Small is beautiful: startups in the Maldives
Aminath Shareehan Ibrahim launched a startup in the Maldives, creating products based around the Dhivehi language.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives Independent is interviewing entrepreneurs about their experiences of launching startups. This is part one of a series.
What do you do when you become aware of a gap between you and your cultural identity?
For Aminath Shareehan Ibrahim the answer led to Thakethi – “stuff” – a startup creating products based around the Dhivehi language. The products are familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Everyone has English alphabet blocks, but what about Dhivehi ones?
The Maldives Independent talked to 28-year-old Shareehan about Thakethi.
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