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ICYMI... HIBT Lab! Malala Fund and Our Place: Shiza Shahid

How I Built This · 12 Jan 2023 · 46m

What this episode covers

Shiza Shahid, co-founder of the Malala Fund and the cookware company Our Place, recounts her journey from a Stanford student organizing a summer camp for Malala Yousafzai to leading a global nonprofit, and finally to building a profitable for-profit business. She details the design philosophy behind Our Place's 'Always Pan,' which combines multiple cooking functions into one lightweight cast aluminum vessel with a ceramic nonstick coating. Shahid explains how she leveraged her background in storytelling and representation to overcome industry exclusivity and raise capital, achieving profitability in the first year despite facing significant rejection from investors.

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founders before launch and early-stage companies

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Companies
Malala Fund, Our Place, McKinsey, Now Ventures, U.S. Bank
Products
Always Pan
Also
Malala Yousafzai, Ziedan Yousafzai, Amir Shahid, Zach

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