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Kamal Youbi: a knack for startups

Fadwa Chaker (Management of Information Systems, Toulouse Business School, Toulouse, France)
Mohamed Wail Aaminou (Prune Foundation for Education, Salinas, CA, USA)

Publication date: 2 January 2020

Abstract

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Learning outcomes

Discover first-hand entrepreneurship facets in Africa through a real-lived story; and identify key success factors for entrepreneurship in emerging countries.

Case overview/synopsis

The case describes the main entrepreneurial milestones of a young Moroccan entrepreneur. By telling his success stories and his failures, the challenges he stumbled over and how he quickly got on his feet after each fall. The case ends with a description of the creation process and evolution of MyAppConverter®, a highly innovative startup, describes the huge potential of the firm and the main difficulties faced by the founders. With limited financial resources, the associates need to quickly detect the misfunctioning part of the business model and get it fixed before the crucial pitch they are making at the end of the month before world leading investors.

Complexity academic level

Bachelor in business administration.

Subject code

CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.

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Acknowledgements

Disclaimer. This case is written solely for educational purposes and is not intended to represent successful or unsuccessful managerial decision-making. The authors may have disguised names; financial and other recognizable information to protect confidentiality.

Citation

Chaker, F. and Aaminou, M.W. (2020), "Kamal Youbi: a knack for startups", , Vol. 10 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-02-2019-0039

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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