Fakharany’s guide to surviving the startup life

Careem’s Egypt Managing Director Wael Fakharany spoke with Entrepreneur Middle East’s Aby Sam Thomas, about his new life in a “startup” after his time in Google. Speaking of his experience in the startup environment, Fakharany says: “you tinker with stuff, you make mistakes, you move at phenomenal speed, but you learn every single day.” He says, to master your position in startups, you’ll have to find ways to renew your energy as it is a draining environment, be detail-oriented, and stay on the path and do “the right thing always.” Fakharany spoke with us as part of our CEO poll series saying he believes the best sector to invest in right now in Egypt is fintech, and that the new business he would start today is something “that makes use of the sharing economy.”