The Startups Without Borders Podcast is a business interview show that uncovers the unspoken lessons of some of the world’s most audacious risk-takers. Each week, we will dig into the different aspects and mindset behind building a startup, as told by industry leaders, brave change makers and bold disruptors with one thing in common: they are refugees and migrants.
Tune into the first episodes!
Podcast: Be Online or Be Invisible: Tips to Build a Leading Website, with GoDaddy
- by Valentina PrimoHow are top websites dominating the new normal? In Episode 17 of the podcast, we relive the Startups Without Borders Summit panel with Selina Bieber, GoDaddy’s Senior Regional Director for Turkey, MENA and South Africa.
Valentina PrimoPodcast: How This “Invisible Man” Created a Blockchain Startup in a Refugee Camp
- by Ahmed AbuzaidIn episode 16 of the #SWBPodcast, we have an intimate conversation with Tey El-Rjula, a man who turned his lack of opportunity a into the blockchain startup Tykn.tech, which eventually raised €1.2 million.
Ahmed AbuzaidPodcast: How to Teach Yourself Anything and Become Your Best Self
- by Ahmed AbuzaidIn episode 15 of the Startups Without Borders Podcast, we meet Iraqi entrepreneur Alaa Alnuaimi, who managed to build a massive design studio in Turkey that gained the attention of international giants like Nike.
Ahmed AbuzaidPodcast: Why Diversity is Important in a Startup Ecosystem?
- by Valentina PrimoIn the last episode of the #SWBSummit series, we bring the panel where Egyptian power lady Yara El Braidy sits with two Egyptian entrepreneurs experiencing diverse ecosystems in Jordan and the UK: Mohamed Salah and Amr Shereen.
Valentina PrimoPodcast: What is the Real Story? When Refugees Internalize an External Narrative
- by Valentina Primo‘Telling the Real Story’ is a project facilitated by UNHCR that uses storytelling as a tool for refugees to reclaim their narrative. In the 13th episode of the podcast, we speak to Amal Jibril about the untapped talent that lies in refugee camps.
Valentina PrimoPodcast: 5 Things You Should Know About Impact Investment
- by Valentina PrimoThis week on the podcast, we talk about impact investing with the experts. Listen to this panel held at the Startups Without Borders Sumit, where investors and impact strategists discuss refugee-lens investing and 5 concepts you should get familiar with.
Valentina Primo7 Steps to Build a Strong Community and Monetize it, with Reem Sabouni
- by Valentina PrimoIn the 11th episode of the podcast, we speak to Reem Sabouni, the Syrian entrepreneur growing a community of 13.000 mothers, on the 7 steps that took her to build a community and a revenue stream, while taking on the massive challenge of changing mindsets.
Valentina Primo7 Incredible Pieces of Advice to Start Your Business in 2020
- by Valentina PrimoAs we gear up to kick-start 2020, we delve into the top tips we heard this year. From panels on battling fear, to interviews on growth hacking, this is the advice you shouldn’t miss before you start your business in 2020.
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