Everything you need to know about Venture Capital with Obediah Ayton
In this episode on In The ARENA, Obediah Ayton joins me to share his expertise and insight into raising funds for startups, the impact of social media on your business and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Key podcast topics:
Categories of investors in the Middle East
Building credibility in the UAE
Private Equity and VC’s
Obediah’s biography:
Obediah Ayton is an entrepreneur who started his journey in the UAE in 2018. He has successfully built his own business and operates a portfolio of companies under a holding group called “Dhabi Hold Co”.
Mr. Ayton invests in startups across the Middle East region, in parallel establishing joint ventures in diverse sectors such as Fintech, Wealth Management, Agriculture, and Software. Mr Ayton has a passion for climate, technology, and animal welfare. Mr Ayton has over 80,000 followers on Linkedin and is considered to be a thought leader in Middle East Family Offices.
Podcast highlights:
00:00 Introduction
03:44 Obediah’s first 2 businesses in Dubai
07:03 The attitude of the wealthy
10:55 Getting funded by Mark Bezos
16:20 “A cardboard box changed my life”
21:27 The impact of social media
36:49 Categories of investors in the Middle East
39:44 The real agenda of western super powers
41:46 Private equity and venture capital companies
45:03 Geo politics and the Middle East
53:12 Building credibility in the UAE
55:00 “You will never please everyone”
1:02:30 The future is in the middle east
1:05:38 Society teaches you to expect failure
1:08:40 “I prefer people that grow slowly”
1:13:38 Overcommunication is essential
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Information
- Show
- FrequencyEvery two months
- Published4 April 2024 at 13:00 UTC
- Length1h 20m
- RatingClean