Abdallah Absi's presentation in Iran web and mobile conference 2015, Tehran, Iran

3. #WeDontRideCamels

4. The Arab world is a startup
Map of the Arab world [pic]
• Stengths
• Weeknesses
The
Arab
World
Massive youth
potential
Rich Arabs

5. Quote
Richard branson [pic]
• The
world
needs
an
army
of
entrpereneurs
to
solve
its
most
pressing
problems
we need an army of entrepreneurs
addressing the world’s problems
--- Richard Branson,
Head Of Virgin Group, ,

6. $
Small Contributions A lot of people Project gets funded
Crowds
that
share
the
same
interest,
vision,
and
passion,
support
projects.
Ideas
turn
to
reality.
Pledges
are
pooled
together
to
support
a
project.
$
$
$
Crowdfunding

7. People linedup with money

8. 4 days

9. ‫العربي‬ ‫العالم‬ ‫في‬ ‫الرائد‬ ‫الجماعي‬ ‫التمويل‬ ‫موقع‬
9
The
leading
crowdfunding
plaCorm
of
the
Arab
world

10. 5,986
Social media shares
18k+
Funding received
26,536
Project views
301
Contributors
THIS Toothbrush – Highlight crowdfunded project

11. 77%cross-country transactions

12. 42%of funding from the diaspora

13. Crowdfunding in Emerging Markets
Opportunity:
It
is
the
diaspora’s
favorable
way
to
give
back
Infrastructure
challenges:
Educa?on,
Payments,
Legal
Source:
JWT
42%
of overall contributions are
from Arab expats
77%
of overall transactions are
cross-country
Opportunity:
It
is
the
only
resort
for
crea?ves
in
need
of
funding

14. Why you should crowdfund your project
1
Validates
the
appeal
of
your
project
to
the
people
around
you
Creates
a
media
buzz
Creates
a
community
of
early
adopters
Receive
funding
without
compromising
your
project’s
values
2
3
4

15. Tips & Tricks: Promoting your campaign
1
2
3
4
Announce
the
launch
to
the
50
people
you
contact
and
ask
them
to
share
it
within
their
network
Set
limited
rewards
while
the
campaign
is
running
Send
email
broadcasts
to
all
the
people
you
know
aKer
you
reach
10%
of
funding
Bombard
your,
your
friends,
and
partners’
Facebook,
LinkedI
and
TwiQer.
Pre-­‐campaign:
1
Send
personal
emails
to
50
close
people
to
give
you
feedback.
These
people
will
be
igniTng
your
campaign
virality
and
will
be
the
early
funders
2
Send
emails
to
the
press
to
anTcipate
about
the
campaign
launch
3
Create
a
launch
event
and
invite
people
to
it
before
you
go
live
with
the
campaign
AKer
campaign
launch:
Set
an
early
bird
reward
for
the
first
50
people
at
50%
of
the
original
price
of
the
reward
4

16. Crowdfunding Timeline
16
Fill
Project
Content
Submit
Project
Zoomaal
Reviews
Submit
Fixes
Pre-­‐campaign
marke?ng
Project
gets
approved
and
goes
live
Spread
the
word
Finish
your
video
Decide
on
your
rewards
Day
2
Day
3
Day
10
Days
13
Day
14
Day
15
You
do
Day
11
Start
Project
Day
1
Day
20
Zoomaal
Does
How
to
get
your
project
approved?
ü
Appealing
story
or
creaTve
idea
ü
Clear
project
overview
and
descripTon
ü
EmoTonal
video
3-­‐4mins
ü
Numerous
off-­‐value
rewards
ü
AQracTve
project
pictures
ü
Well
wriQen
biography

17. Big Shisha [pic]