25: Hala Insurtech- Innovate offshore and regulate onshore
Here's our interview with Walid Daniel Dib, Co-founder, and CEO of Hala Insurance, the OG millennial insurtech founder from the #UAE!
We spoke with Walid on many nuances and factors involved in running an agile insurance start-up brand like Hala:
🎯Hala's business model- tech seems like the starting point...surprisingly, it is not!
🔍Test & learn culture- using hypotheses versus assumptions to test & learn product fit
🤑How did they go about building their first set of customers...did the #cacstack-up?
🏝️That one 'trend' they are keen to develop... is exciting as it is micro-level penetration of insurance
💸Current VC and funding environment outlook for insurtechs
®️Regulatory wishlist to develop the market not just within the UAE but the Middle East as a whole
🔭Drawing inspiration from other markets like #India, #Singapore, and #EU countries and start-ups, he closely tracks
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