Allan Abbas
Founder of FinTech Lab
About
I'm an ex-Amazonian-engineer who enjoys pushing the boundaries both personally and professionally. I've previously launched and sold $1.2M of products in my first startup (Niche Sports Tourism, Dubai, 2018), all bootstrapped, with no mentorship, no funding, no previous experience leading companies. My corporate experience spans product / program / operation / launch management with 6 years of increasing responsibility at Amazon. I specialize in assembling and leading high performing large teams. Currently, I'm building an AI-powered FinTech startup for the MENA region.
Selected Publications
Podcast in a studio in London that I appeared on (3657 views and 97 comments)
More than 100+ public speaking experiences at Amazon leading teams, giving workshops, with largest audience being 110 people
Allan's Job Hunting Workshop, Yorkville University, Canada
Speaker at the International Career Expo hosted by AIESEC (an international "youth-run" and led, non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation that provides young people with business development internships with 40,000 members worldwide)
My Online Research
I have a growing network that I will leverage to market the podcast further. Below are the details and analytics from my online presence.
Over the past 3 months, I have made it a priority to build my personal brand by sharing my previous failures (lessons) and also my on-going projects (building in public). 62% of the viewers on my profile are from Amazon and Antler (largest pre-seed investor in the world) as shown below.
Here is the progression of my Linkedin page in 2024
| Metrics | 2024 Q1 & Q2 (6 months) | Current (3 months) | Projection Dec 2024 | Projection Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impressions on content (Weekly) | 0-500 | 3000-5000 | 8,000 to 15,000 | 10-30,000 |
| Impressions on content (Annual) | ~13,000 | ~208,000 | ~598,000 | 1,040,000 |
| New Followers (Weekly) | 10-20 | 100-150 | 200-500 | 200-1000 |
| Profile viewers (Weekly) | 20-50 | 100-150 | 200-500 | 200-1000 |
YouTube
Although I don't actively invest in it, I have an Established platform channel where I upload videos. With a foundational base of over 1 million views and 1700 subscribers, I do feature/repost my guest appearances on this channel to increase reach. I can share your content and backlink to your podcast on my channel. This channel only generates a few thousand views per month as it's not very active but Youtube has a long-tail so episodes will generate views for a very long time.
Expertise Topics
- Amazon
- Going from Student hire to joining Amazon's elite team in 6 years
- Leading 100+: Empowering Teams, Not Just Managing Them - Lessons from the Trenches.
- Managing 600 different people, aim to building a Team So Good, They Outgrow You
- Career Pivots: Civil Engineering to Tech & Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship
- The Transition of life: Working 9-5 to Running my own company
- Influence of my father
- My first start-up -$1.1 Million in 16 Months: Bootstrapping a Startup in Dubai's Cutthroat Tourism Scene
- Antler - How to get accepted into the world's biggest accelerator and secure your first investment
- Balancing a Demanding Career with Entrepreneurial Ambitions (I couldn't do it)
- Investments
- Everyone should have some gold and bitcoin
- My investment mistakes
- My investment strategy (how I allocate my money)
- University
- Failing my first semester
- Life as we see it: My journey of graduating the world UWaterloo Engineering
- My biggest regret from university
- My advice to people joining university (go on exchange, intern a lot)
- Job hunting
- Why most people are doing it wrong, and 3 actionable strategies to land a better job today
- Fitness & Health
- The Power of Habit: Building a Sustainable Fitness Routine That Sticks for decades (1 minute at the gym only)
- My journey to the sky: Summiting Everest Base camp
- Marathon Madness: How I Ran 42.2km with Minimal Training (and Why You Shouldn't!)
- Mind Over Muscle: Crushing a Powerlifting Competition After a Devastating Injury (Deadlifting 2x Bodyweight)
- Beyond the Gym: Tough Mudder, Spartan Races, and My Quest for the Half Ironman
- Personal
- Dating and friendship
- The 5th Culture Kid: Navigating Identity in a Multicultural World
- Data-Driven Decision Making in personal life: How Analytics improved my life
- Turning 30 Reflections: Life Lessons, Unconventional Ideas, and Future Dreams
- Vulnerability as a Superpower: Embracing Imperfection and Building Deeper Connections
Topics I don't talk about
- Politics
- Religion
- Current start-up
- Gossip & Negativity