How to Find a Good Mentor: Seeking Parents for Your Startup Starting a new business is like having a baby. I’m no expert in raising kids, yet I know that when your first baby is born you’ll always see... Abdullah Alshalabi • 12 November, 2012 Mentorship Mix n Mentor
Emirates Avenue: Turning a Steady Profit Without Ambition to Scale Unlike many of the interviews I've done lately with entrepreneurs who are very aware of their own spin, chatting with Julien... Glen Dalakian II • 12 November, 2012 E-commerce
Tala Al-Ashek Designs Revolt Against Black Abayas in KSA [Wamda TV] While studying in Jeddah, Tala Al-Ahek was disappointed with the lack of fashion in traditional "abaya" designs, and how it limited the... Ahmed Al Majid • 11 November, 2012 E-commerce Women
Morocco's Masarat App Aims to Conquer the Islamic Mobile App Market During my frequent discussions with my business partners or friends, I usually share some milestones about the digital evolution in... Karim Jazouani • 11 November, 2012 Arabic Content Mobile Mobile Apps
With Egyptian Style Parody, Video Magazine Disalata Goes Viral in Egypt Sometimes all it takes is one great hit to secure a content startup’s viability. Video magazine Disalata – which means “it is a ... Shaimaa El Nazer • 11 November, 2012 Digital Media Education Entertainment
The Future of Green Technology: What Innovations are on the Horizon? So you've heard of green buildings, green businesses, green products, and green living, but have you ever heard of green technology? If you... Shaima Alhaj • 11 November, 2012 Green Energy
Weekly Wrap-Up: November 04-08 This week, we set off with the first of our three Mix N' Mentor events. We're really excited as ALL events have completely sold out - and... Wamda • 08 November, 2012 Aureos CoE Cards Conferences
Burt Herman of Storify: Building a Social News Curation Platform [Wamda TV] Burt Herman of Storify chats with Wamda at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit about how he was inspired to build the social news curation platform... Nina Curley • 08 November, 2012 Social Media Abu Dhabi Media Summit
What Are Investors Looking For? [Pic of the Week] It’s a fairly simple question, but the answer often is not. If you’re looking for investment, it’s critical to get advice from mentors, oth... Glen Dalakian II • 08 November, 2012 CoE Cards Investment Pic of the Week
Wamda TV Face-Off, Souq. com and MarkaVIP [Wamda TV] Watch an unedited version of our first "Face Off!" that just aired on Wamda TV! We are hosting two of the biggest names in MENA e-commerce... Wamda • 08 November, 2012 E-commerce Ecosystem Face Off
Ex-Sukar CEO to Launch Fab.com Clone for the Middle East UPDATE: Desado went live today, Monday, December 10th. Their press release states that Desado is now the "largest platform... Nina Curley • 08 November, 2012 Design E-commerce
RihlaPrime/TravelerVIP Debuts Luxury Travel Deals Sites In The Middle East UPDATE: RihlaPrime has changed its name to TravelerVIP. "A bad hotel experience can ruin an otherwise perfect trip", says... Maya Rahal • 08 November, 2012 Daily Deals Travel
Founder Institute to Open Startup Accelerator in Alexandria, Egypt Interested in bringing a startup acceleration program to Alexandria, Egypt? The Founder Institute is currently testing demand for opening a... Glen Dalakian II • 07 November, 2012 Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt
Making Music a Social Experience: SoundCloud's Thom Cummings at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At SHARE Beirut 2012, Thom Cummings of SoundCloud discusses how their platform is making music and other audio files a more interactive and ... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Conferences Digital Media Media
Bayt.com's Rabea Ataya on Failure, Success, and Keeping Things Fresh [Wamda TV] In a chat at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, Rabea Ataya of job search platform Bayt.com, one of the region's biggest internet companies to ... Nina Curley • 07 November, 2012 Programme Job Recruitment Abu Dhabi Media Summit
Reviving a Dying Brand: Indonesia's Yupi Indo Jelly Gum [Case Study] This is the third installment of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Founded in Indonesia in... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Aureos Expansion Food & Beverage
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