“How is business going?”

Almost every day I pump into someone (a friend, a fellow entrepreneur, someone I don’t even know) and they ask me “how is business going?”. It’s a very tricky question to ask for a startup founder. Things at a startup are 90% of the time going bad. I used to hide from my parents to…

Remember the Good Times, Marketing through Nostalgia

In today’s world we as consumers are bombarded with messages all day every day, from TV, to radio, to the internet. On top of all of the messages that companies are throwing at us, there are also the messages we receive from our peers…

Startup Investment Guide for Kuwaiti Investors

Two weeks ago I was in talks with a person (that I greatly appreciate) to help them out with their new fund. They wanted to invest in startups and my job was as an advisor in the fund. While I really liked the initial idea and the people behind it…

Why The New Gmail SUCKS!

I’m starting to hate Gmail so much after their recent design update. I’m writing this post hoping that it will reach someone that works in Google and they are going to do something about it. If you use Gmail you’ll know what I’m talking about. My theory is, Gmail was great, but there…

Never Outsource Your Core Competence

My friend (Hasan) asked me a question yesterday “Why don’t you outsource the development of your website?”. My answer was “No, never”. But, why ?

I think many entrepreneurs in Kuwait believe they can simply outsource their website to a…

How to build a company that will last forever

Scale is important for startups to put them on the radar of strategic acquirers, which are a more likely route to an exit in MENA than listing on public markets.

Why I’m leaving Kuwait to Dubai?! And What’s Going to Happen to StartupQ8?

I’m writing this post sitting in the plane to Dubai. Many asked me why I’m leaving Kuwait? And why I had gave up that easily on startupQ8? And whats going to happen to StartupQ8?