Scale in 3 Days, Not 3 Months: Dubai's Startup Secret — Sultan Bhatti on Meydan Free Zone
Meydan Free Zone's Sultan Bhatti joins Anmol Gogia to break down why Dubai is winning the global startup race — and what it actually takes to set up and scale there fast.
About This Episode
In this Apex Dialogues episode of The Young Mavericks, host Anmol Gogia sits down with Sultan Bhatti, Marketing Manager at Meydan Free Zone (Dubai), to unpack why Dubai is fast becoming the global playground for startups and why founders from India and beyond are choosing it to scale. Sultan explains how Meydan transformed from a legacy brand into a digital-first free zone, and what founders most misunderstand about setting up in the UAE. The conversation weighs speed versus sustainability in company setup, cuts through hiring and culture myths about Dubai, and looks at how the city is preparing for an AI-first future — including whether AI can actually replace compliance, legal and documentation work. Sultan also shares smart company-structure hacks that save time and cost, how solo founders can start and scale on a limited budget, and the costly mistakes first-time founders make when entering the UAE market.