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Hayk Hakobyan

Egypt/Moz/S'pore(soon)

Hayk Hakobyan is a passioné for all things (social) entrepreneurship, business and technology innovation and social media.

He is currently a freelance consultant in business development and innovation and advisor for companies in Egypt, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. He was previously the regional (MENA) Ambassador for Board of Innovation, one of the top European business model innovation consultancies.

Hayk had previously worked in professional services, telecommunications and ICT industries for various international (Hewlett-Packard, Pernod-Ricard, TAGorg, Markedu, CleanStar) firms and the UN.

As an entrepreneur, Hayk co-founded the first (in Egypt and MENA region) co-working community space, Elegua, in Egypt in 2009. In 2012, in partnership with Ministry of Health of Mozambique and Mozambique Red Cross, he co-founded a health forum, MozMed.com, which allows the public to post questions and get answers related to all aspects of health on Internet and via SMS. Hayk’s latest initiatives include KarTag.com, the first social carpooling application (launched in 05.2013) in the MENA region, which was among 64 shortlisted projects for World Summit Youth Award 2013, and soon-to-launched Engezni.com, a food ordering and discovery platform for users and restaurants.

Hayk has been volunteering at TakingITGlobal.org, the largest youth portal on Internet, and is currently the coordinator of Member Advisory Committee of TIG.

Hayk has worked towards his PhD in nuclear physics at University of Geneva and a MBA (cum laude) from University IFM in Geneva, Switzerland.

In his free time, Hayk blogs about failures, plays chess and reads books on philosophy and history.

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Hayk Hakobyan answered

I need partners to help my company launch. How many shares and/or how much profit do I offer to get them?

Hi,

First off, it really matters what the idea/concept is on which you want your two teammates to work on. They can say they would go with whatever, but trust me when I tell you, the intrinsic motivation can very quickly disappear if the idea/concept doesnt resonate with them or they didnt buy into it.

I had just a case like this and it usually ends up in a failure, sooner or later.

So when you are talking to them about being part of the team and making them partners (share distribution should be proportional to planned or perceived contribution by each team member), make it very clean they need to buy into the idea or commit to it long-term (6-12 months).

Also to increase the chance of success form the beginning, make sure to get on your team few passionate team members who have complementary skills. Try to avoid have two or more team members with same or overlapping skills. This can create a competition and conflict of interest from the onset - and you dont want that to happen in your core team.

Also getting their commitment to work for free, as partners or core team members, will test their "faith" or how much they bought into the idea/concept. If they ask for money early on or are doing your project just as another 3 or more projects, that you should be treating them as freelancers or part-timers, rather then core team members or partners.

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Who were the early mentors of the current generation of ultra successful entrepreneurs? Zuckerberg, Page, Brin, Dorsey, Hoffman, Thiel, etc.

- Peter Thiel was crucial for Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
- Ray Chambers for Jack Dorsey (Twitter)
- Ken Allard and investors Ben Horowitz for Dennis Crowley (Foursquare)
- Paul Graham and Partovi Brothersfor Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox founders)
- Adam D'Angelo for Kevin Systrom (Instagram)

See more of who mentored whom at
http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-mentors-behind-the-visionaries-of-tech-2012-7?op=1

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I met Hayk by chance shortly after I just started my travel agency. Hayk became my first client for whom I organized trekking and climbing in Sagarmatha National Park (and he was very happy with it!). He then started coaching me and helping me to set up our company's online presence on LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook. His constant advise regarding contents strategy across those platforms as well as his tips regarding user interface and usability of our corporate website have been of great help and obtained us foreign clients visiting Nepal and in search of good travel agencies for their adventures as well as partners. Hayk's advise regarding customer service and psychology helped a lot to get us off the ground as a startup. I would recommend him for a position in mid- to senior level management in a startup or a big company, as he has previous experience in and understanding of how to grow business lines and services for both cases.

Ram Sharan Upreti Source: LinkedIn

Hayk has been a true pleasure to work with at Jornal @Verdade! Hayk’s determination and knowledge of business and media has enabled the newspaper to expand its reach in creative ways. Hayk is innovative, entrepreneurial and lives in the space of what is possible. He has also been an absolutely invaluable “go to” guy that always makes things happen!

Whynde Melaragno Source: LinkedIn

Hayk provided consultancy to CleanStar Mozambique on questions relating to ICT, media and business development in general.

From the very basics such as having corporate emails to questions related to corporate branding to supervising setup of corporate communication and document systems, he conducted negotiations with technical solution providers in all aspects of our corporate ICT and media, including ERP, mobile payment and Internet companies in Mozambique.

As a result, the company has a reliable corporate information and document management system (Google Apps, Dropbox, Asana) and financial system (QuickBooks). Additionally, he provided essential trainings for sales and marketing team and contributed in shaping of online media strategies of the company

Bill Rustrick Source: LinkedIn

Based on my impressions of Hayk Hakobyan when interacting with him during his different roles and finally as a Markedu team-member, I find Hayk to be a highly intelligent individual with great analytic and people skills.

Working with Hayk, I found that he easily adapts to new environments and challenges. He is flexible and a super-quick learner. And - importantly - he is a likeable person who is good at presenting his knowledge and ideas even in front of large audiences.

One of his major assets, in addition to his expertise and experience in digital marketing and social media, is relationships. He is good at initiating, sustaining and growing relationships with partners and clients alike.

I have seen him facing tough challenges in conjunction with events in Lebanon and Egypt and must say that he really managed to get the most out of those circumstances.

Finally, he would be a great asset to any organization whom would appreciate his language skills.

Michael Leander Source: LinkedIn

As a colleague, Hayk has been helpful whenever I needed his help. He is an expert in various areas of business development, but his work at CleanStar Mozambique mostly concerned ICT and media related aspects. Before him, we were exchanging business email using Hotmail and Gmail and had no set way of file and information exchange except via our personal emails. After he came, he instituted usage of different innovative tools of Google Apps, Dropbox and other useful Internet tools that are standard in other companies. During the last event he headed the team of journalists, whom he provided exhaustive information about our company and showcased our products in a professional way, resulting in number of positive articles appeared covering the event. I'd recommend him for any managerial position related to any aspect of business development

Boris Atanassov Source: LinkedIn

As Ambassador for Board of Innovation, Hayk's eye is always on keeping track of the latest innovations in the MENA region. Even in a challenging political and economical context, he's eager to make the most of it as an entrepreneur. Keep up the good work!

Philippe De Ridder Source: LinkedIn

I have the pleasure to work with Hayk several years ago, back in 2001, when he was responsible for IT Infrastructure in one of most developed companies of the Country, and despite he was young and has just graduated from the University, he distinguished himself with smart mindset and high professionalism. He was very motivated and hard-working empoyee and I am sure he raised the bar even higher.

Yeghishe Avagyan, PhD Source: LinkedIn

Won't fit this text box what I could say about how professional and efficient Hayk is, this guy knows very well what he's talking about, and can pretty much stand for it. He's one of these few guys out there that knows the big picture as well as what's the lower level behind it. His strong IT knowledge allows him to get involved into any field related project and blend in no time, as well as understand all of the weirdly geeky jargon flying around. He is a rock solid asset for any organization he's a part of. I enjoyed brainstorming as much as working with this guy.

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Hayk has been such an incredible source of support to the members of our TakingITGlobal.org online community - especially on the discussion boards! His role with us over the years has helped us grow our ability to work with virtual volunteers.

Jennifer Corriero Source: LinkedIn

It is my pleasure to recommend Hayk in any capacity of management and leadership in the area of Information Technology and other areas.

Hayk is an individual of extremely high values and morals. He has shown dedication and professionalism in all aspects of our work together over the past year.

Hayk, in his capacity as a Business Channel manager at NetSignature, worked with me to implement the commercial business plan in different areas of business.
Overall, Hayk is highly intelligent and has good analytical skills. He added value in both planning and implementation.

Assem El Bassal Source: LinkedIn

Hayk has been great to work with. He interfaced very well with customers and channeled customer requirements in a way that made it easy for the implementation team to deliver. In many cases, he lent a helping hand to others to make sure we keep our reputation for quality work. He managed several business channels with success and always came up with new ideas to grow our business. His feedback was always valuable. In addition, he spoke at conferences about Internet Marketing and promoted our company.

Hazem Mahsoub Soliman Source: LinkedIn

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