<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Danato Insights</title><link>https://danato-ai.com/en/insights/index.html</link><description>Weekly notes on selling AI in MENA: buyers, data rules, pilots and partnerships.</description><language>en</language><item><title>How to run a useful proof of concept with a MENA buyer</title><link>https://danato-ai.com/en/insights/running-a-poc-gulf-buyer.html</link><guid>https://danato-ai.com/en/insights/running-a-poc-gulf-buyer.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0400</pubDate><description>A proof of concept should end with a decision, not a demo. Six habits that make pilots with MENA buyers more likely to become contracts.</description></item><item><title>UAE, Saudi and Oman data rules: what an AI startup must check</title><link>https://danato-ai.com/en/insights/gulf-data-rules-checklist.html</link><guid>https://danato-ai.com/en/insights/gulf-data-rules-checklist.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0400</pubDate><description>Cross-border data transfer is treated differently in each MENA country. A short checklist of the questions buyers will ask before they sign.</description></item><item><title>Selling AI in the GCC: why integrators matter</title><link>https://danato-ai.com/en/insights/selling-ai-gcc-integrators.html</link><guid>https://danato-ai.com/en/insights/selling-ai-gcc-integrators.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0400</pubDate><description>Most MENA enterprises and government entities buy AI through system integrators. Here is what that means for a startup planning its first sales.</description></item></channel></rss>