Ammar Hmid is the founder of Presto, Libya’s largest and most funded startup. He previously co-founded Kayan e-commerce, a Libyan digital marketplace that connects local sellers and buyers. In this piece, originally published by The Realistic Optimist Ammar discusses the African startup gold rush and reinventing the food-delivery model.
06.03.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Eleanor Harry, CEO of HACE, about the Child Labour Index, AI & data, and purpose.
05.03.2024
In today's dynamic business landscape, the convergence of Big Data, Machine Learning (ML), Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has led to a new era of transformation.
05.03.2024
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today, we speak to Patrick Pichette, Partner at Inovia Capital.
04.03.2024
A new survey has revealed that less than 10% of the British public are very familiar with the concept of venture capital (VC), with just 6% feeling confident enough to describe it.
04.03.2024
Branding has always been an important part of building an audience and attracting new customers. However, the market never is and never will be static. New branding methods constantly emerge while others are hidden in the closet with other outdated marketing tools.
02.03.2024
The key theme for this year’s growth programme is ‘creating sustainable, resilient cities’ – with startups spanning AI, cyber security, and climate.
01.03.2024
Collaboration between the two communities will deliver significant value to software leaders and their teams within Europe.
29.02.2024
Data Platform is a fundamental necessity for any startup in 2024. Although, there are many early stage startups are struggling to being a Data Driven at Frist Place. This article discusses early-stage startups' current challenges and how I build cost-effective strategy to address these solution for a upcoming social media startup.
29.02.2024
Reflaunt and DHL Supply Chain announce an operational partnership aiming to reshape the dynamics of fashion resale. This collaboration into fashion circularity further reinforces the commitment of both companies for excellence and sustainability.
28.02.2024
Recently, a new brand I’m associated with conducted an attribution study that returned a puzzling result. It had asked its customers where they had heard of the brand (which was relatively new), and a good-sized chunk of the respondents said they saw it on YouTube. However, the brand had never advertised on YouTube, nor had its products been reviewed in any substantial numbers on the platform.
28.02.2024
From holographic concerts to immersive exhibitions, entertainment has become more accessible, wide-ranging, and innovative than ever before – but as we look towards the next phase of technology’s disruption, with artificial intelligence developing at an unprecedented speed, a critical and contentious question arises: is technology changing the world of entertainment for better or worse? And what does its future hold?
27.02.2024
Well, I never thought two Egyptologists could explain a founder’s ‘mindset’ to me and how it applies to getting investment.
27.02.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Tim Whiteley, Co-Founder of Inevidesk, about VDI, computing power and work-life balance.
24.02.2024