About this episode

Dina H. Sherif discusses her entrepreneurial journey and ecosystem building in growth markets.

I’m joined by Dina H. Sherif about entrepreneurship and ecosystem building in growth markets. Dina has served as the Executive Director of the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship since 2019. She also talks about her own entrepreneurship journey with Ahead of the Curve , and her personal experiences with loss. We’ll continue the conversation in Part 2 about the shift from aid to agency, AI and entrepreneurship as a national competitiveness strategy. This episode is brought to you by: EFG Hermes One: your one app for investing in more than 35 stock markets. Start investing today ! Azza Fahmy Jewellery On the episode, Malak is wearing Azza Fahmy’s Lotus Choker , Lotus Bouquet Cuff , Love Tribal Ring and the Lotus Bouquet Earrings . Dina is wearing Nizar Qabbani Necklace , Bouquet of Blessings Earrings and the Filigree Kaf Ring . (00:00) - Coming up (10:03) - Focus on growth markets (12:32) - Egypt’s entrepreneurial future (16:07) - Dina’s entrepreneurial journey (23:25) - Adult Bullying at Harvard (26:48) - Dealing with loss & illness (34:22) - The Lightning Round Music ID: 5ROQ12DERYHSUUVQ

People in this episode

Guest: Dina H. Sherif

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• ecosystem building
• growth markets
• personal experiences
• national competitiveness strategy
• aid to agency
• AI in entrepreneurship

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• growth markets
• ecosystem building
• personal experiences
• AI
• national competitiveness
• loss
• adult bullying

Sponsors

EFG Hermes One

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, Ahead of the Curve

Products: Azza Fahmy’s Lotus Choker, Lotus Bouquet Cuff, Love Tribal Ring, Lotus Bouquet Earrings, Nizar Qabbani Necklace, Bouquet of Blessings Earrings, Filigree Kaf Ring

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