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Putting people at the heart of innovation
Innovator, co-founder, investor. These three titles don't necessarily do justice to the person we are meeting. Donning a mischievous smile throughout the interview, Abdur Chowdhury, former Chief Scientist of Twitter and Co-founder of Aura Frames, talks about his plans, passions, and most importantly what brings him to Dhaka.
The data-driven future is here
Next Step speaks to Cramstack, a data company with its very own business intelligence and analytics platform, about the data revolution in Bangladesh.
The single biggest driver of success is challenge
Stephen Filotas, Group Head of Route-to-Market and Customer Management, has spent what he calls “15 very short years” at British American Tobacco (BAT). He shares the biggest lessons he's learned over the years with Next Step during his visit to Bangladesh.
From professorship to politics
Next Step talks to Kathleen Gertrud Ferrier, former Dutch Member of Parliament and visiting professor at AUW, about her career in politics, social aid and teaching.
THE SECRET TO ACING THE CULINARY ARTS
Currently a judge of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef, Chef Daniel has worked in places all over the world, including U.A.E, Bahrain, and India.
THE STORY OF EDUTUBE
There are multiple EdTech startups that have amassed quite a bit of popularity in Bangladesh. Edutube is certainly one of the underrated top few.
RESILIENCE PERSONIFIED
With the passing of International Women’s Day, Next Step spoke to one of the most inspiring women figures at BAT Asia Pacific – Belinda Ross, Regional Head of Legal & External Affairs.
GROUPM: DRIVING EXCELLENCE IN BANGLADESH'S MEDIA INDUSTRY
Closeup, Lux, Horlicks. Behind these brands' success in resonating with the audience is GroupM, a one-stop media solution. Executive Director Morshed Alam shares GroupM's star-studded journey throughout its 17 years of operation.
Chit-chat with Startup Cup founder Sean Griffin
On the occasion of the grand finale of Bangladesh Startup Cup, Sean flew in Dhaka to have a hands-on experience of the local startup culture. During his trip in Bangladesh he talked about his passion, mission and vision with Shahriar Rahman from Next Step.
Working with the human mind
In conversation with clinical psychologist and founding member of drug-rehab centre CREA, Tarun Kanti Gayen
The young and the restless
Sharif Shaham, CEO of Elite Technologies, is one of the youngest leaders of the tech industry. This passionate go-getter talks about entrepreneurship, business and technology with The Daily Star.
Wikipedia co-founder’s take on entrepreneurship
There is a saying: “Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't.” It is true that every entrepreneur has a different tale about why he or she decided to start a business. No matter how diverse and weird and crazy the story might seem, all would agree that being an entrepreneur is great. This week we talked with Wikipedia co-founder and American internet entrepreneur Jimmy Wales during his short trip to Dhaka about his take on entrepreneurship.
Arjun 101: Introduction to the R&B sensation
Initially influenced by his mother's love for music and later on learning to play numerous instruments himself, Arjun did not need lose much sleep over the decision to enter the music industry. However, interestingly enough, singing was not his first choice as a career; nor did he particularly like his now famous R&B style of singing.
Doing what you love
While still a student of History at the University of Leicester, Barbara Wickham, British Council's new Country Director, was approached by social services to teach Ugandan refugee communities English. What started as a fortuitous experience grew into a lifelong passion in education.
Towards a towering career in telecom
Rubaba Dowla discusses the ins and outs of a career in the telecom industry
Tailoring a career in retail
Sabbir Hasan Nasir is considered as a guru in the field of brand, retail, sales, strategy and marketing. According to him, the retail industry is poised to show enormous growth in the coming years. And it's going to open countless career opportunities.