Looking back on JadoPado
From the archive · 4 min read
Earlier chapters
The archive.
Writing, research and company stories from an earlier internet.
70 posts · 2010—2020
This collection brings together the old personal blog and posts from the JadoPado and Esanjo years. It includes contributions by other writers. Posts retain their original dates and may reflect views or information of their time.
Showing 70 posts
2020
2019
Banking and Telco in the UAE is Broken
From the archive · 3 min read
Diving into Careem's Cap Table
From the archive · 3 min read
Hiding the Truth, Muting Discussion & Squashing Discourse
From the archive · 5 min read
2018
Introducing Lunatap
From the Esanjo blog · 3 min read
An Update on BitPado
From the Esanjo blog · 4 min read
2017
Electronically Ours
From the Esanjo blog · 5 min read
What's hiding behind noon's beta?
From the archive · 10 min read
A noon update
From the archive · 1 min read
The Future of Majid Al Futtaim
From the archive · 1 min read
The JadoPado Experiment is at an End
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
JadoPado raises $1 billion to build world’s largest mall
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
Evidence that Amazon's buyout of Souq is almost done
From the archive · 3 min read
JadoPado’s response to the Cloudbleed bug
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
2016
Startup vs Corporate Culture: An Intern’s Perspective
Jason Torion · From the JadoPado blog · 4 min read
Product Updates and Building Incredible Experiences
Sidra Tariq · From the JadoPado blog · 6 min read
How We’re Building JadoPado
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 5 min read
Backpacking: The Art of Stress Relief
Aadil Mohamed · From the JadoPado blog · 5 min read
Noon.com: Unpacking Alabbar's Digital Ambitions
From the archive · 5 min read
A Deep Dive Into Saudi Culture
From the archive · 1 min read
Making Learning Your Ticket to Personal and Professional Development
Sidra Tariq · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
Working to Live vs Living to Work
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
Heroes and How They Shape Us
Ali Khalid Rana · From the JadoPado blog · 5 min read
The $4 Million Deck
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
A Marketplace Rises
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 6 min read
Three Years of Aramex E-Commerce Data
From the archive · 1 min read
What is Souq Worth?
From the archive · 3 min read
2015
Booster Engine Cut Off
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
The 2016 Edition: Online Payments in the UAE
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 8 min read
To New Beginnings
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 6 min read
The Funding Gap
From the archive · 4 min read
JadoPado becomes JadoBado
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
Blast Off! JadoPado is a marketplace!
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
Talabat Maths: Why Rocket Said Yes
From the archive · 3 min read
2014
JadoPado Marketplace Beta
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
The 2014 Edition: Online Payments in the UAE
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 6 min read
Souq, Dubizzle & Naspers
From the archive · 3 min read
InstaSearch, Mobile Refresh & JadoPado Learns Arabic
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
Product Reviews and a Shipping Estimator
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
JadoPado’s response to the Heartbleed bug
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
JadoPado’s Free E-Commerce Revolution
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
Checkout Changes
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
2013. A Year in Review.
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
2013
The One Where GITEX’s organiser served us an IP Infringement Notice
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 5 min read
PayPal, JadoPado Gift Cards and Shop And Ship
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
Why Cash on Delivery Doesn’t Work
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 4 min read
JadoPado Shield. Accidental Protection For Electronics.
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
10% of E-Commerce in the UAE is from Mobile
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
Updates to the UAE’s online payment space in early 2013
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
The Anatomy of E-Commerce in the UAE
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
The Year Gone By
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 7 min read
2012
Local E-Commerce Articles Round Up
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 5 min read
Radio Interviews Round Up
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
Six Months and Some Stats
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
Comparative Advertising in the UAE
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
The Danube Copy Machine Continues
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
JadoPado on the Business Breakfast!
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
How Danube Almost Stole Our Mojo
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
Creating the new JPHQ
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 2 min read
Dubai Eye 103.8 E-Commerce Discussion
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
Our First Ever Screencast: How to Buy Stuff
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
How we turned over $1 million in 10 months
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 4 min read
2011
Understanding Online Payments in the UAE
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 5 min read
UAE. We Love You.
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 4 min read
The Madness of #notgitex
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
The Tale of JadoPado and the Fraudsters: Part Two
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 4 min read
Gitex 2011 Interview on Dubai Eye 103.8
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 1 min read
The Tale of JadoPado and the Fraudsters
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 3 min read
A JadoPado Arrives
Omar Kassim · From the JadoPado blog · 4 min read
2010
UAE Payment Gateways
From the archive · 2 min read
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