Startup Grind hosts founder of Mumzworld
MUSCAT: Startup Oman, founded by Daud Foundation, the Sultanate’s only online platform created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and the designated chapter of Startup Grind in Oman, hosted Startup Grind recently.
Featured on Startup Grind’s stage was Mona Ataya, the founder Mumzworld, arguably the most successful online search engine for jobs in the Middle East is now working to disrupt the wellingrained retail space in the Middle East with the goal of assisting mothers with their maternity, infant and childcare product needs.
Mona started her career at Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, USA, at age 20 after graduating with a dual honours degree in marketing and finance.
She grew in the company and climbed the leadership ladder until 2000 when she started her entrepreneurial journey as the VP of marketing and co-founder of Bayt.com – a concept that was soon to prove to be a truly revolutionary one in the region and is today the largest and most recognised recruitment site for the Mena region.
Over 50 entrepreneurs, students and young professionals joined the event at Innovation Factory space in Knowledge Oasis to hear Mona’s story to entrepreneurship. Sharing the biggest lessons she has learned in business through Bayt.com and Mumzworld, Mona said, “The number one lesson is that great teams build great businesses. This can never be said enough times. Secondly, always keep the consumer in mind. Everything you do should be based on filling a customer need. If you constantly ask yourself which consumer need can I fill, not what competitor can I beat, you won’t have to worry about competition. Lastly, keep your vision on capital, because without that, your company cannot grow."
“We are thrilled to feature an experienced entrepreneur such as Mona on the Startup Grind stage,” said Ali Daud, co-founder - Startup Oman. “Her experience showcases how to succeed in developing solutions for problems all mothers face, and doing it in a way which highlights the impact of her business. We hope that her story will inspire Omani entrepreneurs, especially females, to develop solutions that will solve the problems they face by filling true gaps in the market.”