Regional 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... Glen Dalakian II • 14 March, 2013 maysalward Wixel Studios Zynga
Inside East Africa's Tech Hubs Part 2: Culture Click here to see the original photos on Picasa Web. In Part Two of this three-part photo series “Inside East Africa’s Hubs”, we... Jonathan Kalan • 14 March, 2013 East Africa Technology Coworking Spaces
6 Tips on Developing Games for Mobile, from Richard Rabbat of Zynga As Zynga looks to make a comeback by focusing on mobile, developers in the Middle East may want to take notes on its tips and tricks-... Nina Curley • 14 March, 2013 Zynga Social Advice
Who Loves Labneh? Lebanese Brand Krock's Eyes the Gulf Day after day, Ramzi Jalbout and his colleagues would gather during their lunch break at St. Georges Hospital in Beirut. Usually 9-to-5ers... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 14 March, 2013 Scaling Expansion Food & Beverage
Egyptian Startup Seeks to Streamline Travel Booking in the Middle East [Wamda TV] [Arabic] At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, we chatted with Hussein Al-Sakkaf, Founder and CEO of Go Ejaza, a travel planning platform f... Wamda • 13 March, 2013 Egypt Travel
Can Free Seed Money Build a $1 Billion Company? Welcome to Start-Up Chile To me, Chile is not just a country located in South America; it’s also one of the biggest startups in the world. The Chilean government has ... Abdullah Alshalabi • 13 March, 2013 Government Ecosystem Startup Communities
9 Stats on Facebook Use in Lebanon [Infographic] If you are looking to connect with your community on social media, build relationships and interact with them on a... Karine Jazra • 13 March, 2013 Social Networks Facebook Social Media
5 Tips for Writing a Good Job Pitch I’m sure every employer in the region has seen an e-mail like this: Dear Sir/Madam, I learned about you from a reliable source. I want to o... Glen Dalakian II • 13 March, 2013 Tips Programme
Advice from One of Saudi Arabia's Most Famous Web Entrepreneurs “Developing for another sevice, like Twitter, is often a non-permanent profit business model”, says Saleh Al Zaid, the founder of Lun... Ahmed Gabr • 13 March, 2013 Technology Social Networks Social Media
Lebanese Startup Kactus Reinvents the Mobile To-Do List [Wamda TV] [Arabic] At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, we chatted with Nadi Chemali, the co-Founder of Kactus, an iPhone app in Lebanon that... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Scaling Accelerators Angel Investment
The Big Start Competition: The Big Talk Come learn about The Big Start, a student entrepreneur competition which builds and empowers entrepreneurial community in the UAE. The... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Competitions
Apply Before April 19: HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021 The Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE and Knowledge@Wharton have teamed up to host the second edition of the “Innovation Tournament 2... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Social Change Environment Wharton
10 Trends Shaping the Future of Business in the Arab World, from Fadi Ghandour At the MENA ICT Forum in Jordan this past week, Fadi Ghandour, Vice Chairman and founder of Aramex, and Chairman of the Board at Wamda,... Ola Doudin • 12 March, 2013 Predictions Trends
Empowering the Third Billion: Women and the World of Work [Report] It’s no secret that women are poised to transform the global economy over the next decade. A study by Strategy&, released... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Booz & Company Ecosystem Women
Building a Self-Funded Tech Solutions Company from Jordan [Wamda TV] [Arabic] We chatted with Ashraf Alqudah, co-founder of TjDeeD Technology, at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which provides software p... Wamda • 11 March, 2013 Investment E-commerce
How to Optimize Your Facebook Presence for Graph Search Facebook is gearing up to release its new Graph Search technology. Currently in beta for English speaking users, this will help people find... Wissam Dandan • 11 March, 2013 Graph Search How-Tos Facebook