Usman Aslam

Chapter Director, APAC Region @ Startup Grind

About

Usman Aslam is an ecosystem builder, author, and strategist who has operated within the technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem for the last 8 years. He has been associated with notable organizations such as Startup Grind, Microsoft Learn, Notion, TEDx, Slack, AWS Educate, Miro, and Google Developers. He has been contributing to the startup ecosystem as a trainer, speaker, judge, and mentor for startups and individuals building products for organizations such as the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB), National Incubation Centre for Aerospace Technology (NICAT), Major League Hacking (MLH), AIESEC, and more with the addition of being a guest lecturer for the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST H-12) on Product Growth & Strategy. He currently leads the Developer Relations proceedings at Fastn.ai backed by Antler & LiveOak Ventures while serving as the Director for Startup Grind within the APAC Region, Regional User Group Leader for the Notion ecosystem & the Chapter Leader for Slack in the Middle East, and Pakistan region. He has collaborated with leading technology and product innovation organizations, including 10Pearls while continuing to drive impactful technology innovation. Moreover, he has also contributed as a Technology Columnist for TechJuice and The Hustler's Digest whose articles are syndicated to Yahoo!, Google News, etc while being an author for Medium's largest publication site called "The Startup". He continues to contribute to the technology and product ecosystem as an official member of the .NET Foundation, Community Led-Alliance, and Product-Led Growth. Connect via: https://linktr.ee/usmanaslam712

Country

United States

City

San Francisco

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Developer Relations, Agile Project Management, Notion, Building Automation Systems (BAS), Product Owner, Product Innovation, Product Growth, Partnerships, Guest Lecturing, Public Lectures, University Lecturing, Growth Hacking, Growth Strategies, Community Building, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning for Growth, Content Management, Writing, C

Experience

Founding Developer Relations Lead

Fastn

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

United States

Backed by Antler & LiveOak Ventures. Building the next evolution in Agentic AI. - Leading DevRel efforts for an AI infra product focused on secure, multi-tenant agent-to-application orchestration - Designed and delivered internal demos, technical documentation, and integration workflows to support pre-launch readiness - Built the developer-facing experience from the ground up — including usage flows, sandbox environments, and early testing support - Partnering closely with engineering and product to align technical narratives with real-world implementation paths - Driving clarity and structure in developer enablement — from onboarding to modular feature showcases

Chapter Director, APAC Region

Startup Grind

2025-11 - Present · 11 mos

- Leading the largest Startup Grind chapter within the APAC region. - Collaborating with the startup ecosystem to empower individuals to build impactful products. - Exploring synergies to build community driven impact to enable builders.

Chapter Leader - APAC Region

Slack

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

- Collaborating with the SlackHQ team to build the Slack ecosystem within the Pakistan region. - Working on the latest updates regarding Slack automations, APIs, and workflows. - Managing the growth of the product from a community-centric standpoint.

Regional User Group Leader - Middle East

Notion

2023-5 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

- Co founded Notion user groups in the Pakistan region. - Enabling individuals through Notion-related activities within the Pakistan region. - Accelerating the use cases of Notion within the techpreneurial ecosystem.

Industrial Advisory Board - SEECS

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)

2025-2 - 2026-1 · 1 yr

- Collaborated with NUST SEECS academia and Head of Departments to further enhance the current state of Engineering - ⁠Defined various structures and solutions to ensure a synergy between current academic courses and industry requirements. - ⁠Provided practical implementations to ensure further immersion towards technical competencies within academic courses

Senior Growth, Strategy & Ecosystem Partnerships

10Pearls

2023-7 - 2025-5 · 1 yr 11 mos

Islamabad & Lahore

- Leading the strategic aspect of the company’s multiple programs and initiatives. - Maintaining growth to sustainable B2B, Program and Ecosystem centric partnerships. - Collaborating with major global and regional stakeholders to initiate growth focused synergies - Bootstrapped multiple departments processes using low code & no code implementations. - Defined new product features for 10Pearls respective programs. - Developed an entire AI feature within minimum cost and short time margin.

Community Growth & Global Ecosystem Partnerships

10Pearls

2022-7 - 2023-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Islamabad & Lahore

• Managing and leading community and ecosystem-based initiatives. • Spearheading 10Pearls' numerous program i.e. 10Pearls University, 10Pearls Orbit, and 10Pearls Champ. • Overseeing the overall growth of the company's programs through numerous initiatives, projects, and sustainable partnerships. • Accelerating tech and startup-based communities through various events.

Project Manager

Hone

2024-9 - 2025-2 · 6 mos

- Documented all business processes comprehensively within Notion for clarity and accessibility. - Collaborated with the team to delineate roadmaps, manage project timelines, and ensure milestones are achieved. - Created detailed task tickets, assigned them accurately, and tracked progress ensuring updates to stakeholders.

Guest Lecturer - Entrepreneurship ME452A

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)

2023-9 - 2023-9 · 1 mo

Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

- Provided a guest lecture for final-year students of Computer Science & Software Engineering batches for the course titled Entrepreneurship ME452A - Curated content focused on building scalable products with key insights on pivoting and iterations. - Ensured case studies based on MVP, product growth, and investment records. - Contents of the lecture were highlighted and uploaded on the NUST Learning Management System (LMS) portal.

Growth - Community & Partnerships Lead | COGROW

COLABS

2022-2 - 2022-7 · 6 mos

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

• Managing and leading community and ecosystem based partnerships. • Overseeing the overall growth of the company via immersive ecosystem based events. • Accelerating tech and startup based communities through various events. • Overseeing all respective operations regarding the company's startup accelerator program called COGROW.

Editorial Lead & Operations

TechJuice

2021-7 - 2022-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Managing the majority of the internal operations of the company. • Overseeing partnerships and stakeholdership in events and product launches. • Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and upper management on goals achieved in regards to financial and non-financial proceedings.