Egyptian Accelerator Flat6Labs Shows Growth at Second Demo Day The great and the good of Egypt’s entrepreneurial ecosystem gathered for the showcase of Flat6Labs’ latest clutch of ready-to-grow acc... Omar Aysha • 03 May, 2012 Accelerators Angel Investment Ecosystem
MAKE Ignition The MAKE business HUB space in Dubai is launching MAKE ignition, on monday may 7th, from 7pm to 9pm, a dynamic and engaging platform for... Wamda • 03 May, 2012 Ecosystem
9th (Media + Telecom) Convergence Summit The Arab Advisors Group is organizing the 9th Convergence Summit (Previously The Annual Media And Telecommunications Convergence... Wamda • 03 May, 2012 Conferences
At Dubai Forum, Arab Female Entrepreneurs Are Urged to Break from Traditional Choices There are a number of cultural challenges facing women in the Middle East who want to become entrepreneurs, but those belonging to the... Knowledge @Wharton • 03 May, 2012 Conferences
From Aleppo to Dubai: Syrian Entrepreneur Salim Akil [Wamda TV] At the MIT Enterprise Forum Workshop last month, Salim Akil of searchinmena.com discusses the challenges of moving out of Syria due to the... Nina Curley • 02 May, 2012 MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition MIT Investment
Why Toolkits Are Essential for Innovation and Education So how do you fit a cube-shaped canister into a cylindrical hole using only Moon rock plastic bags, cardboard, suit hoses, and... Oubai Elkerdi • 02 May, 2012 Education Innovation
Should We Celebrate Failure? [Wamda TV] Cross-posted from Babson Media YouTube channel, posted on April 12, 2012. In a video interview, Dan Isenberg discusses the difference ... Daniel Isenberg • 02 May, 2012 Failure
Building a Social Network for Football Fans in the Arab World: Footballize Ten days ago, as Christian Ronaldo scored the winning goal for Real Madrid in a match that served archrival Barcelona its first loss... Nina Curley • 01 May, 2012
Sprowd: Crowdfunding for Startups Around the Globe The idea is simple: if you have a great idea for a business, why should you wait for a VC to take a leap of faith to invest in you? Why not... Fernande van Tets • 01 May, 2012 Crowdfunding Investment
What It Takes to Build a Successful Daily Deal Site: Dan Stuart [Entrepreneur of the Week] Dan Stuart, co-founder of GoNabit (now LivingSocial), offers insights into the daily deal business, discussing GoNabit's values, how the... Nina Curley • 01 May, 2012 Acquisitions Daily Deals Demystifying E-Commerce
Student-Powered Startup Education in Egypt What do cupcakes, touch technology, and venture capitalists have in common? In truth not much, unless we’re about talking s... Omar Aysha • 01 May, 2012 Conferences
Every Problem is An Opportunity [Pic of the Week] This week as we open registration for upcoming event CoE E-Commerce, this piece of advice seems especially relevant. The issues that most ... Wamda • 01 May, 2012 CoE Cards Pic of the Week
Microsoft Imagine Cup UAE Announces Winner Microsoft's Imagine Cup, a competition inviting software developers around the world to "imagine a world where technology helps solve the... Nina Curley • 30 April, 2012 Competitions Environment Mobile Apps
Announcing CoE E-Commerce on June 2nd and 3rd After the success of Celebration of Entrepreneurship in 2010 and CoE Animate 11 this past fall, Wamda is kicking off the next in its series... Wamda • 30 April, 2012 E-commerce COE CoE E-Commerce
Networking 961 Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program organizes Networking 961 on Friday May 4th, at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel Beirut at 7pm. Networking 961 is ... Wamda • 30 April, 2012 Workshops
Google Workshop to Empower SMEs in Lebanon Google and the IE Alumni Association invite AUB alumni and MBA students to a panel workshop and careers networking session on the topic of e... Wamda • 30 April, 2012 Workshops