but by 1997, Aramex was ready to go public, becoming the first Arab company to hit the NASDAQ. In the last two decades, Ghandour has also become a prominent angel investor in the region. Notably, he was one of the first investors in Maktoob— the Arab internet portal that was sold to Yahoo last year for $164 million. Recently, he’s made 14 other investments, including bets on Asuaq, Jeeran and Twitvid.

On this week’s episode of Entrepreneur To Entrepreneur with Shervin Pishevar, the founder of SGN talks to the man he calls the “Ron Conway of the Middle East” from his Aramex office in Jordan. Ghandour discusses the region’s investment climate, how Aramex was an incubator for Maktoob, what he’s buying now and why he says “until today, I never even knew i was an entrepreneur.” Videos below:

Part I: Meet The Ron Conway Of The Middle East

Part II: Gambling In The Middle East

Part III: Tour Of Ghandour’s Office

For your viewing pleasure, here are all the episodes back to back:

Previous episodes:
Episode 1: The New Kitchen Of The Middle East
Episode 2: Yahoo’s Former Chief Data Officer On Their $800 Million Mistake

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