Opinions
-
6.7KOpinion: Blockchain technology is driving financial innovation
Blockchain is synonymous with Bitcoin in many peoples’ minds, though that misperception is swiftly disappearing – due in no small part to...
-
4.8KOpinion: Exits of MENA are here and growing
Where are the exits? Potential investors in our funds always ask this question. They struggle to see the light that we all...
-
3.2KInsights and lessons from the Bay Area to MENA
I went to the Bay Area recently and immersed myself in the technology ecosystem to soak up the special sauce and try...
-
4.5KHow neglecting UX could cost you your customers and a lot more
When an offline business tries to go online or even when someone starts their business with an online store, they allocate the...
-
12.5K10 lessons I learned from my failed startup
Labit — is a website that helps researchers to create web-pages for their laboratories. Not is. It was. On December 5th we shut down...
-
4.5KOpinion: MENA’s startup ecosystems need visionary legislation
When Masayoshi Son invested $20 million in Alibaba back in 2000 he had nothing, but a raw vision and some capital. This...
-
7.7K3 Lessons from Masayoshi Son’s $45 Billion fund raise in 45 minutes
Masayoshi Son is a veteran entrepreneur and legendary investor who founded the colossal SoftBank group in 1981. But, this year he managed...
-
3.9KWhy most of the investors won’t even waste their time on you [Opinion]
With so many startups competing for funding, it has now become more difficult than ever to secure a seed funding round. So...
-
7.0KOpinion: What I learned from mentoring 300 Egyptian startups
For the past five years, I had the amazing opportunity to work with over 300 local startups. It has been a wonderful...
-
3.5KIs a large pre-MVP funding round a bad sign for a tech startup? [Opinion]
It’s a good sign and bad sign, but net net, it’s a bad sign. The fact that the startup has raised, say...