TAKE-TALK” program for entrepreneurs. TAKE-TAKE is a monthly event that host an expert/entrepreneur to give a talk about entrepreneurship, startups, marketing, sales, coding, investment and much more .... What you learn from this month’s talk:- Who is an entrepreneur What do you need to launch your own startup How to fund your startup Why many startups fail About The Speaker : Mohamed Hareth | Hareth is an entrepreneur launched his very own startup toyemen.com in 2007, he’s one of the main persons of the success of goyemen.com, Aqarmap.com & TEDxSana'a 2012.

2. WHO IS AN ENTREPRENEUR
An entrepreneur is a person who
organizes and manages a business
undertaking, assuming the risk for the
sake of profit. An entrepreneur: Sees an
opportunity. Makes a plan. Starts the
business.

3. ENTREPRENEUR DNA
• Never give up
• Street Smarts
• Keep learning
• Inspiration
• Perspiration
• Willingness to Accept Risk
• Attention to Detail
• Competitiveness
• Decisiveness / Gets Things Done
• Domain Experience

4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS NOT JUST A JOB
• Cool place to work and to learn
• Different working ours
• Loving what you do
• Sharing responsibility
• Lots of fun

5. LAUNCH YOUR OWN STARTUP – FIRST THING
• Believe in your idea no matter what
• Fully focused 100000000%

6. LAUNCH YOUR OWN STARTUP – BUSINESS PLAN
• The idea (Problem + Solution + Innovation)
• The warriors (Teamwork)
• The Market
• Competitors (SWAT)
• The Marketing
• Financial plan
• Main goals (Breakeven)
• Exist strategy

7. FUNDING – LOCALLY
• The 3 F
• Microfinance
• Competitions
• Talk to investors
• Win-win partnerships

8. FUNDING – LOCALLY
• The 3 F
• Microfinance banks
• Competitions
• Talk to investors
• Win-win partnerships

9. FUNDING – INTERNATIONAL
• VC (Sawari ventures - Cairo Angel – MEVP – N2V)
• Competitions & Events (MIT, MEAN100, ArabNet,
Webit)
• Crowdfunding (Indiegogo, Kickstarter)
• Talk to investors (Email & Skype)

10. FUNDING – ACCELERATOR & INCUBATOR
• Oasis 500 – Jordan
• Meydan – Jordan
• Plug and Play Egypt – Egypt
• Seeqnce – Lebanon
• Berytech – Lebanon
• Tenmou – Bahrain
• SeedStartup – UAE
• N2V Labs Jordan
• Flat6Labs – Egypt
• Afkar.me – UAE & KSA

11. FUNDING – CROWDFUNDING
• Indiegogo
• Kickstarter

12. WHY STARTUPS FAIL
• Market Problems
• Business Model Failure
• Poor Management Team
• Running out of Cash
• Product Problems
• They listen to bad advice from the wrong people
• The market moves on them, or moves in an
unexpected way
• Competitors with existing solutions don’t give up
so easily

13. MY TIPS
• Think big & different
• Be hungry and curious
• Find a mentor

14. 
QUESTIONS?

15. THANK YOU
Mohamed Hareth
M.hareth@gmail.com
@ihareth