“People who didn’t make it or who are not known, have the most interesting stories.” Saeed Alnofeli
With a life book called “Never Lose Hope” you most probably went in life through plenty of ups and downs. I had Saeed Alnofeli on my Podcast – He is a Venture Creation Manager at Sheraa Entrepreneurship Center, Co-Founder of Maia Systems and a very valuable colleague of mine. What most fascinates me about him is his different perspective on entrepreneurship and how to tackle problems in creative thinking. He is Emirati, and to be honest, he has a non-typical Emirati approach towards innovative thinking and entrepreneurship. His character is shaped mainly through his stay abroad – in his teens; he lived for 8 years in the UK. With that life experience from the western mindset going back to UAE, he brought a different perspective in the fields of entrepreneurship and as tech-co-founder for a system that can be described as the Fitbit for Camels.
Saeed is all about turning negativity into strength, and that what shaped his whole life. He chooses 5 chapters in his Chapters of My Life Book called “Never Lose Hope”
Chapter 1 called “Foundation” in there he explains his simple life while growing up in UAE, in a country back in the 80/90s. The core that shaped his life is about Chapter 2, and it’s all about his 8 years of living abroad in the UK. His life to adapt to a more western lifestyle while living in a very multicultural city. His passion for football helped him find plenty of friends and be well integrated, though he also realized that the UK education system also has his drawbacks for him over time. He named Chapter 3 “Transition,” where he describes his first few years back in his home country in UAE. Aim for him was to build himself up, climbing the corporate ladder till 2008 – where the economic crisis unintentionally triggered a massive wake up call in his life.
His reality check-in 2008 uncovered a massive debt crisis – that was the beginning of Chapter 4 in his life called “Challenging Transition”. From 2008 he learned a lot about himself and how to overcome these setbacks and start entirely. While studying simultaneously, Saeed created a multi-year plan to get out of debts and connect his culture, interest in technology, which led to his current Startup. After several jobs among as IT Technician, Engineer and team leader, his past work experience, interest in entrepreneurship falling into place and merged. Chapter 5 called “Rise Up” and it’s all about his life as an educator at Sheraa Entrepreneurship Center in Sharjah but also as co-founder of Maia Systems – an IT and Networking solutions business which among others, currently focused also on Camel systems – a Fitbit for Camels, in other words, combining his interest in technology and entrepreneurship with his culture.
Alright, shall we, let’s kickstart this long conversation with a truly inspiring tech entrepreneur from UAE with his Chapters Of My Life Book “Never Lose Hope”.
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CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE:
Never Lose Hope
CHAPTERS:
1 Foundation
2 The Core
3 Transition
4 Challenging Transition
5 Rise Up
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You can find more about Saeed on his Business Website www.maiasystems.com/, on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/saeed-alnofeli-38b2a231/ and on Sheraa Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre Website www.sheraa.ae. All links are in the show notes.
Alright, a tech entrepreneur with a passion for transforming an Entrepreneurship ecosystem with a mindset of never losing hope. So folks, who else do you want to hear? Leave some comments. What did you like most from this podcast? Which chapters of other entrepreneurs, athletes, innovators or changemakers do you want to hear in the future? Leave a comment or drop me a message on social media. You can find me on Instagram and twitter @bydanielludwig
