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Essays, notes and field reports on building products, brands and media platforms across the UAE and MENA — and the operating lessons that come with it.
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Customer behaviour in the region is conversational. The businesses that win the next decade will be the ones that meet customers where they already are.
The romantic image of the founder hides the unglamorous work that actually compounds. Operating is the craft no one writes about.
Treating content as a product is half the answer. The other half is treating distribution as the actual business.
Permits in days. Partnerships in weeks. The UAE doesn't reward big strategy decks — it rewards execution.
On building publicly, sharing honestly, and why the best inspiration comes from execution — not commentary.
What software taught me about cohorts, retention, and unit economics — and how I apply it to physical goods.