jadopado
Looking back on JadoPado
It's been a little over three years since we exited and subsequently folded JadoPado into Noon. I recently did a longish Twitter thread looking back on what once was. This is a post for posterity
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55 posts from the archive.
From the Esanjo blog
Electronically Ours
With the post-acquisition drama of noon finally in our rear view mirror, it feels like it’s time to reflect briefly and outline what we’re doing next
From the JadoPado blog
The JadoPado Experiment is at an End
We've been acquired. The JadoPado Experiment is at an end.
From the JadoPado blog
JadoPado raises $1 billion to build world’s largest mall
A quantum leap to the future of shopping. The JadoPado Mall will transform your shopping experience. The biggest, the best, the fastest.
From the JadoPado blog
JadoPado’s response to the Cloudbleed bug
How we responded to the Cloudbleed bug
From the JadoPado blog
Startup vs Corporate Culture: An Intern’s Perspective
How different is a startup’s company culture from corporate culture? Here is an intern’s point of view on these distinct organisational cultures
From the JadoPado blog
Product Updates and Building Incredible Experiences
A bunch of exciting updates and new features including JadoPado Joy, Seller Performance, iOS and Android Apps as well as JadoPado in Arabic!
From the JadoPado blog
How We’re Building JadoPado
The values and policies (or lack there of) that we’re focused on as we build JadoPado as an organisation. Unlimited leave, remote work and more.
From the JadoPado blog
Backpacking: The Art of Stress Relief
Backpacking and adventure recreation are great ways to de-stress. See new places and get your adrenaline and dopamine pumping.
From the JadoPado blog
Making Learning Your Ticket to Personal and Professional Development
Constant learning can prepare you for different challenges and open your world to new possibilities.
From the JadoPado blog
Working to Live vs Living to Work
Flexibility can pave the way towards fulfilling, deep work where we work to live rather than live to work
From the JadoPado blog
Heroes and How They Shape Us
Role Models are an important figure in life as we grow up. Not always do we get to live up to our ideal self, inspired by our heroes but when you do get the opportunity to do so, every single effort you have made becomes worthwhile.
From the JadoPado blog
The $4 Million Deck
An unedited version of the deck that we used to raise our $4 million Series A
From the JadoPado blog
A Marketplace Rises
Our slow march towards building a global marketplace
From the JadoPado blog
Booster Engine Cut Off
Announcing our Series A and providing advice that you didn’t really ask for
From the JadoPado blog
The 2016 Edition: Online Payments in the UAE
The definitive guide to online payments in the UAE
From the JadoPado blog
To New Beginnings
A deep dive into why we re-positioned JadoPado from direct e-commerce to a pure play marketplace
funding
The Funding Gap
A look at the the Middle East's technology startup funding gap when attempting to go beyond seed
From the JadoPado blog
JadoPado becomes JadoBado
We’re changing our name for even better localisation
From the JadoPado blog
Blast Off! JadoPado is a marketplace!
We’re turning JadoPado into a marketplace platform
From the JadoPado blog
JadoPado Marketplace Beta
Announcing the JadoPado Marketplace beta. Sign up!
From the JadoPado blog
The 2014 Edition: Online Payments in the UAE
The state of online payments in the UAE in 2014
From the JadoPado blog
InstaSearch, Mobile Refresh & JadoPado Learns Arabic
We turn search into something truly incredible, refresh mobile and bring on Arabic
From the JadoPado blog
Product Reviews and a Shipping Estimator
Bringing on product reviews and a beautiful way to estimate the cost of shipping
From the JadoPado blog
JadoPado’s response to the Heartbleed bug
How we responded inside 12 hours to the Heartbleed bug
From the JadoPado blog
JadoPado’s Free E-Commerce Revolution
Why pay when you can get it for free?
From the JadoPado blog
Checkout Changes
An upgrade to the JadoPado checkout experience
From the JadoPado blog
2013. A Year in Review.
A review of the year that was 2013 from a JadoPado perspective
From the JadoPado blog
The One Where GITEX’s organiser served us an IP Infringement Notice
JadoPado receives an Intellectual Property infringement notice
From the JadoPado blog
PayPal, JadoPado Gift Cards and Shop And Ship
New additions to JadoPado including PayPal, Gift Cards and Shop And Ship
From the JadoPado blog
Why Cash on Delivery Doesn’t Work
A dive into why Cash on Delivery doesn’t work for E-commerce
From the JadoPado blog
JadoPado Shield. Accidental Protection For Electronics.
JadoPado introduces JadoPado Shield, the best and easiest way to protect your electronics gear
From the JadoPado blog
10% of E-Commerce in the UAE is from Mobile
A look at mobile e-commerce in the UAE in 2013
From the JadoPado blog
Updates to the UAE’s online payment space in early 2013
Updates to the UAE’s online payment space in early 2013
From the JadoPado blog
The Anatomy of E-Commerce in the UAE
A breakdown of the UAE’s E-Commerce market in 2013
From the JadoPado blog
The Year Gone By
A review of the year that was 2012 at JadoPado
From the JadoPado blog
Local E-Commerce Articles Round Up
A roundup of e-commerce writings and musing in the UAE
From the JadoPado blog
Radio Interviews Round Up
A roundup of various JadoPado radio and podcast interviews
From the JadoPado blog
Six Months and Some Stats
Insight into the first 6 months of operations at JadoPado
From the JadoPado blog
Comparative Advertising in the UAE
We tussle with comparative advertising in the UAE
From the JadoPado blog
The Danube Copy Machine Continues
Danube continues to steals from JadoPado’s user interface and user experience
From the JadoPado blog
JadoPado on the Business Breakfast!
We speak with the Business Breakfast team on Dubai Eye 103.8
From the JadoPado blog
How Danube Almost Stole Our Mojo
Danube steals JadoPado’s user interface and user experience
From the JadoPado blog
Creating the new JPHQ
Planning JadoPado’s new headquarters
From the JadoPado blog
Dubai Eye 103.8 E-Commerce Discussion
JadoPado on Dubai Eye 103.8 speaking about challenges, opportunities and hurdles in the e-commerce business
From the JadoPado blog
Our First Ever Screencast: How to Buy Stuff
JadoPado’s first screencast on how to buy stuff online.
From the JadoPado blog
How we turned over $1 million in 10 months
JadoPado hits a revenue milestone of USD 1 million in just 10 months
From the JadoPado blog
Understanding Online Payments in the UAE
A dive into online payments in the UAE
From the JadoPado blog
UAE. We Love You.
JadoPado’s favorite memories in the UAE, commemorating its 40th National Day.
From the JadoPado blog
The Madness of #notgitex
Read about JadoPado’s #notGitex promotion and how it became a success.
From the JadoPado blog
The Tale of JadoPado and the Fraudsters: Part Two
Follow up on JadoPado’s fraud case.
From the JadoPado blog
Gitex 2011 Interview on Dubai Eye 103.8
Our first ever radio interview, live from Gitex 2011 on Dubai Eye 103.8
From the JadoPado blog
The Tale of JadoPado and the Fraudsters
How JadoPado dealt with its first case of fraud.
From the JadoPado blog
A JadoPado Arrives
How JadoPado got going and what we’ve got planned for the future
payments
UAE Payment Gateways
Our very first bits of research on cracking online payments in the UAE