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Beyond creating ecosystems at a city level, Endeavor is working to build regional and even global networks.This goal is part- icularly critical in the Middle East and Europe, where the small population size of some of the markets in which Endeavor operates, including Greece, Jordan and Lebanon, means that high-impact entrepreneurs must quickly expand inter- nationally in order to achieve scale and sustainability. Ramzi Halaby and Zafer Younis are the Jordanian co-founders of both Modern Media, an independent radio broadcasting company, and The Online Project, a social media agency. Endeavor Insight's analysis of Amman's tech sector showed that Ramzi and Zafer have mentored or inspired the founders of 16 different Amman tech companies. But Zafer and Ramzi don't just have clients and connec- tions in Amman — they are connected to entrepreneurs and influencers across the Middle East. For example, they landed The Online Project's first clients at ArabNet, a Beirut-based Middle East technology summit founded by an Endeavor Lebanon Entrepreneur, Omar Christidis . Since selection by Endeavor in 2010, Zafer and Ramzi have received services locally, regionally, and globally, working with Endeavor teams from Amman to Dubai and from New York to San Francisco. Zafer has attended three Endeavor South by Southwest tours, one of which featured an intimate breakfast roundtable with Scott McNealy, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Endeavor's uae affiliate is helping Zafer and Ramzi build out The Online Project's business in Dubai, an important regional hub. And Endeavor mentors — including Endeavor ceo Linda Rottenberg — counseled the entre- preneurs to let go of Modern Media in order to focus 100% on The Online Project. The entrepreneurs have paid forward the support they've received from Endeavor. Zafer has twice served as a panelist at Endeavor International Selection Panels, interviewing candidates from emea, Latin America and Southeast Asia. When the entrepreneurs succeeding in selling Modern Media in 2014, they donated a portion of Zafer Younis (left) and Ramzi Halaby are the founders of The Online Project, an agency that focuses on building social media strategies for companies in the Middle East with offices in Amman, Dubai, and Riyadh. 14 ENDEAVOR IMPACT REPORT 2013–14