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Feb 2024
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#28- Tambi Jalouqa (MD at Propeller Inc)...

Tarek Bayaa
About this episode

Tambi Jalouqa is truly a serial entrepreneur. After a few failed startups, or “learning experiences” as he calls them, he went on to co-found POSRocket which was eventually sold to Foodics. The path led him to co-found Propeller, a VC based in Jordan that invests in truly disruptive ideas with global implications.

Tambi is a lateral thinker that questions conventional wisdom. He is passionate about building and it's clear he is a lifelong learner. He leverages his curiosity and interest to go deep into topics to advise builders tackling challenging problems. This episode is action packed with wisdom across soundbites.  

I heard Tambi say:

  • You need to have product intuition, and that develops with time, experimentation and conscious observation of products all around you
  • Deliver value to a specific customer
  • Choose one or two things, invest deep in making it a success before you call it quits 
  • You can’t be a perfectionist all the time. Have pride that you won’t put something that looks like crap, but push out a product that solves the things you want to validate

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