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List what you give and what you need
Pick your strengths and the gaps you want filled. It takes two minutes.
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For early founders in Egypt and the Gulf
Trade what you know for what you need.
You know marketing. Someone else knows company papers. Swap one hour for one hour, and both of you move faster without touching your budget.
Free to join. No card needed.
Example
Founder · CairoOffers MarketingNeeds legal help
Founder · RiyadhOffers LegalNeeds marketing
Matched. One hour each.+1h
Built by founders in Cairo, London and New York, for founders across the region.
CairoRiyadhDubaiKuwaitLondonNew York
The problem
Every startup needs ten experts. Most founders can afford none.
Early on, you are the marketer, the accountant, the lawyer and the salesperson. You learn the hard way, you pay for the mistakes, and the parts you don't know quietly slow you down. Meanwhile, the founder next to you already knows exactly what you're missing.
No budget for specialists
Agencies and consultants cost more than an early company can carry.
No time to learn everything
Every hour spent learning tax rules is an hour away from your customers.
No one who has been there
The right answer usually sits with someone who has already done it.
Swap track
How Swap works
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Get matched and meet for one hour
We match you with a founder who needs your skills or has what you need. Your first exchange is always a one hour session.
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Earn a credit, spend it anywhere
Every hour you give earns one credit. Spend it with any member, not only the person you helped. Leave a short review after each session.
Time credits
One hour given. One credit earned.
Credits are the currency. Nobody needs to find a perfect two way match.
You give1 hour of Marketing to one founder
+1You earn 1 credit
You spend1 hour of Legal help from a different founder
The team
Built by founders, for founders.
We started FounderXchange because too many good companies stall when the founder runs out of budget or experience, while the answers already sit with other founders.
The founding team, Cairo · London · New York · Meet the founder on LinkedIn
Every session
Prepared before. Rated after.
The same four steps for Swap and Pro, so every hour is worth it.
- 1Send a short brief24 hours before: your company in 3 lines, the one problem, what you tried, and the outcome you want.
- 2MeetOne hour for Swap, 45 minutes for Pro. Your partner has read your brief and comes ready.
- 3Rate each otherThree quick questions, both ways. Expert ratings are public after 5 sessions.
- 4Credit or logSwap: the giver earns 1 credit. Pro: the session is logged against your month.
Expertise
What founders trade
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Member profiles
This is how you will show up.
Every member gets a short profile: what you give, what you need, and how reliable you are. These are examples to show the format.
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Launch offer
Free for every founder who joins now.
No plans, no fees, no card. Give an hour, get an hour. The first 100 members keep a Founding Member badge for life.
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