Amazon Web Services (AWS)

•	Produced global thought-leadership content for technical and non-technical audiences, reaching over 10 million views across AWS social media channels with the highest organic engagement metrics

•	Developed content and messaging strategy for the 3 layers of the Generative AI stack

•	Created original tech storytelling frameworks to translate complex technical concepts into clear value propositions that resonate, used by Solution Architects, Developer Advocates, Account Managers, Strategic Marketing, etc.

•	Led internal Gen AI product feedback mechanisms to influence product roadmap and user experience

•	Created and presented a new narrative and technical solution to reduce the onboarding steps for new audiences to Generative AI services by 90% with cross-organizational support

Principal Technology Evangelist, Gen AI

•	Created and executed a regional startup advocacy strategy for EMEA and collaborated with organizational teams

•	Achieved Public Relations (PR) Press Certification, serving as an AWS spokesperson in global media publications 

•	Developed the 'MVP Lab' narrative to simplify AWS introduction to startup founders, producing high-engagement video content (60K+ views, 1K+ likes) which is being integrated into an AWS Learning path

•	Led a track for AWS Innovate conference 2024, co-creating 5 original Generative AI presentations which achieved the highest CSAT rating of the conference

•	Senior speaker at 8 AWS Summits and co-authored the 'Golden Content Playlist for Startup Summits' used at 11 AWS EMEA summits in 2024

Principal Startup Advocate for Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Opus Talent Analytics Inc.

Advise on:
- The vision and strategy for the technology goals and product marketing roadmap.
- How to build a culture of innovation for the software and user experience.
- Scaling the development and data science team.

Advisor and Shareholder

• TEDx Speaker, ‘The Future of Software & Innovation’ at TEDxDabouq, April 2025
• Keynote at AWS GenAI Loft, April 2025
• Speaker at University of Artificial intelligence, Abu Dhabi, September 2024
• AWS Summit Berlin, May 2024
• Hub5 Conference Keynote, Dubai, May 2024
• AWS Summit Amsterdam, April 2024
• AWS Innovate Conference, London January 2024
• World Investment Forum, Abu Dhabi, UAE October 2023
• AWS Summit Johannesburg, South Africa September 2023
• MISK Launchpad, Saudi Arabia, July 2023
• 500Global Seed Bootcamp, June 2023
• RiseUp Summit, Cairo Egypt June 2023
• AWS Summit Berlin, Germany May 2023
• Founders Circle, Amsterdam, Netherlands March 2023
• Hub71, Abu Dhabi, UAE February 2023
• DTEC Sandbox, March 2023
• Speaker, 2 hour live zoom talk on Hiring and Talent Pipelining, 2020
• Podcast guest, Let’s take this online (UAE), 2019
• Guest Speaker for new cohort at Smart City Dubai 2019
• Speaker, How to Start a Startup, Arab Academy for Science and Technology 2019
• BBC Arabic Interview, 2019
• ONTV Interview, 2018
• Podcast guest, the Victor Antonio show, 2018
• Podcast guest, the Wanderfy Podcast, 2018
• Speaker at the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) 2 hour talk in Texas USA 2018
• Speaker at the Middle East Leadership Conference (MELA) 1 hour session on storytelling in business, Jordan 2018
• Presenter at Demo Day Smart City, Dubai 2018
• Speaker at Founders Institute on Startup Milestones, Cairo 2018
• Speaker, Startups in Emerging Markets - London Business School 2018
• Speaker at Falak, 2 hour talk on recruitment for startups, Greek Campus Cairo 2018
• Speaker at Voices of Hope (MBC), Library of Alexandria, 2018
• Mentor and Speaker, Flat6 Labs, Cairo 2018
• Panelist at Techne Summit, panelist Alexandria 2017 and 2018
• Guest Lecturer, American University in Cairo - Digital Marketing, Cairo 2017
• Mentor, Entrepreneurship program for students INJAZ 2016 - 2017

Keynote Speaker

HireHunt

•	Raised $100k in seed funding in 2016 from Cairo Angels and external investors from PWC and Microsoft.

•	Hired and managed a team of 10 to work with over 1000 companies, 150k applicants and reach 500k monthly interactions with users in 9 countries on website, chat-bot and social media campaigns.

•	Designed and developed the architecture, user experience and code for HireHunt; an interactive, gamified, AI-powered recruitment technology platform to help the right applicants and employers find each other without bias.

•	Developed efficient matching and ranking algorithms using Machine Learning to rank applicants to jobs based on their full linguistic profiles and results from automated assessments using gamification, voice answers and chat-bots.

•	HireHunt Chatbot selected as finalist by Facebook in the 2017 Bots for Messenger Challenge.

•	Developed HireHunt Campaigns to help companies quickly get applicants for their vacancies using Facebook Ads through the Marketing API. Over $8,000 generated in paid ads on Facebook through HireHunt.

•	Presented and sold enterprise contracts to C-level executives in several multinationals at values of approximately $50,000.

•	Started co-sell partnership with Microsoft in 2019 to target their SMB and enterprise customers in exchange for utilizing Azure instances.

•	Co-wrote scripts and performed the ‘voice over’ for HireHunt’s original video content which has reached over 4 million organic views online.

•	Signed revenue-share partnership in 2019 with Silicon Oasis Dubai to provide HireHunt recruitment software to over 1000 companies within DTEC.

•	Led the pitch and application of HireHunt at Smart City Dubai 2018 to be selected from 1000 entries and attended Smart City Dubai program 2018 sponsored by Smart Dubai, Visa, Orange, etc.

•	Created products and sales strategies for the digital transformation of recruitment in the Middle East.

Founder, Head of Marketing

Link Development

•	Managed Taree2y project within the "Intrapreneurship" Catalyst program, which was a realtime traffic mapping tool to help commuters reach their destination fast (prior to Google Maps traffic reports).

•	Worked with UI and UX designers on user journey, onboarding and user experience goals to increase daily usage and meet the business objectives of the app.

•	Managed nation-wide marketing rollouts and SMS campaigns in partnership with Mobinil.

•	Managed team of 4 developers and quality control engineers.

Senior Product Consultant

•	Developed Hadoota iPad app, which presented interactive animations of Abla Fadila’s classic children stories to a new generation of children.

•	Developed Picasso iPad app, a drawing and painting app.

•	Web developer on Onkosh.com, the world’s first Arabic search engine with transliteration capabilities.

Technical Lead

Orascom Telecom

•	Responsible for in-house software solutions primarily using Java.

•	Regional travel in MENA for technical consultation meetings with subsidiaries.

Senior Software Engineer

Picostation

Software Engineer

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Entertainment Editor

Born during the holy shift of the pixelated eighties. Raised in the screeches & whistles of the digital infiltration. Reached consciousness just as we all became officially connected. Spent a decade figuring things out under various trees and in big dark rooms. Fell in love. Started to floss. Helped bring someone new to Earth. Made HireHunt. Joined AWS.

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Basil is an experienced software developer, product manager, technology entrepreneur, published author and international speaker with over 15 years experience. Throughout his career, he has worked on a variety of challenging and creative products with increasing levels of responsibility, complexity, impact and scale. His tech marketing strategies and executions have reached over 4 million people online organically and he has appeared on numerous media outlets such as BBC and OnTV. Furthermore, Basil is passionate about mentoring startups and has given talks and presented at over 50 events around the world. Basil finds it strange to write in the third person.

Basil Fateen

SaaS isn’t dead; it’s transforming.

I glimpsed the future after chatting with Ahmed Abdelrahman, CTO of Bayzat, the region’s top HR tech platform.

A great CTO doesn’t just follow the ball, they see where it’s going. 

Which is easier said than done in these bizarre times.

After our chat, it was clear that Ahmed has the key traits needed from tech leaders in this phase:

1- They know old playbooks won’t work anymore

They’re rewriting new ones like scientists; running experiments with AWS and
Amazon Bedrock to measure real ROI and testing innovations gradually with their 3,000+ clients.

2- They work backwards from the customer

They know that the underlying technology isn’t what matters, it’s how it helps solve a business problem for the end user. And if it doesn’t, then it shouldn't be forced as the solution.

3- They understand culture and user psychology

Every organization is a bit different, and how they navigate different company structures, cultures, and technical maturities across regions is key to providing scalable value. 

SO...I’m working on some exciting new content with Ahmed and other key technical leaders in the region, exploring how these pioneers are striking the balance between autonomy and control when integrating agents into their platforms for this brave new world.

Stay tuned...big things are coming 🚀 

#Agents #SAAS #Startups #AWS

Absolutely blown away by the response to ‘AI in the Wild’ so far! 🤘🏼🤩

Here’s a sneak peek from our upcoming NFL episode 🏈

It was a real pleasure to film with American Football legend Jermaine Kearse and NFL data icon Cynthia Frelund.

And also stay tuned for a VERY special episode from Dubai! 😎 

Thank you to everyone who has been liking, commenting and sharing this series. I truly appreciate all the support!

#AI #AWS #NFL #DUBAI

What happens when football takes on 50 billion data points?
EP 2 of 'AI in the Wild' featuring Jürgen Klinsmann! ⚽🔥

From real-time match insights to personalized commentary for millions of fans worldwide...AWS AI is powering Bundesliga football like you’ve never seen before.

Episode link in the comments below.

#AI #Bundesliga #AWS #SportsTech

Stealth Startup

Will be sharing more about this epic startup in the next few months 😁 Till then, follow me here and check out my journey on launching a startup from the beginning.

Founder

Founders in the Cloud

We are former startup founders creating a space for other founders to share genuine experiences and practical knowledge across business and technical domains on entrepreneurship and how to nudge the odds towards startup success.

Subscribe to our newsletter and YouTube channel for regular posts on founder stories, insights into startups and leadership, as well upcoming events and community activities relevant for startups.

Co-Founder

Community-in-a-Box

A practical guide for community builders on building and scaling professional communities that thrive and transform the lives of the people within them through virtual and in-person events.

Community is a hot topic in 2020. Enterprises, startups, investors, entrepreneurs, and creators are all jumping on board launching communities or building products for communities. This is especially timely given a global pandemic that has left people longing for human connection.

And then there are the people like me who just wanted to bring salespeople together. When I started the Enterprise Sales Forum, I did not have a big vision; it was just my way to convince salespeople and startup founders to meet and help each other. What started in a sweaty conference room for 50 people six years ago eventually blossomed into a community of 30,000 members across 24 chapters globally.

Community-in-a-Box is a how-to guide into building and scaling a community from the ground up or reinvigorating existing communities. From the experiences of the Enterprise Sales Forum and other communities I have launched, I weave those stories into a book that leads you past the minefields and mistakes so you can confidently launch and grow a healthy community.

Even though we all come to community building with our own motivations, the end result is a labor of love that positively impacts the lives of many. Through this book, you will also feel the impact of the power of community and what it takes to grab the spark and start a movement!

Author

Worked with startups and startup ecosystems globally to share how AWS helps startups successfully build, grow, and scale through the services, infrastructure, and programs AWS offers.

The role of an Advocate is part storyteller, spokesperson, collaborator, enabler, and community builder, using the resources, talent, and platform of AWS to support startups along every stage of their journey. This meant I spoke at startup events, created relevant content, built programs, and developed stories of startups to inspire other builders and budding entrepreneurs.

Global Startup Advocate

I help support startups and the startup ecosystem across APJ (Asia-Pacific & Japan) by speaking at events, creating relevant content, and developing stories of startups using AWS to successfully build and scale their business.

Principal Startup Advocate APJ

DEVBIZOPS

Launched a consulting firm to help organizations through their digital transformation journey by aligning the objectives of engineering, operations, and business teams to deliver tangible outcomes. By implementing our principles and our experience in building default open cultures and internal communities, organizations can break free from the silos that stifle innovation and growth.

Reach out at mark@devbizops.co if you want to chat more!

Founder & Community Builder

Clubhouse

Launched the audio spaces program for AWS and host shows on Clubhouse to highlight the stories of founders, investors, startup operators, and AWS experts for informative and engaging conversations to help entrepreneurs in our community to build, grow, and scale faster.

We have featured underpresented startup founders, SaaS VC investors, founders of Unicorns, and experts in industries across Fintech, Healthcare / Life Sciences, and Gaming. We also operated globally, with shows covering startup communities across EMEA, APAC, and North America.

We have hosted over 300 shows, interviewed 300 guests, and have built and audience of over 100,000 listeners!

Founder & Producer, AWS Startups Show on Clubhouse

Angel School

Angel School is a Fellowship program dedicated to helping investors build, run, and scale their own investment syndicates. We're backed by a global network of 800+ LPs.

Cohort 3 Fellow

Stack Overflow

Engaged with developer communities throughout Asia-Pacific to help companies succeed in their engineering transformation by tapping into the global community of developers that rely upon Stack Overflow for answers to programming questions.

My responsibility included building our local APAC presence, establish relationships with IT and software engineering leaders, and grow our revenue in the region.

Managing Director APAC

Check out my book Community-in-a-Box. Also, if you are reading this and want to connect, that is AWESOME! Here are a few friendly tips to make our connection mutually valuable:

1) Spend some time checking out my last few posts. Like, comment, or share the ones that interest you.

2) Click the Follow button, see what I post and discuss with others over the week, and feel free to engage.

3) Send me a personalized request about you, why you want to connect, and what your favorite book is.

Now for a bit about what I do...

I am a community builder, author, software entrepreneur, business development expert, and startup founder from New York City and based in Taipei, but most often on a plane traveling the globe. 

I previously worked at AWS sharing the stories of how founders across the globe benefit from building and scaling their startups on AWS. In that capacity, I create content, speak & present, and enable my colleagues to build thriving startup communities. During that time, I also created a fast growing Founders in the Cloud newsletter for startup founders with over 6,000 subscribers.

Before AWS, I was at Stack Overflow to help launch and commercialize their SaaS Q&A platform and then led efforts to expand business in APAC working with C-level executives to help them understand how to improve software delivery performance and team collaboration.

I launched DEV.BIZ.OPS, a long standing community for technology leaders about coding, developers, engineering enablement, and the power of communities.

I also founded the Enterprise Sales Forum, a global community of 25,000 B2B sales professionals that meet in-person and virtually through local chapters to share ideas, network with peers, and learn new skills. 

I also worked at a diverse group of leading technology companies including Oracle, E.piphany and Siebel in individual contributor and leadership roles.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University. In my non-working hours, I like to tour around Chinatown exploring dumplings shacks, and I can generally be seen rocking out to extreme metal.

Mark Birch

🚀 Our 1st Taiwan AI Startups Community gathering during the Gold Card Official Meetup is THIS THURSDAY!

A small group of us building with AI in Taiwan came together last month to test an idea; would folks building in AI here want a community to learn, share & collaborate?

Based on the overwhelmingly positive feedback, we're making it official!

📍Where: Three Lion's Inn, Maji Square (just steps from Meet Taipei venue)
 🗓️ When: Thursday, November 20, 3 - 5pm
 💡 What: An informal discussion during the Monthly Gold Card event to meet fellow AI builders, share what we're working on, and figure out together what this community should become

If you're at Meet Taipei this week, this is your chance to connect with other builders across the Taiwan Gold Card and Meet Taipei communities who are using AI to solve problems and create real products.

Who should come:
- Local Taiwanese founders building AI products
- Immigrant entrepreneurs & Gold Card holders working on AI startups
- Developers integrating AI into their applications
- University researchers turning AI research into practical solutions
- Students serious about building with AI

What we believe:
✨ The best learning happens through real experiences, not just theory
✨ Diverse perspectives create the best ideas and exponential value
✨ We create better AI solutions by openly sharing knowledge & resources

We're keeping this first gathering informal so we can actually talk to each other. No presentations, no pitches, just builders connecting with builders. And we are super grateful to the Gold Card team for allowing us the space for focused AI conversations and knowledge sharing 🙌

Want to join us Thursday?

👉 Comment "AI TAIWAN" or DM me to let me know you’re joining!

Let's show the world that Taiwan is building the future of AI 🇹🇼

#TaiwanAI #GoldCard #MeetTaipei #AIStartups #TaiwanTech #StartupCommunity #AI #Taiwan

Building TribeROI | Global Community Builder | Author of Community-in-a-Box

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