Startup Challenges in Egypt

“When I am telling people I am doing startup, they don’t know what i’m doing”

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What is the biggest challenge you think startups in Egypt face right

now?

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It is hard to raise money because we do not have many angel investors who understand startups for early-stage

investments.

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It’s difficult to find talent, Good guys want to go to top companies. It’s also not easy to hire because young people want to get a secure job

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To find very unique product solution that sets apart from competitors, and

how can you prevent copying?

Right now, the challenge is to create the network of users so even if others copy you, they can’t steal your users

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low adoption rate of new ideas compared

to other countries

"Risk-averse personalities"

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lengthy and complicated legalities that requires an expert to handle

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No good tools/ecosystem helps finding the right partner or matching

co-founders with similar ideas

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What Businessyard can offer to solve these problems

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Thanks for Listening!

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