In today’s world when digital platforms make up a big part of people’s lives, we have a responsibility to serve a purpose in addition to growth/profits. It is in this spirit that we are launching Right Click, @Careem's social impact platform for donations. linkedin.com/pulse/right-cl…

Ramadan Careem!

With so much suffering so close to us, many of us are questioning if we should be spending money on gifts this year. To help with this conundrum, we have added a couple of options in the @Careem app:

1. “Gifts with purpose” under Quik has Palestinian and other…

The Library of Alexandria isn't the only library lost to time.

There was also the 'House of Wisdom', built 1,000 years ago in Baghdad when it was the world's largest city.

What did it contain? What happened to it? This is the story of history's other great library...

The first time you work really hard on something, in addition to the immediate benefit (whatever you were working for) you also learn that you're capable of working really hard. This makes it easier to be ambitious in all your future plans.

Best way to listen to the Milei speech in English, rendered using HeyGen, in his own voice.

An extremely important lesson from Peter Thiel:

As we look back at 2023, it’s hard to get over the hypocrisy that has aided the Gaza genocide and wonder about the long-term implications of it.

It has exposed the Biden administration and its global allies who have shamelessly opposed calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, and…

pinning this onto my wall

Political and business leaders in Pakistan must start experiencing the country like normal citizens. There is a lot of simple stuff that's broken, and they, in their VIP bubbles, don't get exposed to regular pathways enough or ever to realize the true state of affairs.

As a

Jeff Bezos on ‘disagree and commit’: A vital decision-making strategy for teams. It’s not about being right, but effective. Commit fully, seek truth, not compromise. Speed & decisiveness are key in decision-making. A masterclass in leadership.

It is incredibly challenging to celebrate much with the ongoing conflict and suffering in our region. With mixed emotions, I share that our deal with e& and Uber is officially closed, meaning all agreements have been signed and regulatory approvals obtained. Yesterday marked Day…

Reid Hoffman on why the best founders don’t have work-life balance

In the clip below, the founder of LinkedIn addresses the classic question on work-life balance at startups:

“I actually think founders have no balance… If I ever hear a founder talking about how ‘this is how I…

Sam Altman: 'A big secret is that you can bend the world to your will a surprising percentage of the time—most people don’t even try, and just accept that things are the way that they are.

People have an enormous capacity to make things happen. A combination of self-doubt,…

Q: How do you build a great company?

In the clip below, Sam Altman walks through 9 things he has seen the best founders do:

#1 Get to know your users really well

“The best founders do customer support themselves. They go visit their users—in the case of Airbnb they go live…

Heartwarming to see Careem Pay being put to such use. Thanks for sharing.

Our thoughts and prayers are with our brothers and sisters in Morocco.

Thank you, Captains 💚

Great catching up with Harry Stebbings of 20VC. Brought back a lot of Careem wartime memories.
open.spotify.com/episode/1U4Iys…

Q: How do you build effective teams?

Keith Rabois, Founders Fund Partner and former COO of Square, has a great framework for building effective teams that he calls: “Barrels and Ammunition.”

When most companies begin scaling, they just hire a lot of people. Naively, they expect…