Welcome to Globalization: Recession

The world is entering into a recession. The Saudi’s can say what they will. The UAE can claim that liquidity is stabilizing, but the truth of the matter is, it is not.
Banks are no longer giving out loans, in sharp contrast to the ridiculous handouts that went on until a few months ago. The UAE […]

HOWTO: Manage Like a Dictator

Don’t look at me like that! One of my biggest motivations to open shop was to handle employer/employee relationships differently from the way I have seen. I had ideals! I wanted to create a nirvana of a workplace. Then I learned to lower my expectations. I continued to lower my expectations that it has hit […]

HOWTO: Name your company

So you’ve decided to have a startup and now you need a name. This is a very important decision that you should weigh very carefully. The name will have a direct impact on how your prospects will perceive you and your products/services.
In this HOWTO, I will try to provide you with some options and solutions.
Domain […]

3.6% of UAE GNP to charity unlikely

The National ran a story about the UAE’s claim of donating 3.6% of GNP to charity. Sir John Holmes rejected these claims and labeled them ‘dubious’.

MRM Business Award, anyone home?

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award has been advertised on the radio for the past few days now. Unfortunately, you can’t visit their site since.. well, there’s nothing there! In other news, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry won an award for hosting the award. Are you confused yet?

Don’t import labor, outsource!

As the costs of operation increases in the UAE, outsourcing becomes a lot more attractive to companies, big and small. It is no longer an IT-only domain either. Outsourcing helps contain costs while continuing to be competitive.

Evictions to make way for village city

So, Dubai residents are getting evicted to make way for the Jumeirah Village City. Who was paid to come up with that name?

Carpooling registration without incentive in the UAE

RTA provides little incentive

Today’s The National frontpage has an upbeat headline reading, Carpools win approval in war on congestion. This is a rather odd headline, seeing that carpooling will happen whether it gets a governmental approval or not. If people can afford to drive their own cars, they will. If they can’t, they will find […]

Deyaar ignores impending court battle

Deyaar has very little to say about the impending court case against its former CEO, Zack Shahin, on its website.

Bayt.com encouraging racism?

Bayt.com - engineering racism

I have always been a fan of Internet-based companies in the region. I also understand the general frustration that stems from the seeming unfair compensation packages offered to people of different nationalities. While I maintain that this is strictly an exercise of providing incentives to leave one’s home country, I was rather […]