Qais Hweidi 🚀

Experience

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  Easy App

  Dec 2020 - now

  Co-Founder & Product Manager

  Easy is my first startup, and it came with a tremendous learning experience that I would not trade for anything.Easy is a mobile app where you can find premium discounts from local businesses and save a ton of money!𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹:• Lead product strategy, roadmap creation, prioritization, and implementation based on market insights, business goals, and customer feedback.• Main communication channel between engineering, design, marketing, sales, operations, customer success, and management.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and launch new features or enhancements, leading the full product development cycle.• Work with internal and external stakeholders to understand what customers need most and prioritize features accordingly.• Stay updated on industry trends and the competitive landscape.𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁:• Manage the backlog and prioritization of the product.• Delegate tasks and organize communication between the development team.𝗨𝗜/𝗨𝗫:• Design the UI and UX of the product.𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:• Define marketing objectives for the product.• Research the market and competition to understand what is new and important, and use this information to improve our products.• Drive customer acquisition strategies to reach and target new audiences.• Set the price for the product.𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮:• Monitor and evaluate product performance by measuring key metrics and identifying areas for improvement.• Track product feature usage and its impact on end users.• Leverage data analysis and research to make decisions.𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀:• Conduct user research using various methods and tools to understand user needs, preferences, and feedback.• Analyze customer, stakeholder, and team feedback to shape requirements and features.𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁:• Evaluate partnership opportunities and manage them.• Collaborate with and train the sales team.[𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳] Show less

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  Bedar Platform

  Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

  Trainee

  The Bedar program lasted 9 months and began with the selection of over 200 start-ups that had applied for the program from all Arab countries.Then we began an extensive training program in various areas such as entrepreneurship, social impact, marketing, finance, management, and legal, delivered by an elite group of international coaches.After that, we were selected to move on and receive 8 personalized one-to-one mentoring sessions with experts in areas such as technology, marketing, human resources, and investments.Then we started getting specialized workshops and listened to other successful entrepreneurs talk about their journey and experiences.In the end, we presented our Easy App pitch to the jury and were selected as one of the top 3 start-ups. Show less

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  EasyEdu.me

  Oct 2022 - now

  Founder

  easyEdu.me is a non-profit, quickly created website where college students and teachers can access hundreds of paid services for free by using their educational email (.edu).It resulted in thousands of visits to the website with 0 paid marketing.

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  Palestine Techno Park

  Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

  Participant at Kangaroo Incubation Program

  Funded by the Palestinian Investment Fund (PIF), the Kangaroo Incubation Program is a comprehensive accelerator program hosted at the Palestine Technopark that provides invaluable support and resources to help entrepreneurs with groundbreaking ideas accelerate their startup growth.The program offers customized office space, strategic mentoring from experienced professionals, and access to a vast network of potential investors and industry experts. Participants benefit from state-of-the-art facilities including innovation labs, meeting rooms, and additional perks such as cafeteria, high-speed internet, and networking events.Through tailored guidance and an environment designed to foster collaboration and productivity, the program aims to create remarkable progress for participating startups within a short period of time. Show less

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  Flow Accelerator

  Feb 2023 - Sept 2023

  Participant at UpScale Program

  UpScale Program is an initiative launched by SPARK and Flow Accelerator in collaboration with the European Union. The program aims to strengthen Palestine's innovation ecosystem by boosting the competitiveness, internationalization, and financial resilience of startups.Through the UpScale Program, Palestinian entrepreneurs will receive business development funding, resources, global outreach opportunities, and investment matchmaking support to help expand their businesses worldwide and build professional networks with regional and international peers and investors. Show less

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  RiseUp

  Mar 2023 - Mar 2023

  Exhibitor

  Participation in the 10th edition of the RiseUp Summit in Egypt at the Grand Egyptian Museum as representative of Easy App startup among +150 startups from all over the world.

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  Microsoft

  Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

  Member at Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
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  Confidential

  Jan 2024 - Sept 2024

  Founder

  Within the rise of AI, I saw a short-lived opportunity related to AI and quickly moved to benefit from it.