U.A.E How two founders turned their frustrations into a startup For Ibrahim Abudyak and Hiba Balfaqih, it was utter frustration with the state of their lives and mental health that led to the... Triska Hamid • 27 April, 2023 Smash Room Failure
Jordan How a failed supermarket and a stint at Uber led to the founding of Abwaab Most graduates like to ease their way into employment, starting at an entry-level position to gain experience and work their way up. But... Triska Hamid • 12 January, 2023 EdTech Uber Failure
Global You are going to fail and that's OK Tarek Ghobar, founder of PointCheckout shares his experience of failing The startup world is like dancing around a huge minefield with... Thought Leadership • 08 October, 2020 Failure
Regional I failed and this is my truth Failure in the startup world can seem like an inevitable milestone, with nine out of 10 startups ending in failure. For many... Thought Leadership • 15 September, 2020 Failure
Egypt Pivots and failures: The Wasla Browser story About nine out of every 10 startups in the Middle East fail, yet failure remains to be viewed with disdain. But with each failure comes an... Yasmeen Nabil • 11 April, 2019 Failure failures entrepreneurship
Regional What happens when startups fail? Nearly a century ago, Henry Ford said that failure was simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Many... Matt Smith • 04 November, 2018 startup Failure
Global Overcoming failure and defying normal [Q&A] This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. Nine out of every 10 new startups will fail. While many entrepreneurs will acknowledge this... Ahmed Gabr • 25 September, 2017 Failure startups entrepreneurs
U.A.E What I know about failure: Jean-Pierre Mondalek A failed startup is not the end. Jean-Pierre Mondalek, general manager of the motors division at Dubizzle, is not ashamed of his... Elias Jabbe • 13 February, 2017 Jean-Pierre Mondalek Dubizzle Failure
Global Startup Watch: Flying cars, thieving chatbots, and Silicon Valley - the musical The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rachel Williamson • 27 October, 2016 Startup Watch Uber Fintech
Global Startup Watch: Saudi cash, zombie startups, and your how-to-fire guide The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rachel Williamson • 21 July, 2016 Startup Watch careem KarmSolar
Egypt Billionaire invests in Shaghalni's blue collar job ads Shaghalni's pitch is not just to advertise blue collar jobs, but 'grey' collar work as well. (Images via Shaghalni) With only seven... Sara Aggour • 09 February, 2016 Omar Khalifa Omedia grey collar jobs
Regional Fear of success does exist [Opinion] Don't fear greatness, if you don't want to spend your life living among potholes! (Image via outofedenministries.com) 'Fear of Failure'... Abed Shamlawi • 17 March, 2016 Legal challenges Opinion Failure
U.A.E Baring all: Dubai entrepreneurs talk failure Organic Press Juice cofounder Daniel Vahanian talks failure with Moti Roti founder Tahir Shah. (Image via Jacqueline Sofia) The... Jacqueline Sofia • 22 December, 2015 Organic Press Juice Digital Labs GlamBox
Kuwait Why celebrating failure is important for Kuwaiti startups [Video] Video has Arabic subtitles. This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. In a country that’s considered one of the... Reine Farhat • 22 December, 2015 Parth Tewari Nuwait Kuwait National Fund
Egypt Lessons from the Tahrir Academy shutdown Tahrir Academy first announced their closure earlier this summer. News that Egyptian online learning center Tahrir Academy was... Eman Mostafa • 17 November, 2015 nafham legislations close down
Saudi Arabia 'Kammel' event to celebrate failure Failure is often an awkward and embarassing topic among entrepreneurs. Although it is not often discussed, failure is an important... Wamda • 07 October, 2015 entrepreneurs ksa Failure
Regional How to leverage failure [Wamda TV] There is no shortage of literature about failure. Bloomberg reported that the average startup that failed between 2010 and 2013 failed 20... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 29 July, 2015 Hanan Abdel Meguid Kamelizer Failure
Regional 5 tips on facing failure from Leslie Dewan, inventor of a nuclear power generator Leslie Dewan giving a presentation on how to get power from nuclear waste at Solve for X in 2014. (Image via. YouTube) When Leslie Dewan... Pamela Kesrouani • 10 May, 2015 Nuclear power generator Transatomic Power Leslie Dewan
Regional It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV] To entrepreneurs, raising a first round of capital is a validation of their startup’s business model. To VCs, it’s a grace... Reine Farhat • 18 February, 2015 mix n mentor dubai Funding BECO Capital
Regional Why do funded entrepreneurs fail to raise money again (and again)? This is the third of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities... Maya Rahal • 18 January, 2015 investors Expert Advice Advice
Maghreb 'We need to learn to learn from failure,' says Morocco Technopark's Omar Balafrej It’s been seven years now that Omar Balafrej has been running Technopark, and over that period, he has seen his share of M... Aline Mayard • 15 January, 2015 morocco Funding Failure
Kuwait 'Fail first, then succeed,' Techstars' Mark Solon tells StartupQ8 Kuwait’s startup ecosystem, which is showing more signs of vibrancy than ever before, hosted “by far” its highest profile guest last week, a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 November, 2014 kuwait Startup Q8 Failure
Regional 5 common scale-up mistakes Startups the world over, and in the Middle East in particular, often aspire to scale and develop their business in new markets. However,... Pamela Kesrouani • 01 December, 2014 AtlanticLIVE Scaling Failure
Egypt Hope for the best, prepare for the worst: how to close down a business in Egypt During the excitement of setting up a company, usually the last thing on an entrepreneur's mind is shutting it down. But for many... Rachel Williamson • 12 November, 2014 levari law Levari law