New Inventors

I have been always interested and eager to be part of the social media field. However I was never so confident that I could, until I visited the NYU:POLY incubator and met  three of their young CEOs and co-founders. they talked about their different experiences, diverse backgrounds and long journeys, yet I felt we all shared something in common; passion and determination and it seemed that was more than enough to be part of this inventive field.

The three CEO were the inventors of three of the most fascinating companies in the social media field; Brainscape, Baba Apps, and Local Uncle.  Each has started his or her journey in a totally different ground. In fact one of them has a bachelor degree in biochemistry. However, their dreams has lead them all to graduate from NYU:Poly as I did.

NYU:POLY was not the end of their tough path , as I hope it's not the end of mine too, it was only the beginning. They all pursuit their careers in online investing and business, which in my opinion is one of the toughest  areas to compete in. Internet  business requires endless creativity and devotion. One needs  to utilize the simplest tools to invent the greatest ideas. For example,  Brainscape have utilized the simple idea of educational flash cards and transformed it into a great application that student could download on their laptops and I-pads instead of carrying infinite number of actual paper.  Local Uncle has also dazzled me with their simple innovation. They use Twitter’s hash tags to provide people with information on restaurants, coffee shops, museums and other places to visit.

These three companies reminded me by a company owned by one of my friends in Saudi Arabia, which is called New Windows. Although the mission of this company seems complicated, which was managing the content for the governmental departments and ministries on, the application was quite simple.   

Thinking of the fact the 75% of applications around the world are for fun, makes me feel that anyone with a dream has a potential to succeed in the social media field. Visiting the incubator has enlightened my vision. I have never paid so much attention to the environment around me. Every single thing we utilize serves as a simple idea to a great innovation. Every place I go is stimulating my imagination. In fact visiting the incubator has added a new dimension into my life; Internet!