by Christian Rangen | Dec 30, 2025 | Education, News, Startups
A year ago, some of our friends, clients and colleagues went to a 2AM rave party at the Pyramids at Giza. The music, the lights, the incredible setting. “Best ever”, was the loud message. This week were were back in Cairo, but this time the best ever was a...
by Christian Rangen | Dec 2, 2025 | Startups, Strategy Simulation
Over the past seven years we have delivered 300+ sessions with nearly 4.500 people through Scale Up! This month, we are rolling out the latest version, Scale Up MENA! and Scale Up Africa Rising! (launching in Q1 ’26). Here are the first observations from running the...
by Christian Rangen | Dec 2, 2025 | Startups, Strategy Simulation
Written by Chris Rangen, advisor, faculty, investor Written through the lens of Dr. Layla Al-ha-Mansouri, Founder & CEO, HealthSyncz MENA With insights from: Tariq E. Hassan, General Partner, Desert Capital. The people and companies are fictional for the purpose...
by Christian Rangen | Dec 2, 2025 | Startups, Strategy Simulation
Written by Chris Rangen, advisor, faculty, investor. Big thanks to Tiffany Bain , Dubai Future District Fund and Nitin Reen , Nuwa Capital for valuable discussion on the topic. Your board isn’t static. It evolves as your company does. Most founders get this...
by Christian Rangen | Dec 2, 2025 | Startups, Strategy Simulation
Just flying back from a week with founders in Dubai, one of the most common questions we received, “what should I put in my pitch deck?”. Our answer: “you are asking the wrong question. You need to develop all six decks” By: Christian Rangen, global advisor to VCs,...
by Christian Rangen | Dec 2, 2025 | Startups, Strategy Simulation
Startup founder. Looking to raise your first round of capital? Check out our field notes from a week in Dubai. By: Chris Rangen, global advisor to VCs, FoF’s & ecosystem builders. Faculty, advisor, investor Sanjana Raheja, advisor to early-stage founders,...
