How to Balance Your Daily Job and Your New Startup Project By mid-2006, I decided to start a project I had been thinking about for awhile and really excited about: building the first Arabic... Ahmed Gabr • 17 December, 2012 Advice
Tips from an Omani Entrepreneur at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit I attended the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted by Entrepreneurs of Arabia, in Dubai this week and found it to have great panel... Sharifa Al-Barami • 16 December, 2012 Advice Conferences Ecosystem
iOS App Abjad City Teaches Kids the Arabic Alphabet What happens if you find yourself living in a foreign country where no one speaks your native language, and you are try to teach... Maya Rahal • 16 December, 2012 Arabic Content Education Mobile Apps
Geek Express in Beirut Geek Express is a new concept space in Beirut, where you can ‘learn and unleash the geek in you’. It’s a place for children and grow-ups to ... Wamda • 16 December, 2012 Innovation Invention Technology
TEDxCairo 2012 Reveals Optimism Despite Political Turmoil in Egypt Depsite Egypt's recent angst, TEDxCairo went ahead with its 2012 showcase event “Collisions” at the AUC’s New Cairo campus. Altho... Omar Aysha • 16 December, 2012 Egypt TEDx
Mashaweer Pioneers Personal Assistance Services in Egypt Should you happen to get stuck in traffic and not be able to pull off some chores during a hard working day, don’t hesitate to rely on y... Hanan Solayman • 16 December, 2012 Egypt
CloudArena plans to Disrupt the Hotel Industry in Turkey and the MENA [Wamda TV] During the Webrazzi summit, Arden Agopyan, Ali Beklen and Tolga Yalcinkaya from CloudArena shared with us their plans to disrupt the hotel... Wamda • 15 December, 2012 Data Digital Marketing Expansion
How to Register a Representative Office for a Foreign Company in Lebanon [Legal Advice] This series on registration and incorporation in Lebanon comes to Wamda courtesy of Michel Ghanem of Khalaf Law Firm and Lebanon Offshore, b... Wamda • 14 December, 2012 Advice Legal
Dubai's Game Minion Acquired by Corona Labs in Silicon Valley Yesterday, Dubai-based mobile app development platform Game Minion was acquired by Corona Labs in Palo Alto, California. Combining to... Glen Dalakian II • 14 December, 2012 Acquisitions Developers Gaming
Weekly Wrap-Up: December 09-13 Throughout your entrepreneurial journey, you will often be reminded of why connections and mentorship are important. Support is equally as... Wamda • 13 December, 2012 Advice Agriculture CoE Cards
Social Responsibility is about You [Pic of the Week] Entrepreneurship is not about the money. Yes, making money is important and a strong incentive for innovation, but there are a lot of... Glen Dalakian II • 13 December, 2012 CoE Cards CSR Ecosystem
Entrepreneurs from Indonesia, Lebanon, Egypt, and Malaysia Win GIST Tech-I Competition 2012 The Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I 2012 Competition came to a close yesterday at the... Nina Curley • 13 December, 2012 Competitions Ideas Innovation
Egyptian Site re-Indexes The Islamic Period on Interactive Map Imagine a time machine that takes you back in time to visit Baghdad in the Abbassid Era, when you could roam its streets, experience its... Hanan Solayman • 13 December, 2012 Technology TEDx
GEMS Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Brings Students From Around the World to Dubai After introducing a new entrepreneurship curriculum in their schools and recently inspiring our list of entrepreneurship programs for high... Glen Dalakian II • 13 December, 2012 Conferences Education
PPR Invests $13 Million in Rocket Internet to Support Namshi, Fashion Sites Luxury group PPR has invested € 10 million (US $13 million) in Bigfoot I, the Rocket Internet holding company that controls Dubai-based r... Nina Curley • 12 December, 2012 Rocket Internet Investment Namshi
Wamli Launches Quirky New E-Commerce Platform in Dubai Wamli, a funky new e-commerce platform for geeks and those looking for an unorthodox shopping experience, launched today in Dubai. The... Glen Dalakian II • 12 December, 2012 E-commerce Fashion Loyalty Programs