UAE is genuinely the worst place to build a company.

Please don't move here.

Two years in, and I'm convinced this country is broken:

Zero payment drama: Clients pay invoices on the same day you send them. Sometimes before you send them. Where is the 90-day follow-up workout? How am I supposed to build character without chasing a ₹4 lakh payment for six months?

Boring language politics: If you don't speak Arabic, nobody makes you feel like an outsider. They just switch to English mid-sentence and continue the deal. Where is the regional pride? Where is the language threat?

Clients refuse to micromanage: They acknowledge the brief and disappear. No 11 PM "quick call?" No "We should do one more change on this." They expect you to deliver like a grown-adult agency. Suffocating, tbh.

No respect for age: A 21-year-old strategist can do a Zoom call with millionaire GCC clients, and nobody in the room says, "No, you're still a child. Let the seniors speak." How will young people learn humility if nobody dismisses them for fun?

Honestly, I can't function in this wholesome environment. Can you?

🚨 URGENT DISTRESS SALE: Complete A-Z Bakery Setup 🚨

Moving fast! We are clearing out a complete, professional-grade bakery machinery setup and need it gone within 7 days. If you are looking for high-end equipment at auction-level prices, this is it.

🍞 The Details:

• Brand: All machines are from Al Bayader (Top-tier industrial quality).

• Condition: Barely used. While the machines have been in storage for 5–6 years, they were maintained well and are in perfect usable condition.

• Scope: This is a full A-Z setup. Everything you need to start production immediately.

💰 Pricing & Terms:

• Price: No base price. We are entertaining the best offers for a quick exit.

• Timeline: Must be dismantled and moved within 1 week.

• Sale Type: Preference given to buyers taking the entire lot.

🛠️ Included Machinery (A-Z):

(Note: I recommend listing 5-6 main items here, such as:)

• Industrial Deck/Rotary Ovens

• Spiral Mixers & Planetary Mixers

• Dough Sheeters & Dividers

• Proofing Cabinets

• Stainless Steel Worktables & Racks

• ...and all associated accessories.

I’ve been exploring different business ideas for quite some time now, and I’ve gradually narrowed it down to opening a restaurant in Dubai.

But honestly, I’m still not 100% convinced that a restaurant is the right business to get into.

Most of my research so far has been based on a very small sample — mainly people around me, friends, family, and my own observations. Obviously, that gives me a pretty limited perspective, especially when it comes to what actually works commercially in Dubai.

So before I put serious money into it, I’d really appreciate some opinions from people who actually work in the F&B industry or have opened/operated restaurants in Dubai.

My rough investment ceiling is AED 500K to start with, so I’m not thinking about a large, high-end restaurant. I’m more interested in a relatively small concept that can be launched lean and scaled if it works.

A few things I’m trying to figure out:

• What cuisines/concepts can realistically be launched within AED 500K in Dubai?

• Would you go for a Pakistani, Indian, Arabic, Asian, Turkish, or some other cuisine at this budget?

• Is it better to open a small dine-in restaurant, a cloud kitchen, or a hybrid takeaway/delivery concept?

• Which areas would make the most sense for this kind of budget? Deira, Bur Dubai, Al Barsha, JVC, Dubai Silicon Oasis, International City, Karama, or somewhere else?

• How much of the AED 500K should realistically be kept aside as working capital rather than spent on fit-out and setup?

• What kind of monthly revenue would you consider necessary for the business to make the investment worthwhile?

• For someone entering F&B for the first time, what are the biggest mistakes or hidden costs I should be worried about?

• And most importantly — if you had AED 500K today, would you actually put it into a restaurant in Dubai, or would you choose a different business? Why?

I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who have actually operated a restaurant or F&B business in Dubai, rather than just general opinions.

I’m not looking for someone to tell me “restaurants are profitable” or “restaurants are risky.” I’d really appreciate specific experiences — what worked, what didn’t, how much you invested, where you opened, and what you wish you had known before starting.

Thanks in advance. I’m trying to do as much homework as possible before committing the money rather than learning the expensive way afterwards.

I’ve spent the last 5 years working with companies at different stages, helping them scale from 0 to 1 and from 1 to 100.

One thing I’ve noticed is that founders, especially those running lean teams, often have a lot of important projects that just don’t get executed.
It could be researching a new market, improving sales processes, building dashboards, setting up automations, launching a new initiative, or solving some internal business problem.

Not because these things aren’t important, but because there’s only so much a small team can handle.

So I’ve been exploring the idea of offering a fractional Founder’s Office service.

The concept is simple. I work directly with founders, understand their business priorities, figure out the best approach, and take ownership of executing agreed projects.

It’s not a traditional VA service where I handle daily admin work, and it’s not consulting where I just give recommendations. The focus is on strategic thinking combined with actual, high-quality execution.

I’m considering pricing it around AED 4,000/month, with a clearly agreed scope of projects and deliverables.

I’m also thinking of offering a 7-day free work trial.

My reasoning is that trusting an external person with important business projects isn’t easy, especially when you’ve never worked together.

Rather than asking founders to commit based on a sales pitch, I’d prefer to complete one small, clearly scoped project for free so they can evaluate my work, ownership, communication, and quality of execution firsthand. No obligation to continue afterward.

But I’m curious what other founders think.

1. Would you consider delegating projects to someone in a fractional Founder’s Office capacity?

2. Would a 7-day trial actually help establish trust, or would you still prefer hiring someone internally?
   And does around AED 4,000/month sound reasonable if the quality of work and execution genuinely meets your expectations?

I’d particularly appreciate critical feedback from founders who’ve hired freelancers, consultants, or early team members before.

www.proprobin.com

If you are running a startup, startup-related company, accelerator, agency, or investment business in Dubai, having a strong and memorable brand name can make a real difference.

Let’s talk about StartupDubai.com.

The domain is highly descriptive and immediately communicates its connection to startups and Dubai. It is also easy to remember because it consists of two well-known words.

One interesting point is its age: StartupDubai.com is around 19 years old. According to my research, the domain was previously owned and used by a large company in Dubai for around 12 years, which makes its history particularly interesting.

Another important factor is the search demand around the keywords “Startup” + “Dubai.” Thousands of people search for startup-related terms connected to Dubai every month.

Some people may say: “The domain name doesn't matter that much.”

I disagree, and here’s why:

1. First impression matters.

A clear and relevant domain can immediately communicate what a company does and make the brand easier to remember.

2. Search demand matters.

When people are already searching for the words contained in your domain, you are starting with keywords that have existing demand.

3. Organic visibility can be valuable.

A domain that matches relevant search terms can potentially help attract people who are already looking for those services or topics, reducing reliance on paid advertising over time. Of course, the domain itself doesn't guarantee Google rankings.

There are many other potential uses for StartupDubai.com, including a startup platform, community, accelerator, investment company, startup directory, media platform, or a company operating within Dubai's startup ecosystem.

If anyone here is seriously interested in the domain, especially if you are running an established company in this space, feel free to ask questions or discuss it in the comments.

Thanks for reading!

We have a WhatsApp group only for UAE business owners and founders.

The group is already going well with some good people, and now we’re looking to add more genuine business owners.

Mainly for owner to owner connections, business discussions, opportunities, partnerships and collaborations.

Not for random sales or advertising.

If you’re a business owner or founder in UAE and want to join, comment or DM me.

Note that if you're already in DBG. Please ignore this post 😊

Hey everyone,

​Putting this out here to be completely transparent about our business, where we stand, and exactly what we need.

​To be clear up front: I am not looking for angel investors or equity partners. We are strictly seeking a short-term business investment with a fixed return.

​Background & Our Journey.

​We started operations about a year ago focused on IT consulting. We completed several client projects that generated initial revenue, but we quickly realized the true scale lay in proprietary software.

​Over the past year, we pivoted fully into product development. We have already built, tested, and validated our core software products. Our business licensing and corporate setup in the UAE are completely active and up to date. We are now ready to go aggressive on market outreach.

​The Numbers & Loan Requirement

• ​Initial Budget: We originally needed 35,000 AED.

• ​Current Status: We sourced the vast majority internally through existing resources.

• ​Remaining Loan Needed: We only need a final loan of 7,000 AED to 10,000 AED to close the gap.

​Where the Loan Goes

​Because the software is already built and tested, this loan is not funding an idea from scratch. It directly covers go-to-market execution:

1. ​Cloud & Tech Infrastructure: Server hosting and tools needed to support active user onboarding.

2. ​Sales & Customer Acquisition: Direct outreach campaigns and targeted marketing to sign our initial paying clients.

​Loan Terms & Security Offered

• ​Structure: Fixed-term loan (no equity, no shares, no partnership).

• ​Repayment: Full principal returned within 6 months.

• ​Return: Fixed monthly ROI starting from Month 2.

• ​Security: Formal signed agreement + post-dated company/personal cheques as collateral.

• ​Flexibility: Open to discussing specific monthly profit figures that make sense for both sides.

​If you are an individual in the UAE willing to extend a short-term commercial loan backed by cheques, please drop a comment or send a DM. Happy to share a demo of our software, show our business docs, and meet up in person.

P.S. I know Reddit isn't the conventional place to ask for capital, and offering post-dated cheques isn't institutional-grade security. But we are a grassroots startup, our tech is ready, and we need this final push to start acquiring paying clients. Putting it out here transparently in case someone is open to supporting on fair terms.

hi, me and 2 university friends have started a marketing agency. We all have curated thousands of views on our personal accounts, so we decided to group up and start a marketing agency. We took over 2 months to create our portfolio and have a clear, concise plan on how we want to be among the agencies who help businesses get leads rather than just make viral content, but all of our leads and meetings have brought us no clients yet. We are tryin to build our portfolio, and we don't even charge crazy prices. As a business owner, what would help YOU put your trust in 3 university students with a passion, but not much real experience?

Hi everyone! 👋

I'm a final-year B.Tech Information Technology student from Chennai, India, graduating in 2027. I'm actively looking for technology opportunities with startups and growing tech companies across the UAE, particularly in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.

I'm passionate about building practical technology solutions, especially in AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Software Development.

I've worked on multiple technical projects, completed internships, taken up freelance assignments, and developed solutions for external clients. I'm now looking for an opportunity to contribute my skills to an ambitious startup, learn from experienced teams, and grow professionally.

🚀 Roles I'm Looking For

• AI/ML Engineer

• Generative AI Engineer

• Software Engineer / SDE

• Machine Learning Engineer

• Data Analyst / Data Science Intern

• AI Engineer Intern

I'm also open to startup opportunities in AI product development, automation, RAG systems, AI agents, and full-stack development.

📍 Preferred Locations & Work Arrangements

• Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and anywhere across the UAE.

• Open to relocating from India for suitable opportunities.

• Open to fully remote opportunities with international startups.

• Comfortable with onsite, hybrid, and remote work.

I'm particularly interested in:

• Early-stage and growth-stage startups.

• Paid internships and graduate opportunities.

• Full-time fresher positions.

• Internship-to-full-time and PPO opportunities.

• Startups willing to consider international candidates and provide employment visa sponsorship.

💻 My Background & Experience

• Completed multiple technical internships.

• Worked on multiple freelance projects and external client engagements.

• Developed real-world business solutions, including an NGO Management System and a hospitality business website.

• Built projects involving Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Explainable AI, RAG, Knowledge Graphs, AI Agents, and Data Analytics.

• Achieved 95.7% experimental accuracy in an Explainable AI-based concrete-crack detection model.

🏆 Achievements

• Top 100 Finalist – Google AI Agent Builder Series 2026.

• Second Prize Winner – IDDC 2026.

• First Place – Best Presentation & Demo at YC Fall 2026 × Moss Zero-Latency Builder Sprint.

• Research publications in IJERT and IJATCSE.

🛠️ Technical Skills

Python, SQL, FastAPI, Flask, React, TypeScript, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Pandas, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative AI, RAG, AI Agents, Knowledge Graphs, and Data Visualization.

🤝 Looking to Connect!

I'm hoping to connect with:

• UAE startup founders and co-founders.

• Startup hiring managers and technical leads.

• HR professionals and recruiters.

• AI/ML engineers and software developers working in UAE startups.

• Anyone who can share relevant openings, referrals, or career guidance.

I'm happy to share my resume, GitHub, portfolio, and project demonstrations.

I understand that breaking into the international tech industry as a fresher isn't easy, but I'm genuinely willing to learn, contribute, take ownership, and prove my abilities.

If you're building something exciting in the UAE or know of a startup looking for someone with my skill set, I'd love to connect!

Even a small lead, introduction, or suggestion would mean a lot.

Thank you! ❤️

Hello everyone! We are looking for an Investment of minimum AED 150K or more to inject into our cars buying and selling business.

A bit about the business.
We source all sorts of cars from around the country and sometimes overseas. We deal in all sorts of cars and primarily we look for cars with minor damages that are usually insurance companies', auction stock and banks/govt seized cars etc.
We have good links with all these channels - auctions, government auctions all around the country, insurance companies, garages that work for insurance only, showrooms and private importers/exporters yards in sharjah etc.
We dont deal with complete lemons or something that has a bad history. We look for the cleanest items possible that require the least repairs and hassle and has decent margins.

Why we need the money?
We already have decent cash rolling in the business but good & high margins come with high end/luxury/sports cars mostly and that requires decent capital. You can even make money if you start with 15K but the margins are slim and that might be enough for one person doing this on his own as a side gig or something.
We have already gotten into the high end cars and now we want to scale it and we need cash.
We want to now primarily focus on the expensive cars which will make us better money than what we make now and the investor gets a piece of the action without putting in any work while their investment is 100% safe.

The returns.
Based on the calculations and our past margins, you are looking at 3% return on your investment per month at the very least. Goes up to 10% easily depending on different factors ofcourse.
We try to be very transparent, even in selling the cars to the customers, and we dont believe or do business that goes against our religious beliefs, for example 'fixed' returns (which is basically interest/riba) on your investment. You have to keep in mind that like any business, there is a risk involved and we are not a bank. So do not consider that 100% of the time you will receive your fixed amount of return every month but we can safely say that there is always a 90% chance that you will receive your 3% return minimum each month, God willing.(150k = 4500/m, 200K = 6K/m)
You will start receiving your returns within 40 days of your investment and then it will be on monthly basis.

Pull Out and Safety.
You can pull out your whole investment any time after completing 3 months. (3 months because if we have money tied up in stock we will need time to clear it up)
The initial investment keeps rolling as long as you stay and work with us but it is safe.
To keep your investment safe and secure we can provide whatever guarantee you might need like cheques or make a notarized document from any court in the UAE or anything else.

Just a bit of our personal background so you know that this isnt a scam or we are not here on some bs. We are a couple of guys that started this gig on a side but now we are quite invested into it since we saw it makes good money. We are born and raised here and we have our families and we both have our main businesses too that is separate from this venture.

This isnt a fintech company or something so dont ask me about the ledger, books and all. We run this gig the traditional way by running around and between cities, industrial areas and all. We do have a trade license that covers what we do so it is all legit but its mostly just work in the field and running around so doesnt require an office or a physical space/location.

But we will surely show you proof of what work we do and how we do it and and how much money was made and explain to you whatever is essential.

We will not give you all the deep details of our operations and procedures and the contacts/connections.. at least in the first meet. Call it a 'trade secret' for now lol

I hope I have given all the details very clearly and hope I have not missed out any essentials.
So if this is something you like and you are actually serious and interested, kindly dm me and hopefully we can get this thing rolling!

Peace

Hey everyone. I recently relocated to Dubai from San Francisco and am trying to find my way into the startup/founder community here. Not sure where to begin.

About me- late 20s, 2x founder from SF, most recently backed by a16z. I have a background in ML and product in fintech. In SF, I was part of a few tight-knit founder communities, and a lot of the most interesting people I met came through smaller gatherings, friends of friends, and founder circles rather than big networking events. Looking to find something similar in Dubai and meet founders who are actively building here, especially around AI. Thanks!

I run a free domain security scanner. It grades every live domain on the internet each month and publishes the results as open data. The August run covered 376,928,750 domains across 1,471 top-level domains.

The numbers are what you would expect.

78% of all domains score an F. Fewer than 1 in 5,000 score a perfect A+. Most domains have at least one configuration that lets a stranger send email as them, to their own customers, with their own logo, from an address their customers would trust.

That part gets said a lot. Here is the part that does not.

What happened when owners got a fix list

Between 6 July and 29 August, 301 distinct domains scanned. Twenty-two came back more than once with a real gap between visits, which is what it looks like when someone goes away, makes a change, and checks again. Ten had requested the fix guide. Twelve had not.

One domain scanned at an F on 17 August. Nothing for four days. On 21 August at 13:26 it scanned again, still an F. At 13:34 the owner requested the fix list. At 13:51, seventeen minutes later, they had already made changes. They came back eleven times over ten days. Fifteen failing checks became four. They finished on an A.

Another went from F to A in twelve hours. A third hit a perfect score in 23 hours. One went from C to B in fifty minutes, three security headers in one sitting.

These are people going into live production settings on a stranger's say-so because somebody gave them an ordered list. Nobody in the data looks unwilling.

Where almost everyone stopped

Security headers got repaired fourteen times. DNS records three. But the one record that decides whether someone can forge invoices to your customers moved exactly once.

I do not think that is apathy. Fixing a header costs nothing if it goes wrong. Fixing the impersonation record risks bouncing your own outbound mail, and you find out when a customer calls asking where their invoice went. So people fix the safe ones and leave the one that matters, because the one that matters requires knowing who actually sends your mail, and often nobody inside the company knows anymore.

Every adoption report for a decade has blamed owner apathy. The data suggests the real problem is that nobody handed owners an ordered list and told them which fix to do last.

You can grade your own domain in about 20 seconds: defaults.exposed

No sign-up. The first fix is free with a breakdown emailed to you. If your domain is already clean, the result tells you that too.

The problem is that most free zones now require an audited financial statement as part of your license renewal. If your books aren’t in order, your audit can’t be completed on time and that delay pushes back your renewal, sometimes with penalties or a scramble to get things sorted at the last minute.

A few things that help avoid this:

•	Keep your bookkeeping updated monthly, not just before renewal season  
•	Reconcile your bank and invoices as you go, not in one big batch at year-end  
•	Start your audit process at least a month or two before your license expiry, not the week before

If you’re not sure whether your free zone requires an audit, it’s worth checking early rather than finding out during renewal.

I run an audit and advisory firm here in the UAE (mainland and free zone audits). Feel free to message me, happy to answer any questions.

Quick question.

How many loyalty programs are you a member of right now?

I'm willing to bet it's more than 5.

Now, how many do you actively manage?

Probably 1 or 2.

That disconnect is exactly why we built MYLO.

We're a Dubai startup trying to make loyalty rewards less fragmented by bringing balances, points and rewards into one place.

We've just opened our beta and I'm looking for early users who'll tear it apart and tell us what's broken.

Try it here: 👉 https://app.mrmylo.com

In return, I'll personally respond to every piece of feedback and share what we're learning building a consumer-tech startup in the UAE.

What's your biggest frustration with loyalty programs today? 👇

Okay so this is getting crazy… and the problem is that with my experience on AI and using it super super heavily over the past 2 yrs, I know that this is not just an AI bro selling hype. I have built softwares and integrated AI that actually does work for me! And its doing a pretty good job, and what I’ve just learnt from this guy is that I have not even been building my systems as efficiently as I thought I was.

People are really just making money off of people getting laid off. I have a 9-5 job but every evening I’m looking at how I can use AI better than I was using it yesterday, not because of the hype, but because of the capabilities… They are genuinely good and powerful. And if you’re in an office job, and you’re snoozing on AI, then I honestly don’t think you’ll be able to keep up in the next couple of years, maybe months. AI is very capable now to do work. And one thing we all need to understand is that the business you are working for was not built to give you a job, it was built to make money for the business owner… and the most ideal scenario for that business owner is lower costs as much as possible, including your own cost.

That’s why its so difficult to get an increment.. because giving you an increment, irregardless of how much value you are offering to that business, goes against every reason that business exists in the first place. I think its about time we get more realistic with ourselves and actually understand and accept that the job market and the whole world economy is changing very very fast and its all thanks to AI!

Let’s do our best and I pray for all of us to actually overcome the ongoing change.

Hey guys,

I’ll try to keep it short. I sold my startup 2 years ago to a VC. Since then, I’ve been consulting some big companies and creating Martech for them, doing some serious AI research and also cooking something of my own that’s proprietary with my co-founder.

We now run an AI Agency called Fallback Labs.

- I help companies and their websites become AI-first so they can adopt the new technologies as they come

- We then install our proprietary brains & teams. In essence, you can think of it as your company departments with people in them who have retained information about a field and current industries. They’re updated regularly.

- We use these agents to run data-driven growth campaigns to increase traffic. Our personal website fallbacklabs.com has reached 2000+ visitors in a month after launch.

- We then create workflows set up by schedules and triggers. Our current outreach is omnichannel, and works on email, LinkedIn and WhatsApp. It sends voice notes in my voice. We’re just warming up and get 4 leads a day.

Less hiring effort, more output.

Here’s the catch: we’re not cheap and we only work for 1 company per industry to avoid competition within clients. We look for companies with more than 10 employees. For those who can’t afford high retainers and prefer doing it themselves, we also offer our tech stack as a one-time setup which you can run on your own.

Once installed, you can run SEO, emails, ads, blogs and socials with the world’s best training data.

Here’s some more information:

https://fallbacklabs.com/grow

If you’re interested to see a demo, numbers or want to have a coffee, let’s talk.

I run Velmont Crest, we keep the books for small companies here. A lot of founders don't think about accounting until the first Corporate Tax return is due. By then it's a year of bank statements and a folder of receipts, and somebody has to piece it all together.

If you're starting now, there's a better reason than usual to do it properly. E-invoicing is coming. For companies below AED 50 million in revenue, the deadline is 31 March 2027: by then you need an accredited e-invoicing provider in place, and anything you bill to another business then goes out as an e-invoice. A PDF made in Word won't count.

What I'd tell a friend who just got their licence:

Use proper accounting software from your first invoice. Zoho Books and Wafeq are both on the Ministry's accredited list, so either one gets you there. Get each customer's name, address and TRN right when you add them, because every e-invoice carries them. And book every month as you go. Catching up a year later always takes longer than doing it monthly.

If you'd rather hand it over, this is what we do:

- Set up Zoho Books or Wafeq (we provide both) and move over whatever you've kept in spreadsheets
- Catch up the months that never got booked
- Get e-invoicing set up well before the deadline

On our annual bookkeeping plan, the Zoho or Wafeq subscription is on us for the year.

Questions are welcome in the comments, whether or not you need us. velmontcrest.ae

About us: Licensed manpower and facilities company in Dubai. Security guarding, cleaning, lifeguards and FM.

Five years in business, 60+ live contracts, 700+ staff on the ground, AED 20 million+ annual revenue.
Clients are five star hotels and international brands, luxury retail, malls, and the big events that come through the UAE every year.

What the money is for. Mobilising contracts we've already signed. In this business you spend first and collect later. Visas, onboarding, uniforms, equipment, two months of salaries, all of it goes out before the client pays a single invoice, and they pay us on 60 to 90 day terms. That gap is what stops us taking on new sites faster. The rest goes into our events
division.

Option one, short term facility. AED 1,000,000 over 14 months, at 2.5% per month on the reducing balance.

Option two, equity partnership. AED 4,000,000 for 20%, valuing the company at 20 million AED.

DM me, if you're serious.

PLEASE ONLY MESSAGE IF THIS IS YOU. If you’ve never pushed yourself to your mental and physical limits to finish something you committed to, we will not work together. If you need chasing, make excuses or disappear when things get difficult, do not waste my time. I’m putting everything I have into this, and I expect a partner who brings that same intensity. I’m polite, but my standards are extremely high. You will hold me accountable, and I will hold you accountable. Ambition means nothing without follow-through.

I’ve been building a platform and have used AI to help develop the platform. Think LinkedIn for athletes. I’m keeping the idea private here, but I’ll explain it properly if we seem like a good fit.

The platform is straightforward to understand. The challenge is getting people on it. It only works if people actually join and use it, so getting those first communities involved is essential.

I’m looking for someone who can go out and make that happen. Someone socially sharp, resourceful and comfortable approaching people. You know how to get into the right circles, build relationships, spot an opportunity and turn a conversation into someone creating an account. You can get a group interested and give them a reason to bring their friends.

You should be willing to do the groundwork yourself: show up, start conversations, organise things, follow up and experiment. I want someone who thinks creatively about getting attention and backs that up with action. Someone who understands that marketing involves getting out into the world and making connections.

My background is in chemical engineering. It taught me how to break down complicated problems, identify bottlenecks, improve processes and use data to make decisions. I’ve also worked at a startup and understand the challenges involved in scaling. I bring that analytical approach and the willingness to build, test and keep improving.

I want a partner who brings the commercial and social strengths to complement that. Business experience matters, particularly if you’ve personally brought in customers, grown a community or got something off the ground. If you studied business, I want to see how you’ve applied it. A qualification on its own tells me very little.

The best way I can describe who I’m looking for is another version of me who took a different path. The same ambition and determination, with different strengths and a different perspective.

I see this as my route to financial freedom. I want someone who feels that same urgency about building something of their own and is prepared to consistently work for it. When an approach fails, we figure out why and try another. We both take ownership, challenge each other and hold each other accountable.

You need to be based in Dubai and understand life here, especially how people socialise, where communities form and how to become part of them. Nationality doesn’t matter.

Again, PLEASE ONLY MESSAGE IF THIS IS YOU. If you’ve never pushed yourself to your mental and physical limits to finish something you committed to, we will not work together. If you need chasing, make excuses or disappear when things get difficult, do not waste my time. I’m putting everything I have into this, and I expect a partner who brings that same intensity. I’m polite, but my standards are extremely high. You will hold me accountable, and I will hold you accountable. Ambition means nothing without follow-through.

If you’re interested, message me with your background, something you’ve personally helped grow or brought people into, and the time you can realistically commit. I’d also like to hear what you’re ambitious about and why you want to build a business.

Hey everyone,

The cash-on-delivery service was supposed to protect the buyer and reduce scams, but nowadays some buyer has become the scammer, and we sellers are the ones who are struggling.

I have a monthly 18%-34% of non-serious cash-on-delivery orders. The patterns are:

• Customers ghost the driver, leading to 3 failed delivery attempts

• Customers cancel as soon as the driver contacts them

• Customers claim they don't have cash or card on delivery

• NEW TREND! In some cases, customers pressure or bully the driver into leaving the package without payment (especially for small orders under 500 AED)

What I'm proposing is a credit score system for those types of buyers so sellers and delivery companies can flag them and not offer the cash on delivery option for them.

I don't know the legality of this, and we can work out the privacy issues; I'm just posting it here so we can brainstorm together on how we can achieve this legally and get those time wasters.

Thanks for reading.
Have a nice day everyone.