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Eight verified recordings. The TEDx talk anchors the set; the rest cover the founder journey across conferences, podcasts, and Pakistani business TV.
TEDx · 2017
The Power of Influence
TEDxNUSTKarachi. Doctor Sameer, the move from Qatar to Pakistan, the dark-opening poems that found strangers, and why "share your learning" might be the most underrated startup move. Also on TED.com.
Slush'D Karachi
Social Champ Founder's Story
The full founder narrative at Karachi's Slush'D. Three failed startups, the tweet to Guy Kawasaki, and how a Pakistani SaaS landed in 100+ countries.
SEO International Conference
Scaling Your Startup
Keynote at the SEO International Conference in Karachi. Distribution, content half-life, and what marketing actually does for a SaaS.
021Disrupt · 2019
021Disrupt 2019
One of Pakistan's largest startup conferences. Lessons from the wreckage of three failed startups before Social Champ.
Long-form interview · 2024
The Journey Behind Social Champ
From software engineer to marketing-first founder. The Guy Kawasaki tweet, Techstars Toronto, and what running a profitable Pakistani SaaS in 100+ countries actually looks like.
Founder's Kahani · 2024
Unleashing the Power of Social Media
Episode 36. The art of repeating, content half-life, and the marketing mistakes most brands keep making.
Live Wire · Business Plus · 2017
Live Wire interview
Pakistani business television. Trends in social media management and the early Social Champ traction.
Roze News · Morning Show
Exclusive Journey
Long-form morning TV interview on Roze News. Childhood in Qatar, three failed startups, family, and the road to Social Champ.
Full archive on the YouTube channel (100K+ subscribers, Silver Play Button).
Talks
Topics Sameer speaks on.
Each talk is delivered in English. Sameer adapts the duration, depth, and audience focus to your event. Past audiences have ranged from university students to C-suite executives.
30–45 min keynote
Startup Survival Guide
Lessons from three crashes that launched the fourth. GameOChat, Educating Dreams, RemindZapp. Vitamin vs Painkiller. Stealth as procrastination. Why the team is the moat.
20–30 min keynote
The Power of Influence
My TEDxNUSTKarachi talk (2017). On Doctor Sameer, the move from Qatar to Karachi, the poems that found strangers, and why "share your learning" might be the single most underrated startup move.
30 min keynote
Coder Turned Founder
How an engineer learns to lead. From binary thinking to ambiguity. From building to selling. The empathy a founder owes both the user and the engineering team.
45–60 min workshop
Polishing Your Social Media
For beginners and professionals. The Art of Repeating, content half-life, sentiment analysis, AI-assisted scheduling via MCP, and the mistakes most brands keep making.
30 min keynote
Red Lights into Green Lights
A US visa rejection that became a San Francisco trip. Three failed startups that became Social Champ. The throughline of turning every "no" into the next door.
15–20 min closer
Balance Your Life Before It’s Too Late
My signature closing slide for fifteen years. Friends and Family. Work. Religion. Audiences have cried. I lived it before I lost the chance to. Now I tell the full story.
Stages
Where Sameer has spoken.
TEDxNUSTKarachi (2017)
TEDxSMMM School
Web Summit Lisbon (2022)
Web Summit Qatar (2025)
Slush’D Karachi (2023)
Techstars Toronto Demo Day (2022)
Collision Conference Toronto
AIM Global Abu Dhabi
Microsoft
Nokia
IEEE
USAID
021Disrupt / +92Disrupt
CEO Club Pakistan
i2i / Invest2Innovate Workshops
Startup Grind Karachi
XSEED 2.0 (INSEAD + NIC Karachi)
SEIC Pitch Workshop
Founder Institute Toronto
Techstars Mentor Madness
TechJuiceFeatured Social Champ from the early Karachi days. Also named Sameer in "Pakistan's 25 High Achievers Under 25" (2014).
TEDxNUSTKarachi 2017"The Power of Influence". Full transcript available on request.
Tekpon Podcast"The social media management tool used by Guy Kawasaki."
Web Summit speakerLisbon (2022) and Doha (2025) stages representing Pakistani SaaS.
Bios
Three lengths, ready to copy.
Use whichever fits your program notes, panel introduction, or article. All three are written in third person and updated quarterly.
Short bio (50 words)
Sameer Ahmed Khan is the cofounder and CEO of Social Champ, a social media management platform endorsed by Guy Kawasaki and accelerated by Techstars Toronto. Built on the wreckage of three failed startups, Social Champ now serves teams in 100+ countries and has shipped over 91 million posts.
Medium bio (100 words)
Sameer Ahmed Khan is the cofounder and CEO of Social Champ, a social media management platform endorsed by Guy Kawasaki, backed by the Oman Technology Fund, and accelerated by Techstars Toronto in 2022. Born in Pakistan and raised partly in Qatar, Sameer holds a Computer Science degree from the University of Karachi (1st in class). After three failed startups (GameOChat, Educating Dreams, RemindZapp), he built Social Champ into a profitable platform with 91M+ posts shipped across 100+ countries. He has delivered TEDx talks, spoken at Web Summit and Slush’D, and mentors at Founder Institute Toronto.
Long bio (250 words)
Sameer Ahmed Khan is the cofounder and CEO of Social Champ, a social media management platform used in 100+ countries with more than 91 million posts shipped. The platform is endorsed by Guy Kawasaki ("I use Pakistani product every day, it’s called Social Champ"), backed by the Oman Technology Fund, and was accelerated by Techstars Toronto in 2022. Cofounder Zohaib Ahmed Shakir coded the original prototype as a birthday gift to Sameer.
Born in Pakistan in 1990 and raised partly in Qatar, Sameer earned a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Karachi (1st in his class, 2nd overall). Before Social Champ he survived three failed startups (GameOChat, Educating Dreams, RemindZapp), funded by the consultancy he cofounded, OuzelSystems. His TEDx talk "The Power of Influence" (TEDxNUSTKarachi, 2017) and his trademark "Startup Survival Guide" keynote draw on those failures.
He has spoken at Web Summit Lisbon and Doha, Slush’D Karachi, Collision Conference Toronto, Techstars Demo Day, and across forty-plus events spanning Microsoft, Nokia, IEEE, USAID, and others. He mentors at Founder Institute Toronto and Techstars Mentor Madness, and previously led the Facebook Developer Circle in Karachi.
Beyond the boardroom, Sameer is a passionate spearfisher in the Arabian Sea. His YouTube channel earned a Silver Play Button (100K+ subscribers) in February 2026. He has visited 11 countries on a Pakistani passport and is an INFP who writes poems with dark openings and hopeful endings.
Sameer lives in Karachi with his family.
Headshots & assets
Press images.
High-resolution photographs available on request. Email sameer@socialchamp.com with the publication name and we will send you a zip with web and print sizes.
Studio portrait · 2026+92Disrupt 2025 · KarachiBlack-and-white headshotYouTube Silver Play Button · February 2026
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