“Racing through the desert sandstorm on horseback, I galloped past camels, squinting my eyes to see silhouettes of those spectacular pyramids. My bright orange galabeya and head scarf blew in the wind as… Continue reading
Turks are some of the best natural hustlers in the world. My people could sell ice to eskimos or tents to the bedouin. Having a Turk sell to you is very different from… Continue reading
Try as you might with work-life balance, having a startup can easily take over your life. Before you know it, your startup quickly becomes your other half. You can almost forget dating or… Continue reading
Bright lights at Google HQ At Shisha @ The Hookah Spot in Palo Alto with Dave McClure & 500 Mashi Oka from Heroes By economist & writer, Heather R Morgan (@HeatherReyhan) 500 Startups… Continue reading
My world has changed so much from 12 months ago, and the world that I formerly lived in itself has also been forever reshaped. As I sit here in my office desk at… Continue reading
Living in Cairo isn’t as bad as TV makes it look, but it’s not exactly sunshine and pyramids with the Pharaohs either. Egypt is an emerging market, and living in a developing country,… Continue reading
Photo of Heather with Ankkur Agarwal, CEO of Pricebaba Finally, the moment you have been waiting for: the live version of the video Batch #6 made for 500 Startups at Mountain View! We made… Continue reading
This post is in honor of my mom, and moms everywhere (though much of the rest of the world celebrate’s Mother’s Day on a different day!). I’m very lucky to have such an… Continue reading
Old Man in Fruit Stand in Tunisia The Legendary “Cotton Candy Man” of Cairo Boys selling juice in bags for Ramazan in South Eastern Turkiye Be a natural hustler. One of the most… Continue reading
Forget the Sphinx and the pyramids, check out what really makes Cairo great! Look at the skyline closely to see the pyramids! Bassem Youssef In case my last post about Cairo seemed too… Continue reading
