Tambi Jalouqa’s Post

The Saudi public market has done great lately as a perception. But the companies that lead this like Jahez need to really ramp up their game through innovation and acquisitions to grow more. If you have access to both markets it’s still not comparable as an investment.

Funding is really lacking in our region, something is clearly broken. And the signs are examples like $100k in Lebanon. Such an amazing country full of talented people that can teach many of us on marketing, sales and product. Yet it lacks the funding it needs to keep and nurture its people. The region needs new models of funding. We are not just different states where people have access or can change their state like in the US. Each country is unique with its own set of restrictions and problems. Which mostly, just pushes the best founders to change the whole region in order to have a chance at success. And slows down the compounding effect of learning through failing, where each team that pushes the edge hands it over to the next one. Without that momentum we will still keep on taking small bets separately. Just to compare, a VC fund in Silicon Valley invest in a team comprised of a Californian, a Texan, an Indian, an Egyptian, a Lebanese, etc. Thanks for the nudge Abdul Majeed Shoman Jr.

What are the best designs coming out of the MENA region? If you have a favorite work of design please share it in the comments. It can be a software product , a physical product, a system, a building. I’m trying to understand how we perceive good design, who are the designers and how do we feel related to them.

Different variations of the telephone switch board (مقسم) Feels nice to finally meet the grandfathers of Maqsam