Hesham Najjar

Founder at Onyx Data · Developer tooling

Onyx Data

Abu Dhabi, UAE · GST (UTC+4)

9+ years experience

King Saud University

English, Arabic

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Overview

I started Onyx Data to fix developer tooling for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Took Onyx Data from zero to $8 million ARR. Most at home with Rust and community.

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communitydeveloper toolsproductopen sourceRust

Co-founderLooking for a co-founder

closes in 3 months

Looking for a design-minded co-founder for compliance automation for construction firms

The idea: Compliance automation for construction firms
Stage: Customer interviews
I bring: 4 years in developer tooling
Looking for: Operator who has scaled a team
Commitment: Part-time to start
Location: Abu Dhabi or remote

I bring 9 years of developer tooling (currently Onyx Data). Ideally you've run operations in the Nordics. Pre-product, some customer interviews done.

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Experience

Founder
Jul 2023 - Present
Onyx Data · 3 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Raised $4 million across 2 rounds.
- Took Onyx Data from zero to $11 million ARR.
Product Manager
Jun 2021 - Jul 2023
Swvl · 2 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Launched the creator product in 10 markets.
Product Manager
Dec 2018 - Jun 2021
Majid Al Futtaim · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Cut time-to-first-value for new creator customers from 20 days to 3.
Associate Product Manager
Sep 2017 - Nov 2018
Oracle · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Launched the creator product in 11 markets.
- Ran 168 customer interviews before writing the first spec.

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Education

King Saud University
BSc, Economics
2012 - 2016

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