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MIT Arab Startups Competition 2013
Every year when the MIT Enterprise Forum starts announcing the winners at their annual Startups Competition Award Ceremony, I feel it again. I feel all the tension and anxiety I felt when I was one of the participants back in ... [Read more]
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Changing My Brand and Apologizing to Bahjat Homsi
When I wanted to start my own VC firm, I considered more than 5 names. But the best available name was Sinbad Ventures, which was inspired by the stories Bahjat Homsi (@BahjatHomsi) used to tell me about Sindibad The Sailor ... [Read more]
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Tech Majles – Episode 002 – Ibrahim Manna
I had the pleasure of interviewing Ibrahim Manna (@manna_87), a serial entrepreneur and one of the co-founders of Wheels Express. “Wheel Express” was expected to be one of the top Jordanian startups in the e-Comme ... [Read more]
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TAMAM: The Arab Mobile Apps Meetup
Tech meetups in Amman seem to be taking new directions. In addition to big general meetups where lots of people attend, we are now seeing recently specialized smaller meetups where only 20-30 people participate. This makes it ... [Read more]
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Tech Majles – Episode 001 – Sohaib Thiab
I had the pleasure of interviewing Sohaib Thiab (@SohaibThiab), a serial entrepreneur and one of the co-founders of Wizards Productions. Wizards was expected to be one of the top Jordanian startups in the online/mobile games ... [Read more]
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Tech Majles Show Teaser
As mentioned earlier in my VC Pivot post, I am working on a new web show to interview entrepreneurs, angel investors, and VCs to create a venue for everyone to share knowledge and experience. This also fits with the need of t ... [Read more]