Khalid MACHCHATE is a Moroccan serial techpreneur, international consultant and speaker. As a Mobile and Embedded Systems engineer, consulting and training for several EMEA multinational corporations and Governments in disruptive technologies integration, especially Smart Cities, AI and IoT solutions. He developed proprietary algorithms and designed hardware for his accident detection and automated medical assistance solution SOS Santé, and AI powered software for his blended learning platform Skillearn, winning 20+ international innovation awards. In 2018, he was invited to speak in 4 continents, and 15 countries, in various summits, forums and seminars, earning him several global titles including Ashoka Changemaker, World Summit Awards expert, G20 special guest and so on. As a thought leader he works with multilaterals and development agencies such as G20, World Economic Forum, GIZ, World Bank, UN amongst others to promote equality in opportunity, advocate for Health, Education and Economic Wellfare SDGs, empower youth, and co-create policies around entrepreneurship, self-employment, technology adoption and future of work.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Khalid Machchate
- - Khalid's experience with and recovery from a severe injury
- - Lessons Khalid learned from losing his lifestyle that apply to his approach to business, technology, and mindset
- - Khalid on social interaction and giving and getting value
- - The appeal to Khalid of technology
- - Khalid's story of failure - expecting others to care about his projects as much as he did and making promises based on unreliable promises
- - Khalid's book recommendation
- - Khalid's advice for developers who want to do more
- - Khalid's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Khalid
Resources:
Khalid's book recommendation:
Khalid's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Pay attention to commenting your code
- Try to avoid thinking about your problem and solution in a vacuum - make sure there is a market with an urgent need for what you offer
- Start small