3x Founder | Xoogler | Design Thinking | Follow for daily tips on how to launch, grow, fundraise for and steer your startup.

TL;DR: I bring 15+ years of digital innovation, consultancy, startups and strategic thinking experience to help your startup thrive.

Are you looking to:

→ IDEATE: Zero in on innovative ideas that could disrupt the landscape?
→ BUILD: Build and validate concepts, FAST, using iterative design?
→ GROW: Fully launch and scale using end-to-end go-to-market planning?
→ RAISE: Nail upcoming rounds with a killer fundraising strategy and prep?

Let's chat.

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ABOUT ME:

→ Advisor: Helped 20+ ventures launch, iterate, scale, fundraise, and unlock growth using innovation
→ Founder: Zero to 970k MAUs in 2 years (100% organic)
→ Google: Portfolios of $50M-$100M ARR, focused on bizdev, digital consulting and partnerships
→ Strategist: 100+ strategy and GTM workshops with the biggest global brands
→ Innovation: Stanford d.school bootcamp, IDEO.U, AJ&S, Design Sprint Master, and more.

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Majd Alaily

Fundraising with no revenue?
You can still manage that conversation. Here's how.

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Based on every conversation I'm having these days.
Traction is becoming a non-negotiable for any form of investment today.

And the best thing to show an investor is revenue.
Puts you in a different league.

BUT.
Your build might be at pre-revenue stage.
Doesn't mean you can't showcase *some* traction.

These 8 metrics can showcase your potential,
from weakest to strongest:

1️⃣ Sign-ups:
The number of people who’ve signed up for your release.

2️⃣ Alpha/Beta Testers:
How many users are actively testing and providing feedback?

3️⃣ Registrations:
Count of users who have already registered on your live product.

4️⃣ User Growth:
DAUs, WAUs, MAUs – show growth in active user numbers.

5️⃣ Engagement & Retention:
Prove stickiness with retention rates and churn analysis.

6️⃣ CRM Database:
Size of the database collected for future sales outreach.

7️⃣ Letters of Intent (LOIs):
Preliminary commitments from potential buyers.

8️⃣ Pipeline:
The deals currently in negotiation with prospects.

Showcasing these KPIs in a structured way
can highlight your startup's potential
and help get over your "no revenue yet" hurdle.

What's the best pre-revenue KPI to show traction?

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3x Founder | ex-Google | Design Thinking | Let's Launch, Grow, Fundraise For Your Startup Together.

10 Sites every founder building in 2026 MUST bookmark today.
+ Bonus: They're all FREE.

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Listen, you can learn everything on your own for months, or accelerate all of this with the right resources.

Here are 10 websites I used as a founder that made a BIG difference in my entrepreneurship journey:

(1) Y Combinator Startup Library
I can't sing the praises of Startup School enough.
I've pretty much recommended this program to every founder I talked to.
Start here.

(2) Product Hunt
The PH badge is one of the most sought after vanity goals in the ecosystem
(+ it gets you SOLID traffic when you're featured).

It's a trending chart of our industry.
Discover the latest products in the startup space.
Gain inspiration and feedback from a community of tech enthusiasts.

(3) Failory
Our industry focuses so much on success...
We forget 90% of startups fail.

Failory shares stories of startup failures and lessons learned, offering you valuable insights to avoid common pitfalls.

(4) Neil Patel
If you're a founder, you need to learn SEO (yes SEO works STILL).
NP is the best thing out there today to do that.
That's basically it.

(5) Exploding Topics
Identify emerging trends and niche markets, providing you with an ear to the ground of what's coming up in any industry.

(6) GrowthHackers
Fosters a community of growth-hackers, offering you strategies to accelerate your startup's growth.

(7) LinkedIn
My recent discovery these past 2 years.
SO MUCH is happening on linkedin.
Lots of excellent content by many valuable creators.
Make sure to build a shortlist to follow.

(And maybe follow Majd Alaily. Just sayin')

(8) Startup Digest
A great way to build community and network.
Startup Digest curates personalized content and events, keeping you informed with what is happening in our industry.

(9) Reddit, Inc. , r/entrepreneur
As a veteran lurker on reddit, I can't not put a sub from there.
Get real advice and read up on experiences from real people.
Getting rarer and rarer in our days.

(10) Techstars Startup Grind
Another community platform.
Does a really good job in local networking and connecting with global players.

These sites offer invaluable resources, strategies, and community support to help you navigate the startup world.

Friendly advice. All of this content is free + gold.
Make the most of what they have to offer.

Here’s your 1-2-3:
Open browser → Create “Founder Stack” folder → Add these 10 free sites.

What other resource would you add here?

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How do you split equity between co-founders?
This can make or break your startup. Here's how to do it.

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How do you divide equity within the team?
This is one of the most challenging decisions founders face.
Early on in their journey.

And it’s not just about the numbers, it’s about fairness, commitment, and success.

Don't see this as a negotiation.
About how you can maximize your share.
And give the least amount possible to others.

A co-founder can eventually walk away if they feel undervalued.

Here's how to do it instead:

👉 Evaluate contributions, workloads, risk and experience
👉 Go for a dynamic split that values individual commitment
👉 Protects everyone by ensuring equity is earned over time
👉 Focus on being fair
👉 Have a "lead" founder (ideally)
 
Remember.
Being fair is NOT the same as being equal.

Equity discussions are about building trust
and ensuring everyone feels valued.

It’s not just a negotiation, it’s the foundation of a long-term partnership.
Manage it accordingly.

How would you divide equity between co-founders?

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Google

Product Lead, Search | Sales MENA

Consult and help Google’s largest customers grow their business across the MENA region, by advising them on their digital marketing strategies and ensure they leverage the latest Google advertising solutions’ advancements and technology to maximize performance.

Responsible for building and scaling go-to-market strategies to drive product adoption and revenue, as well as influence Google’s products development based on market feedback.

Product Specialist, Search | Sales MENA

Internship in Business Ads Marketing

• Working with cross-functional retail team on developing go-to market plans and growth strategies to unlock opportunities within large & medium size advertisers; aiming at increasing cross-channel retail revenue, product adoption, and media spend as well as strengthening Google’s positioning as a retail enabler and thought leader
• Gathering and analyzing large datasets from different Google products to deduce key consumer and industry insights with the objective of delivering actionable narratives and upskilling direct advertisers & media agencies through events, trainings and ThinkwithGoogle.com
• Managing external agencies and internal stakeholders to deliver product and industry events and assuring programs launch smoothly from logistics to execution inclusive of creative concept, content development and invitation management

Product Marketing Associate | MENA

YouTube

YouTube Ads, Advertiser Buying Experience

[20% Role] Product Manager

UC Irvine

Research intern at the UCI School of Engineering under the supervision of Professors F. Kurdahi and M. Farouque.
•	Conducted a research project about Hardware Trojans attacks’ detection on integrated circuits along with two graduate students; executed implementation using electromagnetic side channel
•	Prepared a set of experiments emulating such attacks to better understand all practical implications of electromagnetic based Trojans using Verilog HDL and FPGA board
•	Analyzed existing near-field EM probes in current market and created a comparative cost model between two EMC world leader manufacturers; reduced cost of expenses for equipment
•	Developed a set of specifications for experimental procedure and proposed a solution methodology to detect hardware Trojans effectively using EM near-field probes

Hardware Security Researcher

Alfa Telecommunications

Intern at the Network Operation Center, an insight into the control system used to manage the complete communication network.
•	Monitored cellular communication and voice over IP network over Lebanon; identified causes of potential service disturbances in team to ensure full satisfaction to customers
•	Acquired working knowledge about computer networks mainly about LTE, UMTS and GSM

Network Engineer

Bringing to market AI products that help businesses grow and succeed.

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