Bootstrapping to Exit from Saudi Arabia: Emad Daghreri, Co-Founder CEO of Autobia (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: How did your journey evolve in that 2012-17 period. How far did you get from a revenue growth point of view? Emad Daghreri: Until 2017, the demand was high, and we started getting million dollars contracts. I had to open a technology hub in Bangalore and Jordan just to be able to keep

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Bootstrapping to Exit from Saudi Arabia: Emad Daghreri, Co-Founder CEO of Autobia (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: So in the early stages, you’re doing $50K to $300K projects across two or three different types of work – the technology, the consulting, the project management, etc. How does the revenue progress in 2013-14? What kind of revenue levels did you reach? Emad Daghreri: I’m not sure about the specific numbers, but

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650th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Nexus Venture Partners

Jishnu Bhattacharjee, Managing Partner at Nexus Venture Partners, has been investing in AI startups for over a decade. This is an excellent and insightful discussion about his AI investment thesis.

Bootstrapping to Exit from Saudi Arabia: Emad Daghreri, Co-Founder CEO of Autobia (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s go back to the 2012-13 time frame. You’ve done this $50,000 project, are seeing other kinds of competitive situations where you can play a role, are automating, and you’re turning everything into a digital competition. At that point in the 2012-2013 time frame, what was the price point? Emad Daghreri: It was

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Bootstrapping to Exit from Saudi Arabia: Emad Daghreri, Co-Founder CEO of Autobia (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Interesting. This particular project that really gave you this breakthrough situation, was it paid or was it just a complimentary thing that you were doing for Mr. Ahmed? Emad Daghreri: It was a complimentary thing. Sramana Mitra: So, once this worked, you took it to other people to replicate this kind of situation.

Bootstrapping to Exit from Saudi Arabia: Emad Daghreri, Co-Founder CEO of Autobia (Part 1)

Emad bootstrapped his first company and took it public in the junior stock exchange in Saudi Arabia. He is now doing a second company. This interview focuses on his bootstrapping to exit story with the first one. Sramana Mitra: Emad, let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were

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August 22 – 651st 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 651st FREE online 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 8 a.m. PDT / 11 a.m. EDT / 5 p.m. CEST / 8:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps,

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650th 1Mby1M Roundtable Recording

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