Step hello@stepconference.comStep Maté Conversations is a series of 1:1 conversations hosted by Ray Dargham, Co-founder & CEO at Step, with successful startup founders in emerging markets. It is a deep dive on product, growth, and operations and into founders incidents and experiences to inspire fellow entrepreneurs in embracing their journeys.https://stepconference.com/en-usTue, 14 Dec 2021 17:43:39 UTCTue, 14 Dec 2021 17:43:39 UTCfalsehttps://podcast-stepconference.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/stepcover.jpghttps://stepconference.com/soundfiles Mona Ataya, one of the most recognizable female entrepreneurs in the MENA region shares her journey on starting an ecommerce business is the very early days of online shopping, and explains how she served a niche market while keeping up with the fast paced change in consumers' behaviorsTue, 29 Jun 2021 08:48:44 UTC117225671soundfiles/E01 - Early days of ecommerce and niche markets with Mona Ataya from Mumzworld-- Mona Ataya, one of the most recognizable female entrepreneurs in the MENA region shares her journey on starting an ecommerce business is the very early days of online shopping, and explains how she served a niche market while keeping up with the fast paced change in consumers' behaviors..mp3soundfilesFrom compareitforme to yallacompare, Jon discusses what it took to make the switch and how they were able to maintain the brand image and even boost it by making smart and calculated marketing tricksTue, 29 Jun 2021 08:30:42 UTC116451047soundfiles/E02 - Rebranding and putting your brand at risk with Jon Richards from yallacompare--From compareitforme to yallacompare, Jon discusses what it took to make the switch and how they were able to maintain the brand image and even boost it by making smart and calculated marketing tricks..mp3soundfilesBuilding your own product in a changing environment is difficult and can cost you a fortune, in this conversation Elie shares his journey about how he built Anghami, to become the first legal music streaming platform and digital distribution company in the Arab worldTue, 29 Jun 2021 07:01:52 UTC132582355soundfiles/E03 - Building an engineering powerhouse in MENA with Elie Habib from Anghami--Building your own product in a changing environment is difficult and can cost you a fortune, in this conversation Elie shares his journey about how he built Anghami, to become the first legal music streaming platform and digital distribution company in the Arab world..mp3soundfilesFew media platforms cracked the monetization model, Onedio is one of the platforms that did with a relatively low cost, in this episode, Kaan shares the ideal strategy that worked for them to generate content, build a community, and monetizeTue, 29 Jun 2021 06:33:14 UTC107209192soundfiles/E04 - Media, content creation and monetization with Kaan Kayabli from Onedio--Few media platforms cracked the monetization model, Onedio is one of the platforms that did with a relatively low cost, in this episode, Kaan shares the ideal strategy that worked for them to generate content, build a community, and monetize..mp3soundfilesStarting with building Namshi and now on to Tabby, Hossam shares his long journey in the e-commerce industry to tap into merchants and consumers experiencesMon, 28 Jun 2021 20:39:48 UTC56427978soundfiles/E05 - Scaling your e-commerce business with Hosam Arab from Tabby--Starting with building Namshi and now on to Tabby, Hossam shares his long journey in the e-commerce industry to tap into merchants and consumers experiences..mp3soundfiles As a startup building SaaS what is the strategy followed to compete with large corporations and how Penny worked on acquire customers coming out of the regionMon, 28 Jun 2021 20:30:44 UTC81502105soundfiles/E06 - Building SaaS companies in the region and tailoring to a global audience with Iyad Aldalooj from Penny Software-- As a startup building SaaS what is the strategy followed to compete with large corporations and how Penny worked on acquire customers coming out of the region..mp3soundfilesJad Sayegh, Cofounroboadvider and CTO at Sarwa talks about their journey in building the first dery platform in the Middle East region after witnessing the increased interest in the market for investing and making money on the long run without the need to really work hard for itMon, 28 Jun 2021 20:20:37 UTC87523205soundfiles/E07 - How Jad Sayegh and the team at Sarwa built the Middle East first robo advisery platform--Jad Sayegh, Cofounroboadvider and CTO at Sarwa talks about their journey in building the first dery platform in the Middle East region after witnessing the increased interest in the market for investing and making money on the long run without the need to really work hard for it. We talked about the journey of Sarwa, and what it took to build the product..mp3soundfiles On this episode we have both co-founders of Kitopi, a managed cloud kitchen platform that partners with restaurants to expand their delivery reachMon, 28 Jun 2021 20:05:47 UTC192445051soundfiles/E08 - Cloud Kitchen Solving Inefficiencies-- On this episode we have both co-founders of Kitopi, a managed cloud kitchen platform that partners with restaurants to expand their delivery reach. Mo Ballout and Sam Darkan share their journey as a startup and how they brought Kitopi to becoming the aggregator it is today..mp3soundfilesIn this conversation Ray Dargham sits with Helen Chen, Co-founder & CEO of Nomad Homes to walk us through her journey of moving from Silicon Valley to Dubai to pursue her passion in Real Estate after being an investor with Goldman Sachs, China Investment Corporation and BlackstoneMon, 28 Jun 2021 19:49:08 UTC82487743soundfiles/E09 - Real Estate made Easy with Helen Chen--In this conversation Ray Dargham sits with Helen Chen, Co-founder & CEO of Nomad Homes to walk us through her journey of moving from Silicon Valley to Dubai to pursue her passion in Real Estate after being an investor with Goldman Sachs, China Investment Corporation and Blackstone..mp3soundfilesOmar Kassim digs deep into his new venture Nomod, and tells us all about his experience with JadoPado which got aqcuired by noon, Omar also shared his view on financial ventures in the MENA region and tapped into the evolution of talent and capital from the start of his entrepreneurial journey till todayMon, 28 Jun 2021 12:49:20 UTC121091700soundfiles/E10 - Nomod, JadoPado, noon and more with Omar Kassim--Omar Kassim digs deep into his new venture Nomod, and tells us all about his experience with JadoPado which got aqcuired by noon, Omar also shared his view on financial ventures in the MENA region and tapped into the evolution of talent and capital from the start of his entrepreneurial journey till today..mp3soundfilesRoss Veitch is the Co-founder and CEO at Wego, and the longest active entrepreneur in MENA, In this conversation Ross tells us all about his journey in building Wego back in 2005 and walks us through how they adapted to all the changes in the travel industryWed, 11 Aug 2021 06:57:09 UTC131840496soundfiles/E11 - Longest active entrepreneur in MENA dealing with Covid--Ross Veitch is the Co-founder and CEO at Wego, and the longest active entrepreneur in MENA, In this conversation Ross tells us all about his journey in building Wego back in 2005 and walks us through how they adapted to all the changes in the travel industry..mp3soundfilesIn a conversation with Ahmed Hamdan, founder and CEO of Unifonic, Ray Dargham taps into how to program the right company culture and build a world class team at scaleMon, 13 Dec 2021 18:05:39 UTC107330065soundfiles/E12 - How to program the right company culture and build a world class team at scale--In a conversation with Ahmed Hamdan, founder and CEO of Unifonic, Ray Dargham taps into how to program the right company culture and build a world class team at scale..mp3soundfilesOla Doudin and Ray Dargham discuss the early stages of crypto adoption in the MENA region, and how BitOasis dealt with regulators and customers needs to be where it is todayMon, 13 Dec 2021 18:16:09 UTC118009715soundfiles/E13 - BitOasis early riders of the Crypto space in MENA--Ola Doudin and Ray Dargham discuss the early stages of crypto adoption in the MENA region, and how BitOasis dealt with regulators and customers needs to be where it is today..mp3