Basel: What pointers would you like to give Arab entrepreneurs who are working on their startups and doing the … ?
Othman: I think, first of all, the reason to start companies up sometimes is to get into, especially in the tech space, where the exit is not necessarily the objective. I think the biggest thing is it's one of the easiest ways, the one with the most hanging fruit, in terms of building things that are used by a huge number of people. Actually, I have a talk that I give. It's basically ten things I've learned from starting a company that you would never find in a book. But there are a number of very simple thoughts and kind of pseudo-insights. A lot of the essence is when folks get on a team, there's some aspects of thinking about the team. I think this may be a bit different than you would hear in a school class. You may want to include it.
Basel: Absolutely. I'll share that with my audience. I'll make sure I get that from you.
About the Guest:
Othman is co-founder and President of GeoAPI.com / Mixer Labs.
Before Mixer Labs, Othman was at Google, where he managed a number of products including the Google Toolbar, Google Gears, early Firefox extensions, as well FastNet (real-time fetching and caching infrastructure). Prior to Google, Othman was at ACCESS Systems, where he ran server-side engineering. Othman currently serves as the director international and growth at Twitter.
Othman has an MBA from MIT and a BS + MS in Computer Science & Industrial Engineering from Stanford.
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Pointers to Entrepreneurs
Othman Laraki will reveal great tips and pointers for entrepreneurs.
