Tell us about your background. In 2009 I graduated from high school and headed to the US to continue my undergraduate studies at Rochester institute of technology. 2 years later the university opened a branch in Dubai (DSOA) and I moved back to Dubai and graduated from RIT Dubai in 2015. After graduating from RIT […]
Finding the right team is critical for a startup’s success and most aren’t taking the right approach, finds research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. With the right strategy – a mix that has founders both liking each other due to shared values and experiences and having the proper complementary skills and […]
From the garage of a small home started a journey with the crystallization of an idea in the mind of a 30-year-old American young man. At the time, his capital amounted to zero. Added to that, he was not optimistic about the success of his idea. In 1995, he worked for a company that operates […]
Starting your own business always sounds like a good idea but still risky, isn’t it? The business environment has been changed since covid19, which is a big opportunity for startups to enter the market. Funding was always the first step when thinking about starting a business, but it’s not anymore. Startup: You don’t need an […]
Entrepreneurs are the rock stars of the 21st century. From the early trend setters (Jobs, Gates) to the internet 2.0 superstars (Zuckerberg, Dorsey) and finally to the new kids on the block (Kalanick, Spiegel), society today reveres those who dare to dream bigger and farther than the rest of humanity. Make no mistake – these […]
Which direction should you scale your startup in 2021 – horizontally or vertically? The months ahead continue to look challenging for companies of all shapes and sizes and across most geographies. The Middle East and North Africa region, too, will continue to grapple with challenges intrinsic to the on-going pandemic situation. Not to forget, the […]
First of all, you need to understand that the market, to a large extent, has already been divided between the players. You can easily enter it only by becoming a part of someone’s already established team, becoming a partner of an established player, or offering a completely innovative product. If you are new to the […]
The Middle East is as a melting pot for a wide variety of cultures and nationalities who call the Middle East home. As a result, the competition for those key positions in the corporate arena has been relatively strong – the training arena being no exception. Initially it was believed that to be a Trainer […]
Recently, a client wanted to open a business in the UAE. He had a great idea that he wanted to move from concept stage to reality. It was a copy of Airbnb.com for the Middle East (basically an ecommerce site for residence sharing). He began by writing a strong business plan with the help of […]
Having worked in the Middle East for a short while now, I am very aware that in a number of the GCC countries there are nationality “quotas” to be met by organizations in order for them to continue to operate in said countries. Terms (or initiatives) such as Saudisation, Emiratisation or Omanisation are commonplace when […]
