Episode description

Wael Amin became an entrepreneur at an early age founding his first company while still in college. After graduating at the age of 18, Wael Co-Founded ITWorx, and led its growth over a period of 20 years from start-up to one of the largest and most influential IT companies in the Middle East. Through its history, ITWorx has created more than 5000 jobs, expanded to 12 countries across 4 continents and won countless industry accolades. During his tenure at ITWorx, the company acquired Egyptian startup Otlob.com incubating it to become the largest e-commerce property in the Middle East before eventually selling it, it has also successfully incubated and spun off a number of successful startups, in Laserstorm, NetCelera, and ITWorx Education. Having produced more than 200 entrepreneurs responsible for 100+ Egyptian technology start-ups, ITWorx is generally considered the most impactful company in the Egypt IT ecosystem.

Wael holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science (1993) and an MBA (2004) from the American University in Cairo (“AUC”). He is a frequent lecturer on the transformational impact of technology and a guest lecturer at the AUC MBA program. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.

In this episode, you'll discover:

-Wael's entrepreneurial journey...00:45

-Lessons to share with anyone wanting to invest in Africa...02:20

-Wael's highest and lowest ticket items...05:15

-The impact of technology on commerce observed during Wael's travels...06:10

-What we've forgotten when it comes to fundraising...13:00

-What Wael likes and doesn't like when it comes to investing in Africa...14:15

-Books and podcasts Wael recommends....16:30

-And much more...