John Francis: First of It’s Kind Sector Agnostic Business Setup Incubator

First of it’s kind sector agnostic business setup incubator | accelerator from the private sector with the focus on scaling | nurturing | accelerating thoughts | ideas | platforms | innovations | inventions from the space to the oceans.

Tell us about yourself?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/changing-lives-technology-firdouz-hameed/?trackingId=jO2lvcLWRdOlF7Mq0%2Feu4g%3D%3D https://www.flow.page/vfrancisjohn/

If you could go back in time a year or two, what piece of advice would you give yourself?

Keep abreast with changing technologies that facilitate humanity and reduce carbon footprint.

What problem does your business solve?

Startups | Entrepreneurs with the guts to embark in their endeavours may lack in the basic skills of preparing a pitch for investors, funding, marketing & sales skills, mentoring & formation processes. Ztartup.com is a one stop platform where all the above are dispensed in one holistic ecosystem where incubation | nurturing | scaling | acceleration is the mission.

What is the inspiration behind your business?

After years failing in various multiple entrepreneurial ventures of our own. Mentoring | Coaching | Guiding | Tutoring the next generation of startups and entrepreneurs is an inspirational experience of imparting decades of knowledge and experience aggregation.

What is your magic sauce?

An ecosystem that is filled with incubates from the sectors of film | art | music | sport along with emerging technologies like ai | blockchain | robotics | drone | 3D Printing that cross pollinates across nationalities.

What is the plan for the next 5 years? What do you want to achieve?

A. Incubate Unicorns that are sustainable and benefit mankind B. Expanding operations and reach to 1. India in Kochi/Kerala, Mangaluru/Karnataka, Mumbai/Maharashtra 2. Singapore 3. Saudia Arabia in Neom 4. Scale 2 Dubai in District2020@Expo2020

What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced so far?

Challenge: Covid 19 pandemic has speeded up digitalization/digitization. Change Course: Work from home and freedom to work 365x24x7 at own pace Issues: Getting the right team members within the ecosystem

How do people get involved/buy into your vision?

Anybody with a pitchdeck ready to tango with ztartup.com can get in touch with us on info@ztartup.com or on WhatsApp # +971545288040