Weekly Wrap-Up: November 10-14 Wamda's new Pitch N' Mentor heads to Cairo! On November 24th, we'll be in Cairo for our first pitch-perfecting event- the first of its kind... Wamda • 14 November, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
How to make your content go viral Our favorite picture this week is the below graphic, initially posted on Gawker by Annalee Newitz, in Virality and the Valley of... Nina Curley • 14 November, 2013 Truths Virality Content Portals
Regional 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... Reine Farhat • 14 November, 2013 Book affiliate marketing SEO
Egyptian startup makes it easier to consume audio content in Arabic Although podcasts have became popular the world over, they haven't taken off in Arabic, perhaps thanks to a lack of options for hosting... Omar Aysha • 14 November, 2013
3 education initiatives help Syrians find jobs and scholarships Among the many tragedies resulting from Syria’s war, thousands of schools have been destroyed and many universities and educational i... Muhanad Sabha • 14 November, 2013 Training Education Social Entrepreneurship
6 surprising facts about the future of the internet Google is dominating the internet, Business Insider Intelligence reveals in a new presentation on 'The Future of Digital.' While the search... Nina Curley • 13 November, 2013 Internet growth Data Google
9 tips for working from home with kids In our new "Mompreneur series," I will be sharing experiences, tips and advice for being an effective mother and entrepreneur in the... Maya Rahal • 13 November, 2013 mompreneur Women
Europe's Web Summit 2013: Impressions from North African startups When I received a press invitation to one of Europe’s hottest tech conferences, Web Summit, I jumped at the opportunity to check it o... Omar Aysha • 13 November, 2013 Conferences
10 lessons for building a startup from the Google for Entrepreneurs Partners Summit Two weeks ago, Muhammed Mekki and I participated – as AstroLabs – in the first Google for Entrepreneurs Partners summit, a two da... Louis Lebbos • 13 November, 2013 silicon valley Advice Google
Startup news ticker: Russian news website launches regionally; MAKE Ignition announces the winning startup Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 12 November, 2013 ticker Mobile Women
In-flight investing: Turkish Airlines lets startups pitch to passengers Before selecting an old episode of Friends as in-flight entertainment on your next international flight, Turkish Airlines, in partnership... Glen Dalakian II • 12 November, 2013
Why a post-IPO Twitter needs Saudi Arabia, in 3 graphs [photo from SUSTG.com]. After selling 70 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange last week, Twitter's future is looking... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 12 November, 2013 ipo twitter IPOs
Celebrities suit up with online tailoring from Dubai “We’re effectively ‘stealing’ from the Brooks Brothers and Jos. A. Banks of the world,” says Tarig El Sheikh, cofounder of bespoke online s... Glen Dalakian II • 12 November, 2013 Retail Online retail E-commerce
Startup looks to ease traffic in Cairo Cairo's traffic has long been one of the city's most intractable problems. Many Egyptian entrepreneurs have tried to address the issue... Ahmed Gabr • 12 November, 2013 Car Service Transport Translation
Not an incubator, not an accelerator, but a startup academy: Bedaya launches in Egypt Bedaya Startup Academy is one of the few entrepreneurship training program existing outside the academic sphere in... Hanan Solayman • 11 November, 2013 Training
How to set your startup apart when pitching to investors This past Friday, Steve Blank published a short and sweet piece suggesting a new way for companies to explain to investors how they... Nina Curley • 11 November, 2013 Steve Blank Lean Methodology Expert Advice
