Amr Shady
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Another common question I’m answering working with scaling tech companies is…
Q. What’s the worst leadership advice you’ve heard?
A. By far the worst is “Hire great people and get out of their way”.
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Verifying myself: I am akshady on Keybase.io. Wn4egKrBOe35BvZRFmJgVnh-YIjQYtaiR-8A / keybase.io/akshady/sigs/W…
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Love this simple articulation to a deep topic by @fintechjunkie
fintechjunkie@fintechjunkie
1/21: It’s not uncommon for a #VC to chat with an early stage #startup and within weeks get introduced to 3-4 other #startups tackling the same opportunity at the same time. When this happens it’s rarely coincidental and definitely worth paying attention to. A thread 👇:
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It's been a great 13 year journey building @QEDInvestors. Over this time, we've grown from a rag-tag team of ex-Operators to savvy #fintech investors. With this said, this announcement made me prouder of the team than ever before! 😎
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Today we announced a $3 million Enterprise Fund investment in @TribalCredit to advance development of its blockchain products built on Stellar, bringing banking solutions and cross-border payments to businesses in Latin America and other emerging markets.
stellar.org/press-releases…
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La segunda historia que les traemos hoy en @Forbes_Mexico es el nuevo levantamiento que consiguió la fintech @TribalCredit, fundada por @ashady, y con el cual buscarán conquistar México, pasen a leer!
forbes.com.mx/la-fintech-tri…
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Tribal Credit, which provides credit cards to startups in emerging markets, raises $34.3M tcrn.ch/2QNUZyv by @bayareawriter
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@YoussriHelmy @kasstawi @TribalCredit Thank you @YoussriHelmy very much! You've had your share of brainstorming sessions with us. And it's not over!
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🛡️Our insurance is now $375M🛡️
We consistently work towards upgrading our services & security so you get the most out of your assets in the safest environment.
This is the latest step in this direction & part of our plan to offer $1B coverage in 2021.
nexo.io/blog/nexo-secu…
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@NexoFinance I’d love to tap into some of that security because I already have top ups and line draws that are lost and never received. Customer care response times are days and yet to receive a response.
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@NexoFinance I made a transfer from my nexo to my bank account like a week ago and never get the acredition :/ no one answer my emails or support.
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Mere rate of shipping new features is a surprisingly accurate predictor of startup success.
In this domain, at least, slowness is way more likely to be due to inability than prudence. The startups that do things slowly don't do them any better. Just slower.
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Great advice from the best mentor.
Tribal@TribalCredit
We spoke to founder and CEO @ITWorxHQ @YoussriHelmy who gave us valuable insights on powering through crises, economic recessions and market downturns. Here are his tips on turning a period of anxiety into a period of opportunity. bit.ly/3cKLFRs
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Lots of diverse opinions on key topics at #DigitalMashreq @WorldBankMENA. Really enjoyed our panel on scaling up your business with fellow Silicon Valley founders and investors @SamiGhoche, @zaferyounis, @hisham_jazzar and @LuigiCongedo. Thanks @aamuhaissen for moderating!
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Thank you @VeraShokina for moderating this insightful panel with VC rockstar, @MobileRogers - one of the true friends the Middle East has.
Aingel AI@AingelAI
Super excited to be part of #SVOD2019, where our CEO @ashady shared insights on the State of #VC and Innovation in the Middle East in a panel with @MobileRogers of @LumiaCapital and @VeraShokina of @SVB_Financial.
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