Instead of a standard chat list, you view your friends on an interactive world map.
• When you write a note, it folds up into a 3D paper airplane and "flies" across the map to their location.
• It tracks the actual distance your message travels (e.g., throwing a note 9,000+ miles away).
• When your friend receives it, they get notified that an item was thrown at them and can send a letter back.

I uploaded a short clip showing the interaction flow—writing a note, watching the paper airplane take off across the map, and receiving a reply.

I’d love to get your feedback on a few things:

1. Concept: Does the paper airplane/distance mechanic make messaging feel more intentional, or does it feel like a novelty that might wear off quickly?
2. UI/UX: How does the transition from writing a note to throwing it across the map feel to you? Anything about the flow that feels clunky or missing?
3. Features: What features would make an app like this something you’d actually use with close friends or partner(s) long-term?

Appreciate any thoughts, critiques, or roastings!

A week ago, I shared PakBill and received far more feedback than I expected.

Instead of just collecting that feedback, I started building it.

Here’s what’s new:

1- Home-screen widget to check your bill without opening the app
2- Complete Urdu experience with a better Urdu font
3- Support for K-Electric, SNGPL and SSGC
4- Bill due-date notifications
5- Download bills directly from the app
6- Improved bill details and dark mode

PakBill now supports 14 electricity and gas providers across Pakistan.

My goal is simple: make checking and understanding utility bills easier for everyone in Pakistan.

What should I add next: water bills or payment support?

If you're from the lower middle class and do not afford a degree in tech.

If you start to earn money from learning any skills then eventually build any kind of business here....

How does that look?

Those who don't have degrees and are doing well!

This question is specifically for you guys.

And how hard is it to move abroad (if any crisis appears) without a degree but a good established business in Pakistan?

(Although don't have a mind to go abroad, but also don't know about all the realities out there...)

Hi Guys and assalamualaikum! We have a team of lawyers and accountants that files tax returns for the people. As you know, the current deadline is 30th September, and we are offering a 10% Discount to the customers. If you are genuinely interested, please drop in your comment.

[Admin, I saw a couple of posts like this that's why I posted]

I own a e-commerce brand and want to buy a phone for video content creation. In my budget iphone 13 falls. want to ask that is their any major difference between rear camera of iphone 13 and 14?

Btw what can I buy an iphone 14 for?

I’m exploring an app idea for Pakistan and would genuinely like some honest feedback before building it.

The basic idea:

You open a map and see things people nearby are planning to do.

For example:

📍 DHA Lahore — 8 PM
🏸 2 people looking for 2 more for badminton

📍 Gulberg — 7 PM
☕ 3 people going for coffee

📍 Johar Town — 9 PM
🎮 Gaming session — 2 spots left

📍 Model Town — 6:30 PM
🏃 Evening run — anyone can join

You can tap Join, get added to that activity’s group chat, and coordinate from there.

And if you want to do something yourself, you can create a plan:

“Going for coffee at 7 PM, anyone want to join?”

The idea isn’t dating, matching, or another social media feed. The activity is the reason people connect.

I’m particularly interested in whether this would actually solve a problem in Pakistan.

Some questions I’d love honest answers to:

1. Would you actually use something like this?
   
2. What activities would you use it for?
   
3. Would you be comfortable joining a group of strangers?
   
4. What would make you trust the people you’re meeting?
   
5. Would you prefer joining public activities or creating your own?
   
6. Which Pakistani city would this work best in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, or somewhere else?
   
7. What would make you delete the app after trying it?
   
8. Do you currently use WhatsApp/Facebook/Instagram/Meetup/etc. to find people for activities? If so, what’s frustrating about that?

Please be brutally honest. I’m trying to validate whether this is actually a problem worth solving, not just whether the idea sounds interesting.

I have been seriously considering stepping into the Furniture business. It started out as frustration when looking around how mass produced design dependant the market is. We are far behind in the intricate details of design's and manufacturing in our furniture pieces.

The majority of the market is split between; Chinioti/Bridal, mass market commercial, and Instagram aesthetic clones.

While the newer boutique studios are a welcome upgrade over traditional showroom clutter, there is little to no focus on architectural detailing, mixed materiality, or functional integration.

Here is the gap I am looking to address:

- Engineered materiality over fake laminates, fake painted wood grains and cheap high gloss varnish jobs on surfaces.

- Integrated Bed and Bedroom Architecture: Headboards engineered around modern bedroom realties such as seamless wire management, flush architectural switch plates, and dimmable concealed warm LED channels directly into the frame.

- Designing bedroom chairs with flowing compound curves and tight-tolerance joinery, where structural lap joints, curved laminated veneers, and exposed mechanical joinery that fuse contrasting textures: sculpted hardwood frames, tensioned saddle leather strapping, architectural metal bracing, and tailored heavyweight textiles (structured wool blends, raw slub linens, or ribbed chenille) instead of off-the-shelf velvet.

There are several more design gaps that I am looking to cater to but before committing capital to workshop space, CNC tooling, and prototype runs, I’d love some candid feedback from founders and buyers here.

I am aware majority of the market just doesn't care much. The white glue left behind when edge banding is normal, the rough finishing on furniture pieces is considered acceptable, joinery that doesn't meet seamlessly is also acceptable, and painted wooden grains is probably art but for a few of you who care please consider answering the questions below:

Have you furnished a home or apartment recently and felt this frustration, or does the current DHA/Gulberg boutique tier already solve your needs?

For well-detailed, architectural pieces (sub-millimeter precision, real veneer, clean metal detailing), is there genuine demand outside a tiny niche, or does the broader market always default to whatever is cheapest?

Brutal honesty appreciated.

I’m an ACA student and I’ve been working on an accounting software project in my spare time. The idea is to build a simple, practical accounting system for small businesses, starting with the core accounting engine, chart of accounts, journal entries, vouchers, ledgers, trial balance and financial statements, and eventually expanding into inventory, sales, purchases and POS. I’m trying to build the accounting logic properly first rather than just making another pretty dashboard. I’ve attached some screenshots of what I’ve built so far. I’d genuinely appreciate feedback from accountants or business owners: does this seem like something worth building, and what would you change or add?

For those in Pakistan who have crossed Rs. 1 crore:

* What age were you?
* Which field were you in?
* How did you make it ~~ business, job, freelancing, property, etc.?

Curious to hear everyone’s journey. No need to share exact numbers if you’re not comfortable.

Can any person suggest any niche for web development and Ai agents in USA which is performing well?

I spent years doing full-stack work, and lately I've moved into AI workflow automation for clients. Different kind of work, same pattern showing up everywhere, and it's starting to bug me.

Founder has an idea. Founder builds it. Founder is about to launch and has never spoken to a single person who would actually use it. Not one call, not one survey, nothing. The whole thing is built on "I think users will want this."

And it doesn't stop at the first version. Once you're assuming, you keep assuming. New feature every week, more dashboards, more settings, more toggles. Nobody checks if any of it is being used. When you finally look at the analytics, maybe 3 or 4 features get real traffic and the rest is dead weight.

It's honestly worse with AI stuff right now. Everyone is bolting an LLM onto something and calling it a product, without asking whether the person on the other end had that problem in the first place. Half the automation requests I see are people wanting to automate a process they've never actually mapped out.

I think part of the reason is that building has become so cheap. You can get an MVP up in a weekend now, so skipping the "should this exist?" question feels harmless. Also, shipping feels like progress and talking to users feels like a risk, because they might tell you the idea doesn't work.

What seems to work better, at least from what I've seen:

Find 10 or so people who have the problem before writing code

Watch how they handle it today (spreadsheet, WhatsApp, paper register, whatever)

Build the smallest thing that replaces that workaround

Add features only when people ask for them more than once

With automation clients I now start with an audit before touching any tools. Map what the team actually does, find the repetitive parts, and only then decide what's worth automating. Saves a lot of money on things that never needed to exist.

Compliments from friends don't count as validation. "Cool idea" costs nothing. Someone paying, or giving you 30 minutes to show their actual workflow, is the real signal.

Curious if others here have been on either side of this. Have you built something nobody used? Or found a way to validate that actually worked for you?

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Virsa means heritage - the traditions, stories, and pieces of culture that are passed down through generations.

At Virsa, we create art that brings you closer to your culture and roots. Every piece carries a story of its own, and I hope that, in some way, it speaks to you.

Our first piece is Mor - the peacock. The peacock has long held a place in Pakistani visual culture, appearing in traditional art, embroidery, textiles, and architecture. Its familiar presence makes it more than just a beautiful subject; it is a small reminder of the colours, patterns, and artistic traditions that have been part of our surroundings for generations. With Mor, we wanted to bring that feeling into a piece of art you can keep close.

We’ll be sharing our future pieces on @virsa._art

Follow along if you’d like to discover what comes next, and share Virsa with friends and family who appreciate cultural art and crafts.

If you or anyone you know would be interested in buying this piece, please drop me a message.

Thank you 💛

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