{"id":555786,"date":"2021-11-28T04:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T04:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/11\/28\/editors-note-introducing-whats-next\/"},"modified":"2021-11-28T04:00:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T04:00:56","slug":"editors-note-introducing-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/11\/28\/editors-note-introducing-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor\u2019s Note: Introducing What\u2019s Next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"tldr-story-01\" class=\"content-anchor\"><\/a><strong> Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to a very special edition of <\/strong><strong>Enterprise.<\/strong> Since we started back in fall 2014, we\u2019ve believed that among other things, an Enterprise story needs to orient you in time and space. It needs to tell you not just what happened, but why it happened and \u2014 critically \u2014 what\u2019s next in the story. Cabinet gave the thumbs-up to a piece of legislation? Great \u2014 what\u2019s next? Company \u201cA\u201d is bidding to acquire Company \u201cB\u201d? Wonderful \u2014 what\u2019s next?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhat\u2019s next?\u201d has for years been our internal shorthand for \u201cWhere does the story go<\/strong> <strong>from here?\u201d<\/strong> It\u2019s an idea that has expanded to include everything from Enterprise Explains (\u201cWhat\u2019s a securitized bond?\u201d through to \u201cWhat\u2019s an NFT?\u201d) to our coverage of how technology is changing our lives and the way we do business. And as longtime readers know, when we ask \u201cWhat\u2019s next?\u201d, it goes hand in hand with two key followups: What does it mean? And why is it important?<\/p>\n<p><strong>This morning, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsnext.enterprise.press\/\">What\u2019s Next<\/a><\/strong><strong> becomes the first exclusive platform in frontier markets to<\/strong> <strong>identify the next generation of great businesses in Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re honoured to be launching <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsnext.enterprise.press\/\">What\u2019s Next<\/a><\/strong><strong> in partnership with our friends at <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/efghermes.com\/\">EFG<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/efghermes.com\/\">Hermes<\/a><\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inktankir.com\/\">Inktank<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> What\u2019s Next is our newest weekly vertical (appearing every Sunday morning). It\u2019s also a platform through which we\u2019re going to introduce readers, investors and the wider business community to the next generation of outstanding businesses. There\u2019s never been a more exciting time to do this: Our part of the world is being reshaped by a boom in entrepreneurism that\u2019s changing everything from how family businesses run themselves to how we build startups and bootstrapped companies alike.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Next will see us take 20 Egyptian companies to a very special face-to-face<\/strong> <strong>investor conference <\/strong>taking place in early 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s in it for What\u2019s Next companies? The visibility, advice and access to capital and <\/strong><strong>ideas that you need to grow your business. <\/strong>We\u2019re going to give founders and c-suite officers from 20 hand-selected companies visibility to our wider community, the strategy and materials they need to engage with global investors \u2014 and then face-to-face access to the financial and strategic investors who could help them take their businesses to the next level. Participating companies will get exposure and access to new ideas from Enterprise. Outreach, access to a global network of investors, world-class advisory services, and sector research from EFG Hermes. And investor decks, reporting and transaction support from Inktank \u2014 and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s in it for investors? <\/strong>We\u2019re offering venture capital, private equity and public market investors a look at the companies whose people, ideas, technologies, products and markets will literally be What\u2019s Next. They\u2019re the businesses that are driving the tempo of M&A, who are entry points to Egypt and regional markets for multinational giants, and who have it in them to become the next generation of great publicly traded companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019ll also be talking about the ideas and technologies that are going to transform all of<\/strong> <strong>our businesses<\/strong>, from garden-variety tech to artificial intelligence and gender equity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*** Is your business What\u2019s Next? <\/strong>Reach out to us on whatsnext@enterprise.press to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The launch of What\u2019s Next caps a big year for us here at Enterprise<\/strong>, from the introduction of our very popular PM edition in partnership with CIB and Act Financial to our weekly Going Green vertical produced in association with our friends at Infinity. And all of that was made possible by our <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/issues\/2020\/11\/29\/welcome-enterprise-2-0\/\">big redesign<\/a> and investment in technology, which we unveiled a year ago tomorrow (look for lots more on that front in 2022\u2026).<\/p>\n<p><strong>None of this would have been possible were it not for the steadfast support of the 180k readers <\/strong>who start and end their workdays with us, month in and month out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you, all of you<\/strong>, from the bottom of our hearts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"web-image-inner\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2021\/11\/Whats-Next-Vertical-Banner-En-1600-1.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"enterprise\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>In today\u2019s issue: <\/strong>Startups buying startups isn\u2019t just an \u201cAmerican\u201d thing \u2014 an increasing number of Egyptian companies are looking to grow through acquisition. Now that a handful of pioneers have proven the market, you can expect the inflow of VC and private equity funding and higher valuations (among other factors) to make it even more common.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The industries most likely to see startup-driven waves of consolidation in the coming years?<\/strong> Look at fintech, logistics and last-mile delivery, edtech and, later, healthcare. Top execs from Swvl, Klivvr, MaxAB, A15, AUC V-Lab and Tyro are your guides in this week\u2019s issue of What\u2019s Next, below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to a very special edition of Enterprise. Since we started back in fall 2014, we\u2019ve believed that among other things, an Enterprise story needs to orient you in time and space. 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