Visionary Palestinian Startup Goes Global with Touch Technology Palestinian startup Iris recently launched their “room of senses,” a new therapy medium for children and the disabled. The “room” is a spac... jaafar abusair • 09 December, 2012 Health Innovation Social Entrepreneurship
From Bankruptcy to Growing Success in Saudi Arabia: The Story of Intercontinental Travel Company Intercontinental Travel Company (ITC) is one of the leading travel agencies in the Middle East and one of the pioneering companies in the... Ahmed Al Majid • 09 December, 2012 Advice E-commerce Travel
Incorporating a Holding 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 • 07 December, 2012 Advice Legal
Weekly Wrap-Up: December 02-06 This week has been especially full of advice on what to do and what not to do. Check out our posts for some legal advice as well as what... Wamda • 06 December, 2012 Advice Arabic Content CoE Cards
Navigating the Legal Maze [Pic of the Week] Navigating the “legal maze” can be quite a challenge, especially if you plan to expand outside of one country. Issues such as customs, tar... Glen Dalakian II • 06 December, 2012 CoE Cards Ecosystem Legal
Facebook's 25 Most Popular Games: Lessons for Arab Developers Facebook just announced the 25 most popular social games in 2012. Music trivia game SongPop by US developer FreshPlanet tops the chart,... Glen Dalakian II • 06 December, 2012 Facebook Gaming Mobile Gaming
DoctorUna Helps Dubai Find and Book Trusted Physicians I vividly remember the first time I fell sick when I moved away for college. It was just a seasonal cold, but it felt like death,... Rania Habib • 06 December, 2012 Medical
The Story of Kauffman Foundation's Support for Entrepreneurship: A Chat with Thom Ruhe In the Middle East, we’ve all heard the arguments for entrepreneurship’s economic impact, especially its potential to alleviate rising une... Nina Curley • 06 December, 2012 Angel Investment Ecosystem Education
How to Post Arabic Content Online: A Google Hangout Tutorial If you feel frustrated by the lack of Arabic content on the Web, and would like to get familiar with some hot tips on how to write digital... Maya Rahal • 05 December, 2012 Arabic Content Digital Media Social Media
How to Register for a Copyright 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 • 05 December, 2012 Legal Advice
A Chat with Joi Ito: Why Agile Startups are More Likely to Succeed [Wamda TV] This is part one of a three part video interview with Joi Ito, an entrepreneur, investor, director of the MIT Media Lab, and previous ... Nina Curley • 05 December, 2012 Advice Ecosystem Innovation
Keeping Business in the Family: Peru's Iasacorp International [Case Study] This is the fifth installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Iasacorp International, f... Wamda • 05 December, 2012 Aureos Aureos Case Studies Expansion
Jordan's Wysada to Launch One Kings Lane Clone for the Middle East You’ve heard of Desado. Now meet Wysada.com, the Jordan-based One Kings Lane clone launching in the Middle East. Set to go live in D... Nina Curley • 05 December, 2012 Design E-commerce
Focus Entrepreneurship Policy on Scale-Up, Not Start-Up Cross posted from the Harvard Business Review Blog Network, November 30, 2012. For more on scaling and the role of government in... Daniel Isenberg • 05 December, 2012 Government Scaling
Entrepreneur of the Week: Mohammed Kazim of Allinque [Wamda TV] This week's entrepreneur of the week is Mohammed Kazim, the founder of Allinque, a personal assistance service for the United Arab... Nina Curley • 04 December, 2012 du Entrepreneur of the Week Personal Assistant
10 Sentences You Should NOT Include in Your Pitch to Investors in the Middle East Every investor has seen a pitch that has made them wince. When pitching, it pays to plan to think big and plan to scale, but also to have a... Nina Curley • 04 December, 2012 Advice Investment Pitching