MENTOR JOURNEY

We are almost done with 2022, and what a year it has been for startups. 2022 has offered us as a community the opportunity to understand...

2022 has been a very interesting year for our startup ecosystem in Egypt. In this blog, I will share some observations from the field. 1....

Throughout the past ten years, I have witnessed many founders who seek to find personal validation by getting the approval of investors...

For the past period, I noticed the impact of “YC email to founders” on many of the local entrepreneurs I mentor. A copy of that email has...

Ever felt down, tired, or consumed, both mentally and physically? Your startup journey is full of events happening really fast, and real...

Last year, I shared with you my outlook for 2021 and how to prepare for it. Here is what to expect for 2022!

“Jobs-to-be-done describe the tasks that a product or service is carrying out. People don’t just buy products or just want to use a...

On January 8th, 2007 at 9:41 AM, Steve Jobs came on stage and changed the world with those simple yet unforgettable words: “an iPod, a...

I keep hearing the big plans of support entities seeking to train many entrepreneurs on accounting, marketing, and management topics. I...

What happens if the entrepreneur’s startup brand becomes more important than the startup’s revenue stream? What if the only thing the...

Lean Startup describes two well-defined milestones in any startup journey; the moment the startup achieves Problem-Solution Fit and the...

There are some really prevalent misinterpretations all around entrepreneurship, depending on the perception you are looking from. I often...

Clayton Christensen, the famous Harvard professor of innovation and one of my personal heroes, talked about the theory of jobs to be...

A business model is not a strategy Many entrepreneurs confuse your business model with strategy. It is a critical mistake! A strategy is...

Do you feel this paralyzing sensation holding a firm grip on your thoughts and sometimes your actions? Do you feel like you can’t regain...

2020, the year that introduced us to the “new normal”, made us sample the might and power of uncertainty. It made what we took for...

When we consider the word entrepreneurship, it is perhaps one of the most popular words right now. But, as observed, it means so many...

To some, 2020 has been a challenging year, for most, a very humbling one. I am one of those people that saw that very humbling effect...

If you build a unicorn, you reach the highest level of entrepreneurial greatness. It is the ultimate “destination” for any entrepreneur,...

Wirecard, a star of the German Fintech sector, stopped operations last June. Many of its management and board members got arrested on...