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Ep#9-What It Takes to Build a Thriving Business in Dubai | ft. Malek Moubasher
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In this episode of #Alphapreneurs, host ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ sits down with ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ who splits his time between ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ and ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ถ. Malek breaks down whatโs changed in Dubai, what still works, and the biggest mistakes founders make when trying to scale.
With ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, Malek has seen it all; how Dubai went from a gold rush to a mature, competitive market, and what it really takes to grow a business today.
They also talk about why the right mentor can save you from expensive mistakes, the ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐. ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐, and how AI is shaking up the way entrepreneurs work. If you're running a business and wondering why what used to work isnโt working anymore, this oneโs for you.
๐ Follow ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ on LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/kxh1Y
๐ Website: https://mentor-gc.com/
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๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐บ ๐?
My name is Rayhan Aleem, Founder and CEO of ๐ง๐ฎ๐
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ and ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. At ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ podcast I sit with top industry leaders for in-depth conversations that dive deep into their success stories, market dynamics, and firsthand tips on entrepreneurship and profitability. Whether you're just starting out or already running your own business, ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ offers something valuable for everyone.
๐ Follow ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3U2niHn
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๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐:
๐ญ-๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
-๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: https://www.alphapartners.co
-๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ป: https://bit.ly/3Yf4VRZ
๐ฎ-๐ง๐ฎ๐
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ:
-๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: https://www.taxstar.app
-๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ป: https://bit.ly/3ZVjzPD
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๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป:
๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ: https://bit.ly/47gaW3F
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐: https://bit.ly/3ZbtGiR
๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐: https://bit.ly/4dOfS2f
๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ: https://bit.ly/3Mutunk
๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ!: https://bit.ly/3XfGYbD
๐๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ? ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐!
Chapters
1. Welcome & Intro (00:00:00)
2. Malekโs first experience in Dubai: arriving in 2005, starting his business in 2006 (00:01:48)
3. Then vs. now: How the business landscape in Dubai has matured (00:04:41)
4. Shifting opportunities in Dubai: From government contracts to private sector and startups (00:07:40)
5. Building a network: How Malek created his business connections from scratch (00:13:06)
6. The new way to build credibility: Becoming an authority in your niche (00:15:33)
7. Key differences between Silicon Valley and UAE startup ecosystems (00:25:23)
8. AI in Business: How entrepreneurs should be using AI in their businesses (00:36:33)
9. The most important lessons Malek has learned in his entrepreneurial journey (00:47:49)
10. Closing Remarks, Current Projects and How To Reach Malek (00:54:45)
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