Beirut's The Dream Matcher Demonstrates the Value of a Niche Social Network I was recently invited to a second dream matching event in Beirut by The Dream Matcher, an ambitious project that aims to improve the p... Ramy Ghaly • 20 May, 2012 Social Networks
6 Leadership Lessons for Entrepreneurs from Paul Polman of Unilever Will it be awfully clichéd if I start this post with a done-to-death movie dialogue? I guess it would be but I can’t think of a better st... Bushra Azhar • 20 May, 2012
Encouraging a Culture of Innovation in Saudi Arabia: Hayat Sindi of i2 [Wamda TV] At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Hayat Sindi of i2, the Institute for Imagination and Ingenuity, describes the... Nina Curley • 20 May, 2012
Beyond Recycling: Going Green in Saudi Arabia Ask most people in Saudi Arabia what they know about going green and the first thing they say is “recycling." There seems to be a lot of b... Shaima Alhaj • 20 May, 2012 Environment
Team of Women Found the First Self-Storage Company in Bahrain [Wamda TV] At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Dalal Bucheery describes how she co-founded A2D Storage, Bahrain's first... Nina Curley • 19 May, 2012 Women
Facebook Use in the Arab World in 2012 Just in time for Facebook's IPO tomorrow, @Shusmo has created an infographic detailing data from the Dubai School of Government's Arab... Wamda • 17 May, 2012 Trends
Get Ready for CoE E-Commerce: Speakers and Program Announced Get ready for CoE E-Commerce. Here's the breakdown: the first day will have a fully attendee-driven agenda. You'll get the chance to... Wamda • 17 May, 2012 CoE E-Commerce COE
How to Get Covered in the Media: Tips for Businesswomen in the Arab World [Wamda TV] At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum in April, Caroline Faraj, the Dubai Chief Operations Director and CNNArabic.com Editor at CNN, ... Nina Curley • 17 May, 2012 Media
Wharton's First Innovation Tournament in the Middle East: A Competition of Ideas, and a Comparison of Challenges [Meet all the Karmsolar team in a Wamda recorded quick interview, and learn more about the finalists here] Ahmed Zahran couldn't have been... Knowledge @Wharton • 17 May, 2012 Environment
Turkish Gaming Entrepreneur Pivots into Mobile in MENA, Launching Bhalamir The co-creator of one of Turkey's biggest web gaming platforms, Sanalika, has now launched a demo of his first iOS mobile game, Bhalamir,... Nina Curley • 17 May, 2012 Gaming
Meet the Final 5 Teams in AUC's The Hit 80 teams entered AUC’s product innovation competition The Hit, but only 5 made it to the final stage. The 5 teams confirmed they will ... Omar Aysha • 17 May, 2012 Innovation
The Final Showdown at AUC's Product Innovation TV Show The Hit Hundreds of rowdy AUC undergrads cheered on as the MC presented the teams. There was cheering, a buzzing atmosphere, and plenty of... Omar Aysha • 17 May, 2012 Education Startup Communities Competitions
Demystifying E-Commerce: 12 Questions Every E-Commerce Startup Should Answer This piece is part of our Demystifying E-Commerce Series, which addresses the challenges of setting up and growing an e-commerce company in... Nina Curley • 16 May, 2012 Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
New VC Sinbad Ventures to Focus on Early Stage Global Web and Mobile Startups Ahmad Takatkah, the former Head of Investments for N2V, has announced the launch of new venture capital fund Sinbad Ventures, which will... Nina Curley • 16 May, 2012 Accelerators Investment
Google's Ebda2 Competition in Egypt Ends with Controversy “The baby has a face only their mother could love,” some say. After waiting expectantly for about 9 months, witnessing the labor pains, loo... Omar Aysha • 16 May, 2012 Competitions Google Mentorship
Moroccan Entrepreneur Finds Opportunity in Web Hosting Moroccan internet service Genious Communications has relaunched this week, bringing new cloud-based services to Morocco, and soon, the Arab... Nina Curley • 15 May, 2012