Mostafa Ashour

Enthusiast
DISC Type : i

CEO and Cofounder at NowPay

Santa Clara, California, United States

Overview

Mostafa Ashour is the CEO and Co-founder of NowPay, a YC-backed fintech platform focused on employee financial wellness. A Cairo University graduate, his career spans software engineering at IBM, program management at Microsoft, and founding multiple startups. People describe him as innovative, a good team player, detail-oriented, and creative, with a sharp eye for business.

Personality Overview

Story Driven

Amiable & Agreeable

Consensus Focused

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.  They are generally friendly, so be careful when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Financial Wellness
As the CEO of NowPay, his company's core mission is to improve the financial wellness of corporate employees in the MENA region.
MENA Startups
He is a serial entrepreneur in the MENA region, having founded one of its first game studios and authored a book about the regional startup ecosystem.
Game Development
His passion for gaming led him to co-found Khayal Interactive Entertainment, where he developed a physics engine and launched one of the first 3D games for the MENA market.

Media Appearances

In a conversation with NowPay's co‑founder and CEO Mostafa Ashour. Featured in Menabytes

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Mostafa Ashour, Founder of NowPay. Featured in Tech In Africa

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Work History

1-2019
CEO and Cofounder at NowPay
7-2018
Entrepreneur In Residence at TA telecom
1-2014
Cofounder and Managing Partner at Tryvin
8-2008
Program Manager at Microsoft
1-2014 - 1-2016
Cofounder and Managing Partner at Boximize

Education

Bsc from Cairo University

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Exp : 17 Location : Santa Clara, California, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : CEO and Cofounder at NowPay
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Insights For Selling To Mostafa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers

DONT's

  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mostafa is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mostafa

  • They will hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mostafa move?

  • Even when they are constantly engaged, they do not reach decisions quickly.
  • Can Mostafa take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Mostafa

Personality Compatibility


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