Post by Ingie Ezzat

13,000+ applicants globally. 650+ at the AUC hub alone. 50 shortlisted. 22 made the final. XYZ, built within The Startup Kitchen, was one of them. More on the medtech soon. The feedback that stayed with me: - Don't lead with your solution. Lead with the problem - until the room feels it. Only then does your solution mean anything. - A business model isn't a slide. It's the answer to a question everyone in the room is already asking - before you open your mouth. - Execution clarity beats vision every time. Not what you're building. What you do, why it works, in under three minutes. We went in with a strong idea. We left with a sharper one. XYZ is still being built. The room just made it better. Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab The American University in Cairo: Seham Elmrayed, PhD Orange Egypt: Dina Sallam Rology EY: Aly MohyEldeen Raeia Ahmed El Banna Roche: Ahmed Aly Mostafa, MD, PGDip #FueledByTheKitchen