{"id":5640,"date":"2023-01-09T08:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T08:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/?p=5640"},"modified":"2024-01-13T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T10:22:47","slug":"hyper-scalable-transportation-tunisian-startup-founder-anis-fekih-on-building-premium-e-scooters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/hyper-scalable-transportation-tunisian-startup-founder-anis-fekih-on-building-premium-e-scooters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyper-Scalable Transportation: Tunisian Startup Founder Anis Fekih on Building Premium E-Scooters"},"content":{"rendered":"
Climate resurrection has been at the forefront of not only every nation\u2019s attention in recent years\u2014but it\u2019s apparent every time we open the news and see yet another natural disaster devouring a town or an entire city.<\/span><\/p>\n The sub-segment of the population, known as climate\/environmental optimists, has something different to offer. These individuals hold the belief that with technology, humans can reverse or slow down the effects of climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n Tackling such a ginormous problem requires systematic changes. For many tech entrepreneurs and investors, turning traditional human resources<\/a> and commodities into a \u201cclean\u201d, zero-emission version has been the go-to solution. Think transportation, housing, heating, eating..etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Arguably, climate change is affecting developing countries at a more rapid pace than developed countries. For populous, dense continents like Asia and Africa, climate sustainability becomes an even more pertinent pain point\u2014as many parts of these continents can\u2019t afford to lose housing and precious food resources to another natural disaster. Transportation in the rural parts of these continents remains congested and pollution-heavy,<\/span><\/p>\n Tech entrepreneur, <\/span>Anis Fekih<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0 took an usual path to build climate-friendly technologies. Growing up in North Africa, Anis was primed to enter the management division of his family business. However, he always had other passions that he held at a close distance while pursuing that path. After serendipitous circumstances, he became a young CEO and operated his family business for seven years until he decided to pursue his dream in the EV sector. Today, he runs <\/span>Pixii Motors<\/span><\/a>, an electric scooter manufacturer. He shared with us his path to building his dream startup and what he thinks are the keys to success in the growing EV industry.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Interviewer: Can you tell us about your journey into entrepreneurship? How did your background or past affect your present career?<\/b><\/p>\n Anis:<\/b> I always dreamed of being an airline pilot, but after my bachelor’s, I studied finance and management in order to secure a place in the family business. Meanwhile, I pursued a pilot license, as I was never afraid of change and challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n Getting this license, which is an intensive process, felt a lot like starting from scratch because it was so different from the environment I had worked hard my entire life to be in. This pivot towards my passion and childhood dream helped me immensely in my entrepreneurial journey, even though at the time I had no idea what life had in store for me. One of the traits I believe is essential in entrepreneurship is the ability to be versatile. That means, being adaptable to changing directions when needed, and overcoming the fear of failure when taking on new endeavors.<\/span><\/p>\n Ironically, I ended up taking over the family business, which operates in the graphic business out of necessity. I was the CEO for 7 years and that’s where I learned everything about managing and running a business.<\/span><\/p>\n One day, I made the decision to create a company using my own vision. Today, that company is called <\/span>Pixii Motors <\/span><\/a>and it operates in a sector in which I\u2019m truly passionate.<\/span><\/p>\n Interviewer: Tell us something about your industry that fascinates you. Is this something that fascinates others, or is it still an emerging trend?<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n Anis:<\/b> I’ve always been in love with the automotive sector, whether it’s motorbikes or cars. I find success stories in this sector to be particularly exciting, but I’m also a lover of all kinds of technology. I try to keep up with it all the time and I think these two sectors will be intimately linked forever.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interviewer: If you were handed $1 million today, what would be the first problem you see?<\/b><\/p>\n Anis: <\/b>The only challenge I see would be the decision of where to invest that money. I would be tied between real estate and my startup. On one hand, investing it all in real estate would probably bring me a few years of capital gain (between 22% and 25% where I reside in North Africa). However, I\u2019m leaning more towards investing it all in my startup.<\/span><\/p>\n Interviewer: How do you seek to differentiate yourself from competitors?<\/b><\/p>\n