Naeem Zafar shares his experience as a CEO and mentor to founders. He talks about recruiting early employees, motivation of A-players, and the liberating power of entrepreneurship.

• Make emotional deposits well before you ask for favors from your network.
• A-players look for impact of solving an important problem.
• Selling a noble act of listening, analyzing, connecting the dots and suggesting solutions.
• Talent development is an important skill for a CEO.
• Non-profit: The Indus Entrepreneur.