"Learning is Doing" with Louis Lebbos, Founding Partner at Astrolabs and ex-Founder of Namshi

The guest of the week is one of the most active individuals in the start-up support ecosystem in the UAE today, Louis Lebbos; the co-founder and board member of Astro Labs, and the ex-founder of Namshi.

Louis and his partner created Astrolabs with a mission to drive digital growth in companies and people, and they are doing that today through their educational programs, start up support services as well as the co-working spaces and communities they’re running across UAE and KSA.

Prior to kicking off Astro-labs, Louis co-founded Namshi back in 2011, which today is one of the largest online fashion ecommerce platforms in the region.

Some of the topics that Omar explored with his guest this week include:

- Various self-development strategies
- Reasons why traditional educational system cannot fulfill job market needs
- The importance of practical hands-on education that is closer to job market needs
- Why entrepreneurs fail, and the critical factors that would make any venture succeed
- Why stress at work can only harm than ever do good
- The difference between positive and negative stress