Hosted by Samer Bejjani · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 11 episodes
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Where founders, investors & experts share their authentic experience building and growing MENA startups.🔍 No fluff, no sugar-coating, just real conversations about the actual challenges faced by MENA startups and the true reasons behind their growth and success with the people building in our region.🎬 Hosted by: Samer Bejjani — a founder, growth marketer, and angel investor with 15 years of experience in building startups. Currently bootstrapping and scaling a profitable startup studio and helping 100+ MENA startups grow at Growth Levers.📧 For feedback: hello@themenastartupshow.com
Samer Bejjani hosts The MENA Startup Show, a business show with 11 episodes published.
In this episode, Nadim Alameddine, CEO & founder of Wafeq, shares his journey from bootstrapping his first startup to building a SaaS company that simplifies accounting and financial management for businesses in MENA.Nad
In this episode, Akeed Azmi, co-founder of Cercli, shares his journey from working at industry giants like Careem and Kitopi to launching his own venture focused on solving payroll and global team management issues for M
In this episode, Walid Dib, entrepreneur and founder of Better, takes us through his unconventional journey from the world of insurance to building innovative solutions in the personal wellness space. After pivoting, he
Khaled Talhouni, Managing Partner at Nuwa Capital, shares invaluable insights into how VCs assess founders and startups, particularly in the early stages. In part 3 of this 3-part series, Khaled reflects on lessons learn
Khaled Talhouni, Managing Partner at Nuwa Capital, shares invaluable insights into how VCs assess founders and startups, particularly in the early stages. In part 2 of this 3-part series, Khaled discusses how and when to
Khaled Talhouni, Managing Partner at Nuwa Capital, shares invaluable insights into how VCs assess founders and startups, particularly in the early stages. In part 1 of this 3-part series, Khaled breaks down the key trait
Nader Amiri, an entrepreneur and angel investor, shares his journey from brand management roles at Kraft Foods and Coca-Cola to founding El Grocer and now leading Homegrown, a venture focused on accelerating the FMCG and
Iraklis Alexopoulos, a former bartender turned successful CTO and entrepreneur, shares his unconventional journey from mixing drinks to building and exiting a tech streaming platform. Iraklis reflects on the lessons lear
Rami Tabbara, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Stake, discusses his challenging start in the real estate industry to building the most advanced real estate investment platform in the world. Rami shares the lessons learned from e
A chat with Ahmed Al Rawi, the founder and CEO of Calo, to discuss how he built the leading meal subscription service in MENA in just three years. Ahmed shares his journey, from dropping out of college to building multip
Zubair, founder of MENABytes, shares his journey in the MENA startup scene. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 01:33 Early Days and Interest in Tech 02:02 First Dollar Online and Dropping Out of School 03:25 Bui
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The MENA Startup Show is hosted by Samer Bejjani. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 11 episodes.
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