A quick litmus test to filter your investors, ask them what they think about pivots. Smart money appreciates/encourages, celebrates it (when needed, done right obv), dumb money doesn’t understand/ can’t tolerate it. People pivot for all sort of reasons, but one area I am particularly passionate about is when people pivot cuz the market is…
Category: Startups
9 Online Payment Gateway Startups Across MENA
This Article was originally published by Magnitt on 19/4/2018 during my time there. Whether you are a startup or an established business, payment gateways lie at the core of any business that aims to sell a product or service online. However, as most B2B-oriented startups, payment gateways do not receive the same amount of recognition…
The 26 reasons we pass on companies
Part of what I do on a regular basis is trying to rely more and more on data to assist with the investment decision making process. A huge part of that is working backward from why we reject or proceed further when we first get a deck. The rationale is simple if we can know…
Hardware is Hot, Hot, Hot
TL;DR Can 2018 be finally the year where hardware bounce back? Yes! Year after year we have seen the massively funded hardware plays go bankrupt. 2017 particularly has been a harsh year on hardware startups. Jawbone the infamous fitness tracker that racked over 900M in venture funding has announced its plans to close shop last…