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Born | 1996 (age 27–28) |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | CEO & Founder of Fallound, Inc. |
Awards | Forbes 30 Under 30 |
Stefano Fallaha is a Lebanese entrepreneur based out of Beirut in Lebanon. [1] [2] [3] He is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Fallound, Inc., a software company that developed an app to aggregate podcasts according to commuting times. [4] [5] [6] [7] Listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2019, [8] [9] [10] Fallaha was nominated as one of Entrepreneurs' Organization's Top Student Entrepreneurs in the World in 2017. [11] [12] [13] He was part of Executive's Top 20 Lebanese Entrepreneurs in 2015, [14] making him the youngest entrepreneur on the list. [15] [16]
Fallaha began learning how to develop apps when he was 15 years old and started pitching his ideas at startup competitions. [17] [18] The first version of Fallound was rolled out as a social network for voice [19] [20] and was a finalist and winner in worldwide startup competitions such as Intel Challenge, [21] [22] Infiniti Motors' Speed Pitching, [23] [24] and [ Enterprise Forum Pan Arab]. [25] [26]
Fallaha then pivoted the focus of the company to ease the consumption of audio on-the-go tailoring the product to serve the FIFA World Cup's global audience in 2022 [27] [28] [29] after raising 125,000 USD from Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy [30] [31] and angel investors. [4]
His journey made him an invited speaker at TEDx SciencesPo, addressing the importance of the pivot in business and the growth mindset with his talk, Expanding Your Mindset By Starting With A Simple Idea. [32] [33]. He was also a speaker at multiple conferences such as Arabian Business' 14th Digital Forum, [34] [35] and the American University of Beirut's Annual Engineering Conference. [36]
Fallaha was nominated for Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 by Arabian Business, [37] he was awarded the Outstanding Entrepreneur Award for the first of its kind award in International College’s history since 1891. [3] [32] [33] [38] Fallaha was featured on the cover of the 44th issue of Arabian Business Magazine, [39] and he is currently ranked as one of the Top Student Entrepreneurs in the World. [11] [12] [13]
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Stefano Fallaha | |
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Born | 1996 (age 27–28) |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | CEO & Founder of Fallound, Inc. |
Awards | Forbes 30 Under 30 |
Stefano Fallaha is a Lebanese entrepreneur based out of Beirut in Lebanon. [1] [2] [3] He is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Fallound, Inc., a software company that developed an app to aggregate podcasts according to commuting times. [4] [5] [6] [7] Listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2019, [8] [9] [10] Fallaha was nominated as one of Entrepreneurs' Organization's Top Student Entrepreneurs in the World in 2017. [11] [12] [13] He was part of Executive's Top 20 Lebanese Entrepreneurs in 2015, [14] making him the youngest entrepreneur on the list. [15] [16]
Fallaha began learning how to develop apps when he was 15 years old and started pitching his ideas at startup competitions. [17] [18] The first version of Fallound was rolled out as a social network for voice [19] [20] and was a finalist and winner in worldwide startup competitions such as Intel Challenge, [21] [22] Infiniti Motors' Speed Pitching, [23] [24] and [ Enterprise Forum Pan Arab]. [25] [26]
Fallaha then pivoted the focus of the company to ease the consumption of audio on-the-go tailoring the product to serve the FIFA World Cup's global audience in 2022 [27] [28] [29] after raising 125,000 USD from Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy [30] [31] and angel investors. [4]
His journey made him an invited speaker at TEDx SciencesPo, addressing the importance of the pivot in business and the growth mindset with his talk, Expanding Your Mindset By Starting With A Simple Idea. [32] [33]. He was also a speaker at multiple conferences such as Arabian Business' 14th Digital Forum, [34] [35] and the American University of Beirut's Annual Engineering Conference. [36]
Fallaha was nominated for Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 by Arabian Business, [37] he was awarded the Outstanding Entrepreneur Award for the first of its kind award in International College’s history since 1891. [3] [32] [33] [38] Fallaha was featured on the cover of the 44th issue of Arabian Business Magazine, [39] and he is currently ranked as one of the Top Student Entrepreneurs in the World. [11] [12] [13]
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