SaaS operations & transformation
I know SaaS. Let me help.
I'm Mohamed Elsherif, a SaaS operations and transformation advisor and the founder of ASaaSI Middle East. I've spent fifteen years running SaaS operations across MENA, from the inside.

- Crowd AnalyzerChief Operating Officer, 2022–2025
- Extend | The Ad NetworkBusiness Insights Director, 2021–2023
- The American University in CairoResearch & Teaching Assistant, 2020–2025
- Egypt University of InformaticsAdjunct Instructor, 2026
- University of YorkMSc Social Informatics
The work, in numbers
These come from ten years of cohorts, workshops and one-to-one sessions, done alongside my operating roles.
What participants say



Run your own numbers
Four tools built on the same material I teach and advise from. No sign-up, no email wall, and nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere.
Is your business model actually SaaS?
A straight answer, and what to do about it either way.
Rule of 40 and burn multiple
Your score, your burn multiple, and the gap you have to close.
SaaS COGS and gross margin
Your gross margin, against the benchmark investors actually use.
Which Saudi investor fits your startup?
A shortlist to start from, and the full map as a spreadsheet.
Brands I have worked with
Extend
Crowd Analyzer
FIFA
Agthia
BLVD World
McDonald's
World Bank
Riyadh Season
The American University in Cairo
AUC School of Continuing Education
Brands and organisations I have worked with, directly and through Crowd Analyzer and Extend.

Two careers at once
I've had two careers running side by side.
Fifteen years building B2B SaaS inside larger companies expanding into MENA (Singapore, Cairo, Dubai, Riyadh), and ten of those years teaching and advising founders building from scratch, in accelerators, incubators and universities across six countries. Seeing both sides is why ASaaSI Middle East exists. Big companies have the budget and the process, founders have the vision and the speed, and each is missing what the other has. I know how SaaS actually works in this region, and I want to pass that on to the people building here.
Latest from the SaaS Blog
Operations, pricing, growth, data and AI, and hiring. Fifty pieces, grouped so one leads naturally to the next.

