DIFC FinTech Hive 2018 Investor Day
Back in November 2018, I attended the Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC FinTech Hive 2018 Investor Day.
Short Memoir of an Entrepreneur
Startups teach an entrepreneur a lot of important life lessons and trust me I’m no exception to that rule. So here’s a short memoir of an entrepreneur, which hopefully will help you in your ventures.
Famous Five Resources for Entrepreneurs
Internet plays a vital role for any new entrepreneur and their startups. There’s a barrage of readily available information, which have helped me immensely as well. I’d like to share with you my famous five resources for entrepreneurs:
Last 16 years have truly been a great web joyride
Couple of days back I was asked by someone as to how long I’ve been a web designer. This question’s simple answer astonished my own self because it’s been about 16 years since I dived into the Web Design and Development field.
Stealth Marketing….be wary of it.
Consider this…. A seemingly perfect family moves into your neighborhood into a fabulous house…..they are a picture-perfect family, attractive and slim, with great teeth and apparent affection for one another. They wear the latest in fashions, drive the most stylish cars, and have the coolest new gadgets.
Leadership — from cricket to entrepreneurship
Last night, Pakistan beat England by 38 runs; it was indeed an emphatic win! What made the win stand out was that it was not a one man show, but a team effort spearheaded by the captain’s and coach’s leadership.
My response to the comment “the current economic climate is not very favorable for a startup”
A couple of years back, when I decided to jump onto the startups’ bandwagon, it was indeed turbulent times for the global economy. While discussing the prospect with an acquaintance, I was told (for the umpteenth time) that “the current economic climate is not very favorable for a startup”.