Asikul Alam Khan

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Angel Investor & Strategic Advisor at Thyaga

Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Overview

Asikul Alam Khan is the Founder and CEO of PriyoShop, Bangladeshs leading B2B marketplace, with over 21 years of entrepreneurial experience. A graduate of Jagannath University, he is focused on empowering MSMEs through an integrated ecosystem of commerce, logistics, and finance. Colleagues and partners describe him as visionary, persistent, and agile.

Outside of his professional life, Asikul prioritizes spending quality time with his family and son. He is a dedicated lifelong learner, avidly reading biographies and listening to audiobooks and podcasts to gain new perspectives and insights from other markets and leaders.

Unique fact: He was recently appointed as a strategic advisor to Century Oak Studios, the venture studio of a Dubai-based venture capital firm.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Not Easily Convinced

Cautious & Analytical

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Empowering MSMEs
His entire professional focus is on building solutions to connect over 100, 000 micro, small, and medium enterprises in Bangladesh with brands, logistics, and working capital.
B2B Ecosystems
He explicitly states his vision is to build a complete ecosystem for retailers, encompassing supply chain, financing, inventory management, and other value-added services.
Fintech in Retail
A core component of his business model involves providing embedded finance and working capital solutions to small retailers who are underserved by traditional banks.

Media Appearances

Asikul has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2026
Angel Investor & Strategic Advisor at Thyaga
10-2025
Angel Investor at MedEasy
8-2025
Angel Investor at Aunkur
8-2025
Angel Investor at Markopolo.ai
4-2025
Co-Founder at ChutneyAds

Education

2011 - 2012
MBA from Jagannath University
2006 - 2011
BBA from Jagannath University

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Insights For Selling To Asikul Alam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Asikul Alam is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Asikul Alam

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Asikul Alam move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Asikul Alam take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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