Startup Confessionals

By: Hakawati | حكواتي
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  • Summary

  • A show that explores the world of founders; their disappointments, their wins, their personal lives, and how they deal with adversity. Host Yasmeen Turayhi interviews startup founders and entrepreneurs in emerging markets in 1:1 conversations where the audience will learn about some of the biggest lessons these founders learned on their journey from the personal to the professional and share how they keep themselves motivated. The Middle East was built on the foundation of commerce and sales and the spirit of entrepreneurship pulsates through the veins of the region. These founders have a unique lens about what it takes to build and grow a company in the Middle East and North Africa. Oftentimes, these founders have found ways to deliver on the promise of their product within an early or non-existent ecosystem. In some cases, they had to build both the product and the ecosystem. Yasmeen Turayhi is a product marketing expert in Silicon Valley and Board member of TechWadi, the leading non-profit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the Middle East and North Africa region.
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    Trailer
    Jul 14 2021
    Today, the stories behind the creation of startups in emerging markets are often left out of the global narrative. In “Startup Confessionals”, we’ll dive into founder stories from the Middle East and North Africa to learn about some of their biggest lessons and challenges on the road to product market fit, and hopefully leave you more reflective, and inspired.

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  • How to weather the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship with Dana Baki, COO and Co-Founder of Munch:On

    How to weather the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship with Dana Baki, COO and Co-Founder of Munch:On
    Jul 19 2021
    Today’s episode is with Dana Baki, co-founder and COO of Munch:On (formerly LUNCH:ON), a food delivery app and one of the region’s fastest growing tech companies. The company was selected as one of the Top 50 Hottest Tech Companies in the World by Techcrunch. Before starting MUNCH:ON, Dana was a Partner of Business Development at Aljal Capital—a boutique venture capital firm in the UAE.

    We talk about:

    - Munch:On’s value proposition and the food delivery ecosystem
    - Why Dana and her co-founders decided to start this company
    - The moment they realized they had product market fit
    - How priorities shift based on the stage of the company and size
    - How the covid crisis impacted their business and how to deal with adversity

    Stay tuned for upcoming episodes with startup founders in the Middle East and North Africa. Please tag us and tell us what you learned.


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  • The future of e-commerce and retail in MENA with Mazen AlDarrab, Founder of Zid

    The future of e-commerce and retail in MENA with Mazen AlDarrab, Founder of Zid
    Jul 26 2021
    Mazen AlDarrab, Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Zid, a Riyadh-based Shopify-like e-commerce management startup that helps people (and businesses) set up their online stores.

    Mazen AlDarrab is a serial entrepreneur who previously founded and led different companies before Zid. He is passionate about e-commerce in the MENA region and is on a mission to enable thousands of retail brands with the power of modern retail.

    We talk about:

    ✅ Why he started the company Zid
    ✅ The landscape of the retail and e-commerce market in the MENA region
    ✅ His journey towards fundraising the company
    ✅ How he engages with customers and gets feedback for his product roadmap

    Stay tuned for upcoming shows with startup founders in the Middle East and North Africa. Please tag us and tell us what you learned.


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