In this podcast episode, Mohammed Khachab, Senior Vice President at BNP Group. his entrepreneurial journey from Lebanon to the thriving startup scene in Dubai. He shares the story of building and selling a company for $200 million, sharing the importance of assembling a complementary team and focusing on distribution before marketing. Mohammed also discusses the supportive Dubai ecosystem and his future endeavours as an angel investor and advisor. He highlights the significance of culture, values, and mental resilience in business, offering advice to fellow entrepreneurs on hiring and scaling their ventures, and much more!

Timestamps

Starting a Business in Dubai (00:02:24)

Importance of Distribution (00:04:31)

Selling a Company for $200 Million (00:07:39)

Dubai Startup Ecosystem (00:09:39)

Lessons from Scaling a Company (00:17:18)

Finding the right team (00:17:19)

Distribution and marketing (00:18:13)

Marketplaces and own distribution channels (00:20:09)

Hiring marketing personnel (00:22:03)

Fundraising insights (00:24:19)

Biggest moment in business (00:26:30)

Key traits in hiring (00:29:10)

Values-driven leadership (00:33:48)

Cultural reflection of leadership (00:34:19)

Recruitment process (00:38:04)

Mohamad’s Links

LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamad-khachab-581533a7/

Website – https://bmbgroup.com/

Email - [email protected]

My Links 

 Podcast: https://lifeselfmastery.com/itunes

 YouTube:  youtube.com/lifeselfmastery

 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rohitmal

 5-day email course: www.enterprisesalesexpertise.com

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