As Dubai braced for a full lockdown in March 2020, two finance execs-turned-entrepreneurs met with their staff and announced their decision to close operations ahead of the official lockdown announcement.

Pull up a chair & join the conversation with Hashem Montasser, co-founder of The Lighthouse.

**Credits** This episode was hosted by Chirag Desai, with production support from Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original music composed by Reiner Erlings.

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