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This startup wants to be the 'Facebook for Arabic apps'

[Update: App Mahal has won the Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award, a prestigous list honoring the year's promising tech ventures in...

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Why and when should your startup outsource offshore? [Part 1]

Despite the controversy, offshore outsourcing is attracting more attention than ever from companies worldwide looking to streamline. It...

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Mentorship is key: 11 ground rules we abide by for Mix N’ Mentor

Even the most successful investors and serial entrepreneurs regularly debate the question of how...

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Angel investor Ranwa Halasa calls for bolder investors and savvier entrepreneurs

This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional...

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What your ideal term-sheet should look like

As promised, in this post I will focus on the term-sheet. First let’s get some definitions straight. A term-sheet is the document that n...

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How to raise $18M in the Middle East? 5 tips from MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib

How do you raise $18 million USD in the Middle East? It’s not easy. Last week I sat down with Ahmed Alkhatib, the man behind the...

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Wamda Research Lab debuts a groundbreaking report on the barriers to scaling

For entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), scaling their companies is not easy. Challenges to finding talent and...

Wamda Research Lab MENA Report

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Most workers in the Middle East would prefer to launch a business

Due to high unemployment rates in the Arab region, more people than ever are launching their own businesses, hoping to create their own...

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Mentorship key to growing Bahraini startup ecosystem, says Ernst & Young executive [Wamda TV]

Mentorship is key to growing the Bahraini startup ecosystem, according to Doris Martin, the Human Resources Assistant Director at...

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4 steps to make hiring easy

Hiring for entrepreneurs can be a blessing and a curse. While the increased workload that comes with expansion and additions means you’re d...

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Arab startups impress the crowd, challenge investors at French tech event LeWeb

Late 2013 has seen a change of perception in Europe when it comes to understanding the growing entrepreneurship movement in the Middle...

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Discover the first Arabic e-book on website SEO

The web is full of articles and videos that explain how to buy a domain, build a website and make it SEO-friendly. However, the...

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MarkaVIP launches new platform, mobile apps, hints at new verticals to come

MarkaVIP, a leading regional flash sales site, has announced the launch of its new iOS and Android mobile applications, also debuting...

MarkaVIP E-commerce

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4 issues the sharing economy could solve in the Arab world

The sharing economy may have led to several multibillion dollar successes like AirBnb and Kickstarter, and brought community back into...

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Beauty e-commerce platform GlamBox raises $1.36 million to expand into Saudi Arabia

GlamBox, the Dubai-based online beauty product retailer, has announced a $1.36 million USD in investment from STC Ventures, the...

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Why healthcare in the Arab world needs to go mobile

This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should take advantage of its...

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More women than men intend to launch new businesses in the Arab world

“Lack of Confidence, Fear of Failure Hold Women Back From Being Entrepreneurs,” Entrepreneur magazine recently wrote. Yet a closer look at ...

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Global vs. local: What is the best strategy for building a mobile game?

On our Facebook page, we've previously discussed the importance of localizing when building a product that will find...

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16 popular coworking spaces in the Arab world

This piece has been updated from its original publishing date on November 22, 2012. As more and more people catch the entrepreneurial...

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Signs you are a natural born entrepreneur [Infographic]

Are you a natural entrepreneur, a mid-level manager, or better as a team member? The infographic below shows what type of person you may be...

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How to make investment more attractive for VCs in emerging markets [Opinion]

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on June 19, 2013. If you ask prospective...

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OuiShare Drink Damascus #1

OuiShare is organizing the first get-together for people interested in collaborative consumption, makers, fablabs, crowdfunding, coworking, ...

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Does Appearance Affect Your Chance at Success in the Workplace? [Infographic]

83.4% of MENA respondents link appearance to success. It’s a startlingly high statistic, but respondents in Bayt.com’s recent poll of over ...

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How to build a gaming ecosytem

This is the third post in a content series called Wamda Debates. Every other week, the Wamda team debates a topic, industry, or...

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