Ep 019: Staying Consistent, Connected, and Collaborative w/ Karim Roushdy

Karim Roushdy enjoys founding and being part of startups. He is
analytical, yet creative. Loves the calmness but enjoys having an
adrenaline rush! Karim came from Egypt and is currently residing
in the Finest City in America, San Diego. He started a new
program, called Project26, which aims to help connect the startup
tech community in San Diego.
FOUNDERS

People would go directly towards their friends, but I wouldn’t
always recommend that. Choose your founders based on the passion
you see in their eyes. Ensure that your partner is really
passionate the same way you are about it. A partner means that
they have to be a part in the business decisions, give them
equity, trust, and leadership.
DESCRIBE A MOMENT WHEN YOU FELT LIKE GIVING UP

Starting a social startup in Egypt was definitely not easy.
Despite the huge market now for entrepreneurs in Egypt, it’s not
as big as it is in Europe or here in the United States, but it is
getting there. There are a lot of times over there when I wanted
to give up, but I decided that there are no limits, and there
were no boundaries. And that’s why achieving that dream, whether
it may be in Europe, in the US, wherever it is, I would do that.
SUPERPOWER

My greatest strength is that I am very consistent and that I am
very social as well. I believe these are two very important
traits that an entrepreneur should have. They have to be easy
with people to pass on their vision to others.
KRYPTONITE

My kryptonite is SLEEP!
IF YOU CAN HAVE ANY SUPERPOWER…

I’d like to have either of these two powers; speed or high focus.
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future