There comes a time in a man’s life when he decides to quit the corporate machine and pursue his dream. This time for me was in…
Author: Kareem El-Shaffei
Kareem El-Shaffei
Kareem El-Shaffei is an ex-investment banker turned entrepreneur; he founded CIRQY, an online marketplace for discovering locally crafted products. Currently, working for the largest e-commerce company in the Middle East, Souq.com. Out of the office, Kareem is an aspiring artist, creating worlds in digital collages.
The 6th cycle of companies graduating from Egyptian startup accelerator Flat6Labs showcased their work last Wednesday at Flat6’s highly-anticipated Demo Day. Flat6Labs also celebrated it’s 2nd…
We’ve been working long and hard here at the CIRQY office the past month. In an effort to get everyone to discover freshly-made designs, we have…
CIRQY! THE PLAYGROUND FOR THE HIPPEST ARTISTS, DESIGNERS AND JUST ABOUT ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS FRESH, FUNKY STUFF! Over the next month, CIRQY wanted to give…
Parked outside, I stayed a couple of extra minutes in the car just gazing at the gallery through my window; taking in the feel and energy…
Are you an explorer, adventurer and a dreamer? Well, put your shorts on because the Future Shorts Summer Season Film Festival is finally here! If you…
We got together with Kareerak founder and CEO for some insights on entrepreneurship and to see what he has been up to with Kareerak.com 1. Hello,…
Over the next few months we’ll be witnessing yet another startup competition in Cairo. The StartUp Cup is designed with a powerful business model coaching…
“Short films are one of the last real places for artistic freedom – they’re important to celebrate just for that.” – Juan Solanas “In a world…