tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793128.post994168290084973595..comments2024-01-14T07:43:36.013+03:00Comments on Quest for the Arab Startup Formula: Globalization and small-shops ownersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14530718258028046818noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793128.post-79734261995504052212007-06-23T05:07:00.000+03:002007-06-23T05:07:00.000+03:00Qwaider, agree - we have to move to globalization,...Qwaider, agree - we have to move to globalization, but also be ready for it, and help people get accustomed to it.<BR/><BR/>Mohannad, very nice quote. what post was that from?<BR/><BR/>Globalorama,<BR/>you had a shop in SF!? we should connect. email me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14530718258028046818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793128.post-19871850409716198542007-06-22T09:03:00.000+03:002007-06-22T09:03:00.000+03:00the solution for businesses, no matter how small, ...the solution for businesses, no matter how small, or big for that matter, is focusing on distinctive competencies. <BR/>no matter how big restaurants become, or how many branches they open, Hashim will still be the favorite for a lot of customers.<BR/>Ramadan or not, gatayif Abu Ali are the best no matter how small that shop is or how many steps you have to climb in order to get to it.<BR/>Apple computers have only about 5% market share compared to ~35% of Hp and Dell. However, they have a market capitalization of $107 Billion (how much the company is worth) compared to Dell's $62 Billion and HP's $119B. so how does Apple rival those market share whores. they have a distinctive competency. <BR/><BR/>I have never heard of a company that started big. every single business starts with an idea and the determination to bring that Idea to market, and they grow from there.<BR/>I used to own a successful Coffee Shop in San Francisco, where starbucks had a store on every corner. Nobody can convince me that a big company can drive a small one out of business. you have to have determination, innovation (not necessary in tech sense) and stay away from complacency.Amerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743716265285095429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793128.post-81377934395987868862007-06-22T05:39:00.000+03:002007-06-22T05:39:00.000+03:00I posted this saying on my blog before..Every morn...I posted this saying on my blog before..<BR/><BR/>Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up,<BR/>It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.<BR/>Every morning a lion wakes up.<BR/>It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.<BR/>It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle,<BR/>When the sun comes up, you better start running!!Mohannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545486749453413835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6793128.post-70482956020507392382007-06-22T05:19:00.000+03:002007-06-22T05:19:00.000+03:00Lets see how Pharmacy 1 is going to hold up agains...Lets see how Pharmacy 1 is going to hold up against Walgreen's, rite-aid or Bartel.<BR/>People continue to believe that Globalization is the solution for our poverty! everyone keeps forgetting the "side effects"Qwaider قويدرhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446107913390946861noreply@blogger.com