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Looking back on JadoPado
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Looking back on JadoPado

It's been a little over three years since we exited and subsequently folded JadoPado into Noon. I recently did a longish Twitter thread looking back on what once was. This is a post for posterity

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    Omar Kassim
7 min read
Banking and Telco in the UAE is Broken
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Banking and Telco in the UAE is Broken

A recent Twitter thread on the state of banking and telco in the UAE turned into a post for posterity

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    Omar Kassim
3 min read
Diving into Careem's Cap Table

Diving into Careem's Cap Table

After hearing that Careem's wild exit to Uber was around the corner, I dived into some research and spent a bit of time trying to model Careem's cap table

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    Omar Kassim
4 min read
Hiding the Truth, Muting Discussion & Squashing Discourse
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Hiding the Truth, Muting Discussion & Squashing Discourse

Incidents from Fetchr, BitOasis and Dubai Eye, and why they should encourage us towards open and honest discussion about the challenges that our businesses face

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    Omar Kassim
5 min read
Introducing Lunatap
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Introducing Lunatap

We’re excited to announce that we’ve been working on a small side project for a few months called Lunatap, that recently got hunted on Product Hunt

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    Omar Kassim
3 min read
An Update on BitPado
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An Update on BitPado

Earlier this year we announced that we were ambitiously embarking on building BitPado, a crypto exchange and OTC (over-the-counter) play…

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    Omar Kassim
4 min read
Electronically Ours
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Electronically Ours

With the post-acquisition drama of noon finally in our rear view mirror, it feels like it’s time to reflect briefly and outline what we’re doing next

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    Omar Kassim
4 min read
What's hiding behind noon's beta?
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What's hiding behind noon's beta?

A deep dive into into noon.com's beta including an early look at their upcoming product

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    Omar Kassim
11 min read
A noon update
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A noon update

A quick look at noon.com's final seller pitch deck before they go live

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    Omar Kassim
1 min read
The Future of Majid Al Futtaim
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The Future of Majid Al Futtaim

Earlier this summer I put together a hypothetical deck on the future of Majid Al Futtaim, one of the Middle East's largest mall, retail and leisure operators

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    Omar Kassim
1 min read
The JadoPado Experiment is at an End
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The JadoPado Experiment is at an End

We've been acquired. The JadoPado Experiment is at an end.

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    Omar Kassim
1 min read
JadoPado raises $1 billion to build world’s largest mall
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JadoPado raises $1 billion to build world’s largest mall

A quantum leap to the future of shopping. The JadoPado Mall will transform your shopping experience. The biggest, the best, the fastest.

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    Omar Kassim
2 min read
Evidence that Amazon's buyout of Souq is almost done
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Evidence that Amazon's buyout of Souq is almost done

A look at evidence that Amazon is in the process of closing its buyout of Souq.com

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    Omar Kassim
3 min read
JadoPado’s response to the Cloudbleed bug
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JadoPado’s response to the Cloudbleed bug

How we responded to the Cloudbleed bug

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    Omar Kassim
1 min read
Product Updates and Building Incredible Experiences
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Product Updates and Building Incredible Experiences

A bunch of exciting updates and new features including JadoPado Joy, Seller Performance, iOS and Android Apps as well as JadoPado in Arabic!

  • Omar Kassim
    Omar Kassim
5 min read
How We’re Building JadoPado
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How We’re Building JadoPado

The values and policies (or lack there of) that we’re focused on as we build JadoPado as an organisation. Unlimited leave, remote work and more.

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    Omar Kassim
4 min read
Noon.com: Unpacking Alabbar's Digital Ambitions
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Noon.com: Unpacking Alabbar's Digital Ambitions

A research note on Noon.com, unpacking Mohammed Alabbar's ambitions for the Middle East's digital space

  • Omar Kassim
    Omar Kassim
5 min read
A Deep Dive Into Saudi Culture
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A Deep Dive Into Saudi Culture

Studio D shares their data from an epic deep dive into Saudi culture

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    Omar Kassim
1 min read
Working to Live vs Living to Work
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Working to Live vs Living to Work

Flexibility can pave the way towards fulfilling, deep work where we work to live rather than live to work

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    Omar Kassim
2 min read
The $4 Million Deck
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The $4 Million Deck

An unedited version of the deck that we used to raise our $4 million Series A

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    Omar Kassim
1 min read
A Marketplace Rises
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A Marketplace Rises

Our slow march towards building a global marketplace

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    Omar Kassim
5 min read
Three Years of Aramex E-Commerce Data
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Three Years of Aramex E-Commerce Data

Every year Iyad Kamal, the COO of Aramex gets onto stage at Arabnet Digital Summit and dives into e-commerce data for the Middle East, based on what they're seeing

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    Omar Kassim
1 min read
What is Souq Worth?
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What is Souq Worth?

An attempt at figuring out what Souq.com is worth by digging through Naspers' publicly available reports and financials

  • Omar Kassim
    Omar Kassim
3 min read
Booster Engine Cut Off
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Booster Engine Cut Off

Announcing our Series A and providing advice that you didn’t really ask for

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    Omar Kassim
3 min read
The 2016 Edition: Online Payments in the UAE
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The 2016 Edition: Online Payments in the UAE

The definitive guide to online payments in the UAE

  • Omar Kassim
    Omar Kassim
7 min read
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