Hani_Farah
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Start school, move to university and go on in your life, you find ultimate competition with no way out! It is there that your own personal war starts, you want to excel in life, give it all you’ve got and believe that whatever you’ve got to deliver stands out from the rest. I keep telling myself this, trying to find a justification for this non-stopping aggressive competition in the Lebanese market.
Here’s what I mean, there’s an entire generation of doctors and architects, recently graduated, with no means of working in the field they are in (well at least not in Lebanon). Could this solely be a disorientation issue, or are the parents held liable here?
On the other hand, we find a good amount of youth going into the digital field, and development, working on applications that are not different in any way, simply ultimately competing! Food applications have been increasing intensely, i.e: you can order from your favorite online restaurant through Zomato, Onlivery, etc. several apps that only differ in the logo; but here I’m guessing it’s a personal choice to pick the one that suits you most.
Then you can move onto the healthy organic food wave, trending since a couple of years now. This industry is seeing more and more youth being engaged as consumers, or even as small entrepreneurs launching their own healthy food lines. The list of organic places starting from scratch and shutting down from one side, and places succeeding from the other side are both endless.
Is it passion towards a specific industry driving the youth to this? Is it a pure need for something new, a trial and error sort of thing to find a decent income in a worn out community? Or is it just a need for being unplugged from the whole enterprise system, wanting to be your sole leader? Hopefully startup competitions will help realize some of the youth’s dreams and create more diversity in the market.
Here’s a video I found interesting about last year’s TechCrunch Event in Beirut.
Here’s what I mean, there’s an entire generation of doctors and architects, recently graduated, with no means of working in the field they are in (well at least not in Lebanon). Could this solely be a disorientation issue, or are the parents held liable here?
On the other hand, we find a good amount of youth going into the digital field, and development, working on applications that are not different in any way, simply ultimately competing! Food applications have been increasing intensely, i.e: you can order from your favorite online restaurant through Zomato, Onlivery, etc. several apps that only differ in the logo; but here I’m guessing it’s a personal choice to pick the one that suits you most.
Then you can move onto the healthy organic food wave, trending since a couple of years now. This industry is seeing more and more youth being engaged as consumers, or even as small entrepreneurs launching their own healthy food lines. The list of organic places starting from scratch and shutting down from one side, and places succeeding from the other side are both endless.
Is it passion towards a specific industry driving the youth to this? Is it a pure need for something new, a trial and error sort of thing to find a decent income in a worn out community? Or is it just a need for being unplugged from the whole enterprise system, wanting to be your sole leader? Hopefully startup competitions will help realize some of the youth’s dreams and create more diversity in the market.
Here’s a video I found interesting about last year’s TechCrunch Event in Beirut.