Join us tonight for Startup Grind Jordan!

1. Welcome to

2. Tonight’s Speaker!
HOSTS
SOHRAB
JAHANBANI
Co-founder of GoNabit.com

3. Sohrab Jahanbani
Co-founder of GoNabit.com
Acquired by LivingSocial in 2011

4. Sohrab Jahanbani
• Sohrab
Jahanbani
is
a
serial
entrepreneur
and
startup
enthusiast
who
has
spent
22
years
working
at
more
than
10
startups
across
five
countries
and
four
sectors.
He
holds
deep
experience
in
global
telecommunicaAons
and
e-­‐commerce
having
l
• Launched
one
of
the
world’s
first
data
access
plaEorms,
built
the
UK’s
first
DSL
network
• Developed
one
of
the
first-­‐ever
global
SMS
payment
plaEorms,
and,
in
Jordan
• Deployed
the
world’s
first
Wave
II
Wi-­‐Max
network.
• Co-­‐founded
GoNabit.com,
the
first
daily
deals
site
in
the
Middle
East
and
North
Africa,
which
he
scaled
to
cover
six
markets
and
then
sold
to
LivingSocial,
marking
the
region’s
first
and
only
e-­‐
commerce
exit.
No
stranger
to
startups,
he
has
founded
5
other
businesses
in
the
UK
and
Middle
East.

5. Sohrab Jahanbani
• Aside
from
being
a
passionate
builder,
Sohrab
is
also
an
acAve
startup
mentor,
currently
advising
several
early
and
growth-­‐
stage
startups.
In
his
free
Ame,
he
is
a
keen
wakeboarder,
avid
traveler,
and
an
enthusiasAc
seeker
of
great
foods.
A
perpetual
learner,
he
conAnues
to
seek
new
experiences
and
opportuniAes
to
hone
his
craS.

6. Startup Grind Jordan Team
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@MarwanSoudi

7. Next Month’s Speaker
HOSTS
RABEA ATAYA
Founder and CEO of
Bayt.com