Startup Hustle Middle East

What is hustle culture? How is it different from having a great work ethic? When did being a workaholic become a badge of honour? 'Hustle culture is pervasive, and is increasingly becoming popular and a benchmark for best practice in many workplaces. But again, it’s nowhere near as great as it’s made out to be.' (Timothy Ramos, runrun.it blog)

In this episode, Startup SBA invited us for a fireside chat to discuss the 'hustle culture phenomenon'. The discussion was moderated by professor Ali Khawaja, educator and a startup mentor and we were joined by Dr Mark Aveyard, Professor of Psychology at AUS and Latifa Bin Haider, founder of Baytuki and co-founder of Mental Health AE.

Listen in and let us know what you think of hustle culture...

StartupSBA is a student-run Chapter in the American University of Sharjah affiliated with the Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization. They aim to cultivate a creative and innovative environment where you can turn your dreams into reality by growing your entrepreneurial spirit with them.  Be The Movement with StartupSBA. Contact them here: [email protected]

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If you are looking to start a new business in the Middle East, or are looking for information on how to grow your startup, this podcast is for you!   Join us on our journey as we build our own startup, Ejarcar.com, and hear success stories from established entrepreneurs and VCs in the Middle East.  Startup Hustle Middle East is a weekly podcast, hosted by Siddharth and Mamta Varerkar. This podcast will cover topics like how to build a lean startup, how to pitch, growth-hacking tips to market your product and we also interview leading thought-leaders in the Middle East.  You can find our audio podcast on all podcast platforms - apple podcasts, google podcasts, castbox, spotify, itunes etc. If you have the Anchor app, you can also leave us a voice note to be featured in an upcoming episode.

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As a podcast we are seeking to cover not just startups and entrepreneurs from the UAE, but the Middle East, so we were excited to interview Mohammed Aldossary, co-founder & CEO of Sary (a B2B ecommerce marketplace from Saudi Arabia) that has managed to raise USD 6.6 Million in Series A funding, during these unprecedented times.

Ben Harburg, the Managing Partner of MSA Capital (one of the VC's in the Series A round), said, “As we saw in China with SARS, and now Covid-19, these moments provide critical pain points for regional supply-chain businesses, forcing improvements in logistics, technology integration, and consumer touchpoints. Sary is uniquely positioned to help lead these evolutions in the Saudi market, ensuring that products are available on-demand, under all conditions.”

Mohammed has had a very interesting professional trajectory from having two successful exits, to moving up from being the market launcher for Careem in Saudi Arabia to the General Manager.

During his time in Saudi Arabia, he started to identify pain points from the region, specifically with first mile, anergd thus Sary came into fruition.

We talk about how business is impacted with Covid-19, how regulations changes impact growth, how to find the perfect co-founder synergy, how to fund-raise and so much more...

We really enjoyed our conversation with Mohammed, and believe that there is so much aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from this episode.

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Find out about Sary here: https://www.sary.com/

and here: https://twitter.com/trySaryApp

Connect with Mohammed here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdossary/?originalSubdomain=sa

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Email us on: [email protected]  Visit our Car rental startup: https://ejarcar.com

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EMKWAN is an award winning Reviewer and Vlogger focusing on Technology and Lifestyle. Broadcasting weekly from Abu Dhabi and Dubai.   

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The name 'EMKWAN' is an online pseudonym, built up while creating and producing content online and being active on social media. EMKWAN combines the art of personable digital storytelling and technology to produce engaging content that's both educational and entertaining.  "One of Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s Leading Video Bloggers" (Gulf News). 

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If you are looking to start a new business in the Middle East, or are looking for information on how to grow your startup, this podcast is for you!   Join us on our journey as we build our own startup, Ejarcar.com, and hear success stories from established entrepreneurs and VCs in the Middle East.  Startup Hustle Middle East is a weekly podcast, hosted by Siddharth and Mamta Varerkar. 

This podcast will cover topics like how to build a lean startup, how to pitch, growth-hacking tips to market your product and we also interview leading thought-leaders in the Middle East.  You can find our audio podcast on all podcast platforms - apple podcasts, google podcasts, castbox, spotify, itunes etc. If you have the Anchor app, you can also leave us a voice note to be featured in an upcoming episode.  Follow us on Social or use #StartupHustleME 

Recently formed Dubai and Riyadh-based Nuwa Capital aims to redefine the relationship between founders and capital by providing a progressive founder centric approach to investing in emerging markets.

Find out more about NUWA capital and how to apply: https://nuwacapital.io/

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Have a listen to our very exciting interview with Hebah Fisher, Co-founder and CEO of Kerning Cultures Network, which currently produces several podcasts including Kerning cultures and Al empire. Podcasting is media's next growth market, and Kerning cultures is on a mission to building the premier Middle East podcast network. Kerning cultures is also the first venture-backed network in the Middle East.

Hebah a serial entrepreneur and journalist. Kerning Cultures is her third company; she formerly built micro-finance and business education programs for small businesses in the Gulf and the States. She and her team started Kerning cultures to tell stories in which people from the Middle East can actually see themselves, and they have done a great job with that. The National said about Kerning cultures "A new generation of young and forward thinking producers are providing an alternative view on the Arab World" and The Guardian called Kerning Cultures "The 'This American Life' for the Middle East"

Aside from this, Hebah is also passionate about building the podcast ecosystem across MENA through Middle East Podcast forum, that hosts events and panels and also sends out a monthly newsletter.

Make sure to listen to Kerning cultures for great storytelling from the region, the podcasts are available everywhere you can listen to podcasts.

Find out about Kerning Cultures here: https://kerningcultures.com/

Connect with Hebah here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hebah-fisher-475a7018/?originalSubdomain=ae

You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/cLhA4Zqx-1U

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Email us on: [email protected]  Visit our Car rental startup: https://ejarcar.com

Get in touch with Yellow here: https://welcometoyellow.com/

If you have the Anchor app, you can also leave us a voice note to be featured in an upcoming episode.