85 – Super-apps, Building Products at Careem, and Venture Capital in MENA with Rayan Dawud, Cercli

Update: 2024-09-07

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In the 85th episode of Product & Growth, we spoke with Rayan Dawud, Product & Operations at Cercli (YC S23).

What we discussed:

- The differences between the tech ecosystems in MENA and the UK
- Building new products at Careem, the Middle East’s super-app
- How Careem differentiates itself from Uber
- Product culture at Careem
- From operator to VC and back – the highs and lows of a VC career
- Raising venture capital in MENA
- Building products at Cercli, a new YC-funded fintech

Rayan recommended reading The Socratic Method by Ward Farnsworth

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85 – Super-apps, Building Products at Careem, and Venture Capital in MENA with Rayan Dawud, Cercli

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