Episode #95,

Hashem Montasser

“Going into a new market requires humility. You don’t know the market well, and you have to accept that.”

44 min

January 12, 2026

44 min

January 12, 2026

In a series of monthly conversations aimed at introducing the audience to the Middle East’s vibrant entrepreneurial landscape, The Lighthouse Founder and avid raconteur Hashem Montasser hosts the highly popular ”The Lighthouse Conversations” Podcast and asks his guests about their life journeys, inspirations, successes, failures and everything in-between.

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