Opinions
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13.2KOpinion: Is ‘buy now, pay later’ a model for the masses?
As news of the Square acquisition of Afterpay became public earlier this month at a hefty $29B and Dubai-based tabby’s $50M Series...
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15.1KOpinion: The rise of startup acquisitions in the Middle East
If you’re someone who follows the startup space in the Middle East & North Africa, you must have observed an uptick in...
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11.2KOpinion: Cultivating product management in Pakistan
The startup world has found its groove and is taking flight in Pakistan. With $100-120 Million in funding in just the first...
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8.1KOpinion: A story of a fundraise in MENA
Editor’s note: The views and opinions in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of...
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5.7KTransitioning from consulting to tech in the Middle East
I recently switched jobs and here’s what people see: Around March 2021, I secured 3 job offers – (1) a Strategy role...
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22.9KThe rise of NFTs and what it could mean for the collaboration economy
In June 2017, Matt Hall and John Watkinson released 10,000 CryptoPunks, a set of tokenized 24×24 pixel art images built on top...
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18.6KThe fate of restaurants in the food delivery era
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the food delivery industry, analyzing the economics of food aggregators and how the industry’s recent...
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29.2KThe rise of buy now pay later in the Middle East: Overview and predictions
As the world went into lockdown last year, most people turned to online shopping, which accelerated ecommerce adoption and increased its share...
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64.6KFood delivery wars in the Middle East: A breakdown of the industry’s dynamics
As cities worldwide went into lockdown last March, most businesses were forced to shut their doors and forgo revenues for a few...