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One thing that stood out is how your failures changed the criteria you use to choose ideas.
A lot of founders ask, "Is this a good opportunity?" Your story gradually shifts toward, "Is this a problem I'm uniquely equipped to understand for the next decade?" Those questions often lead to very different companies, even when the market looks similar.
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I completely agree.
Every failure has changed how I think. Instead of just looking for opportunities, I find myself noticing problems I experience firsthand while building. Those problems often become the foundation for my next ideas. Over time, failure has given me a much deeper understanding of what is actually worth building. My choices keep improving, even though it's never easy to build a startup from MENA. In many ways, that's where the most valuable lessons come from.
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One thing I'd keep watching is whether you're choosing problems because you understand them today or because you'll keep understanding them as the market changes.
Those can look similar at first, but they're very different sources of long-term conviction.
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I think ideas rarely begin in isolation. Most start with a problem, whether it's personal or something you've observed. From there, forecast becomes just as important as understanding the problem itself: asking what the future might look like, how the market could evolve, and what happens if everything changes.
Whether the problem is deeply personal or not, every founder eventually goes through the same cycle of learning, adapting, and refining their understanding. Markets, technology, and user behavior are constantly evolving. AI is a perfect example of how quickly entire industries can shift.
I believe long-term success comes less from choosing the perfect problem and more from combining deep analysis with the ability to anticipate change and adapt continuously. Becoming too attached to a product or refusing to evolve is often what causes great companies to fall Nokia is a classic example.
I could be completely wrong, of course. But that's also part of building. I'm sure my perspective will continue to evolve as I learn from future successes and failures.
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I appreciate the thoughtful reply.
Reading it gave me one thought about the relationship between adapting to change and maintaining conviction. I don't think I could explain the reasoning properly in a thread without oversimplifying it.
If you're interested, what's the best email to reach you on?
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