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
