YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

And what he finds is incredibly encouraging – he shares many, many stories of young entrepreneurs challenging the status quo, limited technological infrastructure and governmental lethargy to fulfill their dreams, and at the same time plug the many gaps that clearly exist in the market.

Technical Review 248

Technical Review Saudi Arabia Egypt Startup 248

David Teten

APRIL 7, 2017

In my research on how private equity and VC funds source investments , one of our conclusions was that VCs get better returns when they invest outside of the traditional geographic hotspots of New York, Boston, and the Bay Area. Additional organizing partners include: MIT Arab Student Organisation , TechWadi , RISE Egypt and NUMA.

New York 60

New York Africa Cofounder Egypt 60

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. And I had all the VCs play head games with me.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. And I had all the VCs play head games with me.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

As you become a large, open network for referral traffic your long-term strategic value goes up. Brands who build pages there are not building equity in the open Internet, they’re building it in today’s walled garden. As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. So we value things like &# referral traffic&# much less.

Iran 274

Iran Silicon Valley Tunisia Social Media 274

David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Back in early 2017, I worked with ABANA (network of financial professionals with ties to the Middle East/North Africa); Harvard Arab Alumni Association ; and Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of NY (which I founded) to launch an annual Tech Summit in New York focused on the Middle East/North Africa region (“MENA”). Apply here.

UAE 60

UAE United Arab Emirates Technology 60