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Stefano Fallaha
Born1996 (age 27–28)
Nationality Lebanese
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known forCEO & Founder of Fallound, Inc.
AwardsForbes 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]

Career

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]

References

  1. ^ "Entrepreneur of the Week: Fallound's Stefano Fallaha". Arabian Business. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ نور, علي. "الشاب ستيفانو فلّاحة: مبدع في الذكاء الاصطناعي". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. ^ a b "Young IC Entrepreneurs: Stefano Fallaha". www.icaalebanon.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  4. ^ a b "Lebanese startup Fallound raises $125,000 in equity-free funding for its smart podcast aggregator". MENAbytes. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  5. ^ "Lebanon, lend us your ears". Executive Magazine. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  6. ^ "Podcasts: digitising an oral tradition". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  7. ^ "Fallound". Touch Innovation Program. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  8. ^ "Middle East's 30 Under 30 2019". Forbes Middle East.
  9. ^ Srour, Maryam. "Meet the 6 Young Lebanese On Forbes '30 Under 30' List For 2019". www.the961.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  10. ^ "Six Libanais parmi les 30 jeunes les plus influents du monde arabe, selon Forbes - J.B." Commerce du Levant (in French). 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  11. ^ a b "Stefano Fallaha to Represent Lebanon at the 2017 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards". Blog Baladi. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  12. ^ a b "How one of the youngest tech entrepreneurs sees the digital world developing? | Zawya MENA Edition". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  13. ^ a b "Meet the Finalists – 2016-17 Season – GSEA". Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  14. ^ "To be heard and not seen". Executive Magazine. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  15. ^ January 25, Michel-; Said, 2016 (2016-01-22). "Top 20 Entrepreneurs in 2015". Executive Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-28. {{ cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name ( help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  16. ^ January 25, Michel-; Said, 2016 (2016-01-22). "Top 20 Entrepreneurs in 2015". Executive Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-28. {{ cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name ( help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  17. ^ "Pitching on the open road: Uber brings MENA entrepreneurs and experts together in 5 cities". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  18. ^ "Seedstars World touches down in Beirut". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  19. ^ "التطبيق اللبناني "Fallound" ... شارك أفكارك ونشاطاتك من خلال "صوتك" !!". Eliktisad News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  20. ^ "في لبنان.. الصوت وحده وسيلة الحوار". www.alkhaleej.ae. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  21. ^ "Deux start-up libanaises finalistes de l'Intel Challenge ME - C.D." Commerce du Levant (in French). 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  22. ^ "Intel's ChallengeME IoT competition announces winners". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  23. ^ "INFINITI OFFICIAL MEDIA NEWSROOM | PRESS RELEASES | MIDDLE EAST". www.infinitipress.me. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  24. ^ "7 minutes in an Infiniti Q70 for a shot at $40,000". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  25. ^ "78 teams to second round, MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  26. ^ "touch | The leading mobile operator in Lebanon". www.touch.com.lb. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  27. ^ "Challenge 22: Qatar scheming an innovation boom around World Cup 2022 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  28. ^ "Challenge 22 winners 'showcase region's true potential'". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  29. ^ "2017 Challenge 22 Winners". Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Challenge22". Challenge22.
  31. ^ "Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy".
  32. ^ a b "TEDxSciencesPoCampusMenton | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  33. ^ a b "tedxsciencespocm | stefano". tedxsciencespocm. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  34. ^ writer, Staff. "Digital leaders set to debate at Arabian Business Digital Forum". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  35. ^ podcasters, Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for; Stations, Radio. "Fallound 30.11.2016 - Business Breakfast - Omny.fm". omny.fm. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  36. ^ "Talks". feaweb.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  37. ^ Hamdan, Lubna. "Revealed: Finalists for the Arabian Business StartUp Awards 2018". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  38. ^ "ICAA Newsletter". www.icaalebanon.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  39. ^ "Arabian Business - 2016-12-04". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stefano Fallaha
Born1996 (age 27–28)
Nationality Lebanese
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known forCEO & Founder of Fallound, Inc.
AwardsForbes 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]

Career

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]

References

  1. ^ "Entrepreneur of the Week: Fallound's Stefano Fallaha". Arabian Business. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ نور, علي. "الشاب ستيفانو فلّاحة: مبدع في الذكاء الاصطناعي". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. ^ a b "Young IC Entrepreneurs: Stefano Fallaha". www.icaalebanon.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  4. ^ a b "Lebanese startup Fallound raises $125,000 in equity-free funding for its smart podcast aggregator". MENAbytes. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  5. ^ "Lebanon, lend us your ears". Executive Magazine. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  6. ^ "Podcasts: digitising an oral tradition". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  7. ^ "Fallound". Touch Innovation Program. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  8. ^ "Middle East's 30 Under 30 2019". Forbes Middle East.
  9. ^ Srour, Maryam. "Meet the 6 Young Lebanese On Forbes '30 Under 30' List For 2019". www.the961.com. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  10. ^ "Six Libanais parmi les 30 jeunes les plus influents du monde arabe, selon Forbes - J.B." Commerce du Levant (in French). 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  11. ^ a b "Stefano Fallaha to Represent Lebanon at the 2017 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards". Blog Baladi. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  12. ^ a b "How one of the youngest tech entrepreneurs sees the digital world developing? | Zawya MENA Edition". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  13. ^ a b "Meet the Finalists – 2016-17 Season – GSEA". Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  14. ^ "To be heard and not seen". Executive Magazine. 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  15. ^ January 25, Michel-; Said, 2016 (2016-01-22). "Top 20 Entrepreneurs in 2015". Executive Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-28. {{ cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name ( help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  16. ^ January 25, Michel-; Said, 2016 (2016-01-22). "Top 20 Entrepreneurs in 2015". Executive Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-28. {{ cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name ( help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  17. ^ "Pitching on the open road: Uber brings MENA entrepreneurs and experts together in 5 cities". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  18. ^ "Seedstars World touches down in Beirut". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  19. ^ "التطبيق اللبناني "Fallound" ... شارك أفكارك ونشاطاتك من خلال "صوتك" !!". Eliktisad News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  20. ^ "في لبنان.. الصوت وحده وسيلة الحوار". www.alkhaleej.ae. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  21. ^ "Deux start-up libanaises finalistes de l'Intel Challenge ME - C.D." Commerce du Levant (in French). 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  22. ^ "Intel's ChallengeME IoT competition announces winners". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  23. ^ "INFINITI OFFICIAL MEDIA NEWSROOM | PRESS RELEASES | MIDDLE EAST". www.infinitipress.me. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  24. ^ "7 minutes in an Infiniti Q70 for a shot at $40,000". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  25. ^ "78 teams to second round, MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition". Wamda. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  26. ^ "touch | The leading mobile operator in Lebanon". www.touch.com.lb. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  27. ^ "Challenge 22: Qatar scheming an innovation boom around World Cup 2022 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  28. ^ "Challenge 22 winners 'showcase region's true potential'". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  29. ^ "2017 Challenge 22 Winners". Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Challenge22". Challenge22.
  31. ^ "Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy".
  32. ^ a b "TEDxSciencesPoCampusMenton | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  33. ^ a b "tedxsciencespocm | stefano". tedxsciencespocm. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  34. ^ writer, Staff. "Digital leaders set to debate at Arabian Business Digital Forum". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  35. ^ podcasters, Omny Studio is the complete audio management solution for; Stations, Radio. "Fallound 30.11.2016 - Business Breakfast - Omny.fm". omny.fm. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  36. ^ "Talks". feaweb.aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  37. ^ Hamdan, Lubna. "Revealed: Finalists for the Arabian Business StartUp Awards 2018". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  38. ^ "ICAA Newsletter". www.icaalebanon.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  39. ^ "Arabian Business - 2016-12-04". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.

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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)


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