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Ahmed El-Sharkasy

Ahmed El-Sharkasy

Product leader, founder, mentor, and executive coach

London, United Kingdom
Alexandria, Egypt
Joined August 2025

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Summary

Ahmed El-Sharkasy is a highly experienced product leader with over 15 years in world-class startups across the Middle East, UK, and US. He has held Chief Product Officer roles at Vennre, focusing on digital wealth management, and previously served as Group Product Manager at Yelp, demonstrating his capability in driving product innovation and user experience in diverse industries, including Fintech, Edtech, and E-commerce. fintechfutures+2
As a serial entrepreneur, Ahmed co-founded and led Knowledge Officer as CEO, an EdTech startup dedicated to solving the skills gap by providing personalized learning paths for professionals. His journey as a founder included participation in the prestigious Entrepreneur First accelerator, which fostered his skills in venture building and product strategy. it-labs+4
Ahmed possesses a strong technical background as a software engineer, having been the first engineer at both Bkam and Onfido, and contributing to the growth of these early-stage startups. This foundational experience underpins his deep understanding of product development from an engineering perspective, which he combines with strategic business development and product ownership. it-labs+1
Committed to mentorship and sharing knowledge, Ahmed serves as a Product Mentor and has authored numerous articles on Medium and HackerNoon, covering topics like startup roadmaps, prioritization, challenges in EdTech, and lessons from entrepreneurship. He also co-authored an academic paper on Twitter recommendation systems, showcasing his analytical and research capabilities. medium+5

Work

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Writing

Shall I join Entrepreneur First?

November 1, 2017

A HackerNoon article sharing insights and learnings from his experience joining the Entrepreneur First accelerator program, discussing its model and benefits.

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Knowledge Officer; from MVP to scalable product architecture

January 1, 2017

A Medium article detailing the evolution of Knowledge Officer from a Minimum Viable Product to a scalable architecture.

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Starting a Startup Within a Scaleup

January 1, 2016

A Medium article discussing the experience of building a startup within an existing, larger company structure.

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TRUPI: Twitter Recommendation Based on Usersโ€™ Personal Interests

January 1, 2015

An academic publication proposing a personalized recommendation system for Twitter timelines, ranking tweets by user interests based on social features, interactions, and tweet content. The system dynamically models user interests over time and uses machine learning and natural language processing.

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How to Ace Your Next Job Interview

A Medium article offering advice on job interviews, likely drawing from his experience in product and recruitment.

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Behind the scenes: The challenges of building an EdTech startup

An article discussing the lessons learned and challenges faced while building the EdTech startup Knowledge Officer, covering pre-MVP, MVP, and product stages, including common pitfalls in the EdTech sector.

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Lessons learned from 2 years of running a startup

An article reflecting on the insights and experiences gained during the initial two years of operating Knowledge Officer.

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Mind the Skills Gap: Treating the root cause!

A Medium article discussing the skills gap, likely related to the mission of Knowledge Officer.

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