A new wave of fintech in Oman
While I was in Dubai last month, attending a number of blockchain and fintech events, I met my friend Mohammed al Tamam, the Co-Founder and CCO of the Omani fintech Mamun. Once back home, we continue...
The entertainment shift towards videogaming
Some might wonder where is Nintendo in this ranking. Well, Nintendo has acquired “only” 7 studios as direct subsidiaries. However, Nintendo EPD is divided into ten internal production groups...
A few years ago, I wrote on these pages a column about the gaming industry, which at that time it was just starting to get noticed by big corporations. In the article I mentioned that the projection...
How to succeed in the food industry
This is the second part of a column dedicated to the food and beverage industry. In the first part we talked about why most restaurants fail within the first year of business. And to corroborate such...
Most restaurants fail. Here is why.
I am one of the many people that have come up with the idea of opening a restaurant at least once. In my case I failed to open the restaurant because of adverse circumstances. Others opened, but...
Will blockchain change the world?
Blockchain just missed a giant opportunity. Given the immutable nature of the data stored on blockchain, wouldn’t it be one of most reliable technologies to help in tracking Covid related data? The...
Mining the 'new oil'
In a recent article published on the very pages of the Oman Daily Observer, my distinguished friend and colleague Conrad Prabhu, shared the strategy and the numbers behind the leading position of the...
3 ways to increase SME profit
As the geopolitical tension escalates in the world, I decided to de-escalate the tone in my columns, after a couple of pretty heavy ones. This week I am going back to talk about small businesses.Lower...
Crypto currency became relevant
Some of my followers and readers might remember that I used to have a controversial position about blockchain and cryptocurrency in and around 2018. I was relatively early adopter of crypto, when the...
How inflation influences the markets
What a rollercoaster was last week on the US stock exchanges and beyond. Global markets are signalling fear and the performances across the board are showing just that.Let us start by saying that gold...
The auto industry in 2022
The automotive industry has not been doing great. We are all aware of the various issues that are currently plaguing the supply chain, with chip shortage being on of the most damaging elements. But...
Is Tik Tok killing Facebook?
Meta — the holding company controlling Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Oculus — lost a tremendous amount of value last week. The stock of Mark Zuckerberg’s company tanked 23 per cent during...
Work with what you know best
Last week we talked about the business of flipping properties, which consists of acquiring houses or condos that are priced under market value, perform a fast renovation and resell at an increased...
5 things to know about property flipping
Flipping properties sounds like a fun business, either for a side income, or as a retirement project. The idea of cherry picking undervalued properties from the market and turn them into masterpiece...
Metaverse as a business opportunity
My latest column on the metaverse attracted a lot of attention on social media. Especially, I was asked by several readers, how can anyone look at the metaverse as a business opportunity. First and...
What is the metaverse, really?
I visited a friend and was surprised to see a virtual reality gear on her table. She told me that she occasional goes to a virtual cinema with her virtual friends to watch movies. I realized that the...
Three tips to start a fashion collection
Starting a fashion collection is not an easy task. The world is “flooded” with garments of all sorts. From the cheapest to the most exclusive luxury brands, all strive to be as appealing as...
5 factors that determine success
In the quest to find out the secret of success for startups, I refer to Bill Gross’ research. His company, Idealabs, was founded in 1996 in California, and is the longest running technology...
3 SaaS models to re-imagine
I often receive messages on LinkedIn from new tech entrepreneurs excited to pitch me an ultra-innovative idea. While some of them are certainly visionary, others seem to overestimate the potential of...
The upside of entrepreneurship
Continuing from last week.In corporate, it is easy to demonstrate that income does not grow significantly year on year. In fact, the best way for an employee to earn more, is to change job. For...