Start-Up Talk

NU School of Business Administration was pleased to have Mr. Ismail Hafez, Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer at Rabbit, and Mr. Mahmoud El Sabongy, Co-founder and CEO at Boyot Property Payment, for a panel discussion with our senior students.

Mr. Ismail Hafez and Mr. Mahmoud El Sabongy shared their successful entrepreneurial stories with our students. They discussed the validation process of a startup project idea, how to develop a differentiated value proposition, how to scale it up, and the importance of building a good team. They also explained the execution challenges after launching a startup into the market and the different stakeholders supporting the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt. The panel discussion was moderated by Dr. Menna Kaoud, Dr. Noha Alaa, and Dr. Ahmed Dahe as part of the Graduation Project course.