Startup Hustle Middle East

We had the chance to catch up with the force behind Deals in High heels, Briar Prestidge. She is also the CEO and founder of Briar Prestidge International, a high-profile PR and media production agency based in Dubai, London and New York, working with world leaders, top CEOs, government, entertainers and strategists. Briar tells us about her journey in establishing her own company and shares some very effective PR tips for startup founders. 

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Khalid Shivji is an experienced lawyer with over 13 years of experience. He recently started his own Legal Consultancy AA Consultants to advise Startups in the Middle east. Find out some of the most important things that startups should keep in mind when it comes to legal matters and contracts.

Find out more about AA consultants

https://www.aa-consultants.com

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Visit our Car rental startup: https://ejarcar.com 

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

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 to connect:

https://www.facebook.com/startuphustleme 

https://www.instagram.com/startuphustleme/ 

https://www.twitter.com/startuphustleme 

www.linkedin.com/company/startup-hustle-middle-east/ 

Email us on: [email protected] 

Visit our Car rental startup: https://ejarcar.com 

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 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 will 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.

Connect with us #StartupHustleME

If you were ever curious about how to create your own TV Show, Paris Norris walks us through his entrepreneurial journey and starting a new TV Show called Guy in Dubai. 

Check out Guy in Dubai here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/paznoz

https://www.instagram.com/guyindubai/

Follow us on Social or use #StartupHustleME to connect:

https://www.facebook.com/startuphustleme 

https://www.instagram.com/startuphust... 

https://www.twitter.com/startuphustleme 

www.linkedin.com/company/startup-hustle-middle-east/ 

Email us on [email protected] 

Visit our Car rental startup: https://ejarcar.com 

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

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.

Connect with us #StartupHustleME

We had a very insightful conversation with Muhammad Chbib - the man who has been a CEO to startups that have exited (Sukar.com acquired by Souq), been a founder & CEO on a startup that has generated sales of USD 1 billion in 3 years (tajawal and Almosafer), worked as a consultant for McKinsey and company, and founded two startups of his own, with a new one soon to be launched. So, what has Muhammad learned from working with and for these different startups? It all starts with building a great team, he is inspired by people and believes in nurturing talent, and that people make the company. We are also very excited about his new startup venture, listen to the episode to get a sneak peak of what he is up to.

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We had the chance to catch up with Marwan, AKA DJ Bliss and discuss 

You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/7VvGdnD1gQI

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Shane shin is the Co-Founding Managing Partner at Shorooq Investments, a leading early stage tech-focused VC fund in the MENAT Region. We had the chance to catch up with Shane and discuss what the motivations were behind Shorooq investments backing four startups. These startups are from different industries and were at different stages on their startup journey, but there are definitely some commonalities between the four, that makes them investable. If you are a startup looking to raise and don't know how to approach VCs or what they look for, this episode is for you!

Spencer lodge is a #1 best selling author, one of the top 100 most influential people in Dubai, a fellow podcaster (The Spencer Lodge podcast) - but above all, he's a salesman through and through. 

Spencer has been a judge for many startup competitions, and he talks to us about how the art of selling is a very important skill for an entrepreneur (or businessman, as he likes to call it)

to have, and if you can't sell your idea or pitch your business - go find someone who can, or better yet, learn from the man himself. Watch our episode where we talk about why sales has a bad rap and why it should really be a skill you work on as an entrepreneur.

Check out Spencer here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/

What does an online reputation management company, a wellness virtual platform and a SaaS products solutions company have in common? They all are part of the in5 community and have very passionate entrepreneurs spearheading them. We had a chance to catch up with Tarik Qahawish from Localyser, Tania Farha from Weltou and Gurpreet Jajj from Illuminate Software Solutions at Step conference 2019 and hear about their business and their journey. 

in5 is an enabling platform for entrepreneurs and startups, fostering innovation and helping new ideas reach the marketplace. Launched by TECOM Group, in5 offers five key benefits, which comprise a robust business set-up framework, training and mentorship, networking, investment opportunities, and cutting-edge prototyping labs, studios and creative workspaces.

Check out Localyser here: http://www.localyser.com/

If you are looking to raise your Series B, it is very important to know what VCs like MEVP look for. Ankit Sarwahi, associate director at MEVP tells us what the revenue, profit and user base numbers should look like at Series B stage. MEVP is a Middle East focused VC firm that invests in innovative companies from the region.

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