Ayman Ismail is the Abdul Latif Jameel Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship and associate professor at The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business and the founding director of the AUC Venture Lab, which was recognized as a high impact university business incubator in Africa (2014) and MENA (2015) by UBI Global. #VentureCreation #Entrepreneurship #StartupEcosystem #Egypt #MiddleEast #AUC #VentureCapital #Incubation #Startups #ArabSpring #EconomicDevelopment #McKinsey #CEO-levelProblems #Mentorship #MacroEnvironment #EmergingMarkets #Collaboration #Fundraising #MarketExpansion #Economy #Transformation #Negotiation #Leadership #Academia #Society #Vision #ProactiveAction Read more about him here: https://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/ayman-ismail (00:00) - The Alchemy of Venture Creation (10:58) - Career Journey and Economic Development (19:14) - Insights From McKinsey (28:36) - Emerging Markets and Startup Rise (35:15) - Entrepreneurship Evolution at AUC and VC Lab (46:25) - Venture Lab Success and Startup Strategies (58:02) - Regional Collaboration and Market Opportunities (01:13:32) - Future of Venture Capital and Collaboration (01:17:34) - Challenges and Considerations in Funding Startups (01:24:02) - Fundraising and Market Expansion in Emerging Markets (01:36:49) - Egypt's Economy and Startups in 2024 (01:42:36) - Entrepreneurship and International Collaboration