This is the best time to be in VC.It’s widely acknowledged that some of the most successful startups of the 21st century, including Square, Stripe, Slack, Uber, Airbnb…Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 2024
10 lessons I learnt as a venture capitalist.Disclaimer: The following insights and perspectives are personal reflections of my own experiences and opinions. They do not reflect the…Dec 19, 2023Dec 19, 2023
Venture capital won’t fund you? That’s fine, you are still financially backable.Not every business is cut out for venture capital funding, and that’s perfectly okay. While many founders aspire to secure venture capital…Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023
Why MENA Venture Capitalists are NOT Optimizing their ReturnsVenture capitalists often invest in a portfolio of startups with the intention of realizing substantial returns from a select few. For…Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Every MENA Startup Exit/Acquisition since 2012.⬇️ Below I have attached a Google Sheet that shows EVERY STARTUP EXIT that happened in MENA over the past 10 years 🤓.Mar 3, 2023Mar 3, 2023
Why am I not a founder?Many of my colleagues in the startup world have questioned my decision to work as a venture capitalist, given that I am a young…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
Product is Key 🔑Recently, I have been trying to figure what determines whether a company is going to succeed or fail. I know there is no one clear cut…Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022
Why Invest in Venture Capital?DISCLAIMER: I wrote this blog for the VC I work at, Propeller. I am reposting it here because I enjoyed writing it and I like to aggregate…Apr 6, 2022Apr 6, 2022
Startups, Stop Joining Everything & Anything!I can think of many startups that went through every program, event, workshop, or accelerator and are still struggling to launch their…May 7, 2021May 7, 2021
The Perfect One Minute PitchYou might be able to tell by now that I love listening to founders give pitches and talk about their companies. I regularly sit with…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
How to Build a Scalable ProductA few weeks ago, my younger cousin and his cofounder came over to tell me about their new startup. They immediately pulled out their phone…Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
9 Things Not to Tell an InvestorDisclaimer: I am not an investor, I just work at a Venture Capital firm.Feb 26, 20215Feb 26, 20215
The Venture Capital SecretI recently finished reading a really good book called “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future” by Peter Thiel. While…Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021
Forget Marketing & Ads - All You Need is Word of MouthI saw this guy named Abhinav Arora tweet that “43% of all venture capital raised goes straight into Facebook and Google Ads. (Source…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
How Entrepreneurship Drives Our EconomyA different type of blog, this one is more like essay.Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Two Things Not to Mess Up: Cofounders and EmployeesWhat drives a great idea and a great company is it’s founders and its team. When a startup launches, it’s the first few employees that…Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Starting a Company? Then, Stay Focused and Keep it Simple.I just came back from a coffee meeting with a cousin of friend who is launching a startup soon. He was a super nice guy and our meeting…Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021
Don’t Celebrate External Investments, Investments are Obligations!Yes, I know, getting an external investment means that a company is doing well, and that third parties believe that the company is onto…Dec 24, 2020Dec 24, 2020
