with Loulou
by Loulou Khazen
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مو جودت: ليه بنتعلق بالذكاء الاصطناعي أكتر من البشر؟
مو جودت: ليه بنتعلق بالذكاء الاصطناعي أكتر من البشر؟
About this podcast
What does it actually take to build, run, and scale a business in the Arab world and how do global events shape it? With Loulou is the only Arab business podcast hosted by an operator and investor with skin in the game. I share my take, and then invite the founders, investors, operators, and thinkers who are shaping the region. Featured 4× on Apple Podcasts Middle East.
Episodes
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- مو جودت: ليه بنتعلق بالذكاء الاصطناعي أكتر من البشر؟ · 1 h 25 min · Episode 108مو جودت اقتنع إنه لقى شريكة حياته بعد ٦ أسابيع من الرسائل، وعمره ما قابلها. اليوم الذكاء الاصطناعي يقدر يعمل كل اللي صار بينهم. قديش صرنا متعلقين فيه، ولوين رايحين؟
- Jayesh Patel (Wio Bank): The Playbook Behind the UAE's Fastest-Growing Digital Bank · 1 h 0 min · Episode 107Jayesh Patel is the CEO of Wio Bank, the digital bank that in less than four years has become the account 1 in 3 new UAE businesses choose and the fastest way to see how AI…
- Ahmad AlZaini on Building a $13B Restaurant Operating System From Al Khobar · 57 min · Episode 106Is the software business dying? Loulou sits down with Ahmad Al Zaini, co-founder and CEO of Foodics, at the 11-year mark of the company for the operator's read on the biggest…
- Peter Middlebrook on Dubai as the New New York and the Return of the Golden Age · 52 min · Episode 105Loulou sits down with one of the most well-connected geopolitical economists working today for a structural read on the region recorded as the US-Iran 60-day MOU process opened…
- AI, Jobs and the Side Door: A Top MENA Recruiter on Surviving 2026 · 1 h 2 min · Episode 104What happens to your job when the most powerful companies in the world are laying off thousands of people not because they are failing, but because they are betting on AI…
- HE Faisal Belhoul on the UAE That Came Out of the War: Capital, the World Cup and the IPO · 48 min · Episode 104Where do you put your money in the Gulf right now? Loulou sits down with one of the UAE's most experienced investors to read the region as it actually is in June 2026: the…
- Two top angel investors are DOUBLING down on the GCC, but what are they investing in? · 1 h 2 min · Episode 103Abdullah Mutawi, Partner & Head of Corporate MENA at Taylor Wessing, and Kushal Shah, Private Markets Investor, join Loulou for a conversation (episode 102) on where opportunity…
- The $240M startup trying to fix trade in the Strait of Hormuz · 53 min · Episode 101Gaurav Biswas, Founder & CEO of Trukker, joins Loulou for a timely conversation on what happens to GCC supply chains when the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. They unpack how…
- 9 of 14 MENA Tech IPOs Are Underwater. Now What? · 56 min · Episode 100Philip Bahoshy, Founder & CEO of Magnitt, and Ziad Awad, Founder & CEO of Awad Capital, join Loulou for episode 100 of With Loulou.
- Here's why the UAE didn't collapse in the face of US/ Iran war · 44 min · Episode 99Day 56 of the Iran war. Most international press wrote Dubai's obituary in March. Predictions of a mass exodus, the end of the UAE story, a 15 year setback. None of it happened…
- $212M Gone. Inside the Nana collapse with a Gulf VC · 58 min · Episode 98Khaled Talhouni of Nuwa Capital joins Loulou Khazen to unpack how geopolitical uncertainty is shaping startups, capital, and investor sentiment across MENA. They discuss what 53…
- Special Episode: When War Stops Feeling Far Away | Mo Gawdat · 1 h 3 min · Episode 98In this special episode, Loulou Khazen speaks with Mo Gawdat about fear, uncertainty, and how the human mind reacts during times of crisis. They explore how media overload…
- E97: This Dubai Expat Risked Everything—Then Raised $30M to Build a Global Brand · 1 h 2 min · Episode 97Discover how Anam Khalid, co-founder and COO of Squatwolf, went from a small-town girl in Pakistan to building a global fitness brand from Dubai. In this inspiring conversation…
- E96: أن تكون معروفاً أو أن تُمحى: عن المال والكرامة في عالمٍ تضيق فيه الخيارات | مع خبيرة التواصل والإعلامية نعمة أبو وردة · 1 h 15 min · Episode 96لماذا علينا أن نتحدث عن المال؟ ولماذا تكون النساء أكثر عرضة للموت مفلسات؟ في هذه الحلقة، نستضيف الإعلامية العالمية، خبيرة التواصل، ومؤلفة كتاب "The Brilliant Communicator"، نعمة…
- E95: From Refugee Roots to Snapchat VP: Hussein Freijeh on Love, Progress and Authentic Leadership · 1 h 28 min · Episode 95What does progress mean when you start life as a refugee? In this heartfelt episode, Snapchat's MENA VP Hussein Freijeh opens up about building what his father and grandfather…
- E94: محمد جودت: لأول مرة، ما لم يُقَل عن النجاح والحياة · 1 h 52 min · Episode 94ماذا لو كان ما نؤمن به عن النجاح والمشاعر والعمل... مجرد وهم مغلف بإتقان؟ في هذه الحلقة المؤثرة، نستضيف محمد جودت — الرئيس التنفيذي السابق للأعمال في غوغل إكس، مؤلف عالمي الأكثر…
- E93: "زينة خوري تتحدث عن الاستثمار بالنفس، العقارات، و"الدراما · 1 h 7 min · Episode 93شاهد الملايين برنامج “دبي بلينغ” على نتفليكس، حيث نتابع حياة الأثرياء الباذخة في الجانب الصاخب من دبي. لكن ما لا يعرفه كثيرون هو من هم هؤلاء الأشخاص خلف الكواليس، بعيدًا عن…
- E92: How to Think Big, Start Small, and Succeed at Anything — Lessons from the Founder of the world’s largest tech event! · 28 min · Episode 92Paddy Cosgrave, founder and CEO of Web Summit, joins me for a fast-paced conversation recorded live at Web Summit Qatar. We talk about how he scaled a 150-person event into one…
- E91 Special Arabic Episode: عن الشهرة، الفشل، الذكاء الاصطناعي وعظمة المرأة المصرية: حوار بالعربي مع رائد الأعمال المصري محمد أبو النجا · 1 h 21 min · Episode 91في الحلقة الأولى من البودكاست بالعربي، حبيت اني أتكلم مع صديقي رائد الأعمال محمد أبو النجا المعروف في مصر ب"نجاتي". محمد عندو رؤية في مجال العمل. عندما كان موظف في فوري، قرر إنو…
- E90: The deal maker: Ziad Awad on compromise, deal killers, negotiation, and Trump’s ‘drill baby drill’ impact on GCC economies · 50 min · Episode 90I sat down with Ziad Awad, the Founder and CEO of Awad Capital, a boutique investment bank, specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
