Talk Series

One of the dynamics that contribute to the success of startups is quality advice from experienced advisors. Access to advisors, processes and the facets involved, are discussed by Mark Heynen, co-founder of Next Billion Advisors, Gokul Rajaram, Business Helper at DoorDash, Bradley Horowitz, VP Product at Google, and Reshma Khilnani, Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. Successes …

Startup Advisors: Best Practices. The Good & The Bad. Read More »

MENA takes its place in the new global tech innovation economy, on its terms   The general sentiment in start-up spaces is that as long as the idea or concept closely matches an already existing Western construct, business or investment venture; the more likely it is that a founder wins an investment. Christopher M. Schroeder, …

VC Excitement in the Middle-East and North Africa Read More »

What it takes to build companies in emerging markets and learning from the failures of successful company founders   This article recaps our last Clubhouse talk which focused on successful founders’ mistakes and how they learned from them- they tell us about their aha! moments. Those learnings can be particularly important for emerging market founders …

Learning from Failure to Get to Success in Emerging Markets Read More »