Sila Angel Investment Network Launch Event – Live

Off to Networking Dinner… http://goo.gl/fb/NqIuW   #Silaconnects

Tips for Angel Investors – Work with institutional investors  http://goo.gl/fb/NqIuW   #Silaconnects

By 2020 the size of ICT Market in Middle East will be 3 trillion dollars says Saad  http://goo.gl/fb/NqIuW  #Silaconnects #doha

Startups need to go regional if not global #Middle East  http://goo.gl/fb/NqIuW #Silaconnects #doha

Habib says Angel investors need to be ready to fail and write off cheques  http://goo.gl/fb/NqIuW #Silaconnects

Now its Habib Hadad, CEO -Wamda and Dr. Saad Al-Barrak on the stage goo.gl/fb/NqIuW  #Silaconnects

Mustafa, CEO Abraaj Capital say – you need to own numbers and willing to work hard  

Jo Ann Corkan says do you want a great idea or a great entrepreneur   

Now its Mustafa Wadood, CEO Abraj Capital, Jo Ann Corkan MD Golden Seeds, Noora Al Mannai,     CEO Enterprise Qatar

80% of people get funded by when approached    

Now its Shreefa Fadhel, Kamal Mouzawak and Ibrahim Hassan    sharing Walk the Talk in Qatar

I loved money and that’s one of the reason I became an    Angel Investor

Now it is a presentation by Maher Kaddoura   Why I changed my life to become an Angel Investor

SoQube will be web based and later have an iPad and Smart Tv application    

SoQube is like a middleware for content consumers and providers     says Tarik

SoQube is a giant Social Network    integrated with multimedia and social media

SoQube need 5K investment   

Now its Tarik Taleb     Founder and CTO MulKom, USA

Idea is SoQube – visitors can create a channel and if other people view your channel – you get paid

Arabs dont read Arabs listen – powerful statement by Ala    

More than 90,000 hours of audio available on Masmoo3     ends by saying – Arabs don’t read, Arabs listen

Now its Ala Suleiman    founder and CEO Masmoo3, Jordan

Targeting Arab users by producing Digital/Audio Books

Having break through in 2013, needs 0,000

Qatar Mobile Banking says competition in form of mobile operators  

‘Qatar mobile banking’ needs 260k USD and expect to break even on 2nd year.    

Now its Yahya Al Saqlan – Founder- Qatar Mobile Banking -   

The start up wants to have a Bank that runs only on Mobile Device – no branches no ATMs etc.

Today the focus is on Mobile Remittance. The proposition says you don’t need to have a bank account but only a mobile number to remit money.

Says 80% of banks run on his company software in Palestine

Now its Dr. Hesham El Gamal – Co-Founder Inmobly, Egypt  

inmobly’s personalization solutions increase efficiency of mobile content  delivery and enable content providers to deliver a unique user experience for their customers.

Q – Ziad being asked his exit plan in 5 years   #Silaconnects #investors

Ans – Ziad says possible IPO to liquidate

Q – Ziad asked other sources of revenue

Ans – Ziad says data mining another way to make revenue

Now is Ziad Sankari – Founder Cardio Diagnostics, Lebanon #Silaconnects - 

The startup has a device that monitors heart patients having critical conditions. Needs 0k

Now it is Layla and Sarah Al Dorani to pitch their business idea – #Silaconnects –  called RAW Me, Qatar

A healthy organic fast food company – http://Raw.me

Khalid Aboujassem, Jaber Henzab, Rana Khaled on Stage #Silaconnects - 

Khalid is Co-Founder and Executive Manager of ibTECHar technology

Jaber is founder and CEO of Henzab for Development and Industrial production

Rana is CEO Torath Media Production

#Silaconnects Dr Tarik Yousef says  - At a recent event he attended a question was raised whether there be investors who are interested to invest, take the risk? Silatech can do it. Qatar can be a hub for leadership, says Tarik.

The event has finally started #Silaconnects 

Crowd just settling in - http://goo.gl/uBy5F #silaconnect