Borderless
entrepreneurship —
building without boundaries.
A podcast about the world’s startup ecosystems.
One city per season. 20 conversations with the people building each one.
One mic.
Every city.
20 years across 3 continents — Fortune 500s, my own consulting, an accelerator in Saudi Arabia.
Then I bet everything on the wrong play, lost €250,000 in two years, and rebuilt from my parents’ house with AI — shipping 4 companies in 12 months.
I’ve been on every side of an ecosystem: operator, consultant, mentor, founder who hit zero. I know who’s worth listening to in any city. So I’m going to find them.
The episodes.
Building MENA's first unicorn — 7 lessons from $1B
Mariam El-Tayeb co-founded MENA's first $1B+ exit. We dig into the unglamorous middle: the year nobody believed, the pivot that almost killed them, and what she'd do differently.
▶ Listen to the episodeFundraising Across Borders: VC Perspectives on Global Startups
What VCs look for in global startups. Positioning strategies and pitch tips from investors who fund cross-border companies.
▶ Listen to the episodeStrategic Market Selection: Where Should You Expand Next?
Data-driven frameworks for choosing your next international market. Real stories from founders who got it right (and wrong).
▶ Listen to the episodeBuilding Global Infrastructure for Startups
How to build startup infrastructure that works across borders. Payment systems, legal frameworks, and global scaling strategies.
▶ Listen to the episodeOne city.
The full stack.
Most podcasts pick a founder. This one picks an ecosystem — and unpacks who’s actually moving it. Capital, operators, mentors, policy, community, founders. The full stack of one city, every season.
One ecosystem.
One season.
Every season anchors on a single startup city — chosen because something is happening there the rest of the world hasn’t caught up with yet.
The people
holding it together.
Founders, investors, operators, mentors, policy makers, community builders, the diaspora that funds it. The full stack of one city — in their own words.
Your favourite platform.
Every episode lands on every major platform from day one — wherever you already listen.
Season 01 drops soon.
One city. 20 conversations. The full stack of an ecosystem you don’t know yet — from the people inside it.