​​​Driving Economic Growth Through Entrepreneurship Ecosystems [Exclusive discount code!]

Babson College is offering a program specifically to help public and private sector leaders create an entirely new internal capacity to...

Wamda • 10 August, 2016

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How to professionalize a startup without stifling it

This is an edited crosspost from Harvard Business Review. Insurgent companies are full of foundational stories and most of them involve...

Harvard Business Review • 04 August, 2016

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Startup Watch: Funerals, Telegram breach, and InstaSnap Feud

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...

Dana Ballout • 04 August, 2016

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How to build smart cities

After growing accustomed to smart phones, cars, TVs and even smart homes, there's a new wave of fascination with smart cities. Indeed,...

Pamela Kesrouani • 31 July, 2016

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Startup Watch: Beware the Trump, driverless cars, celebrity engagements and the constant inventor

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...

Lucy Knight • 28 July, 2016

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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

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Three growth hacking tricks to keep online users [Wamda TV]

Some entrepreneurs only consider putting effort into marketing just as they are launching their product. For growth hacking and marketing...

Reine Farhat • 19 July, 2016

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The future of everything: tech of 2016 [Infographic]

The technology you hear about everyday - artificially intelligent robots, self driving cars - are just the tip of science these...

Rachel Williamson • 30 June, 2016

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Religious readings get innovative

This article is a crosspost with MIT Technology Review Arab Edition. It is quite common in religious circles to read Islam’s holy...

MIT Technology Review • 30 June, 2016

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The Facebook factor: hacking social media for growth [Wamda TV]

A business today with no social media presence is, frankly, an anomaly. Continuously, surveys show that the use of social media as a...

Lucy Knight • 21 June, 2016

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Do startups really create lots of good jobs?

This article is a crosspost with Harvard Business Review. Eskimos have 50 words for snow. Humans only use 10 percent of...

Daniel Isenberg • 13 June, 2016

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How to do a Google design sprint: 10 things to know

Google Ventures' design sprint tries to take teams from problem to solution in five days. (Image via Fastcodesign) Do you want to...

Rachel Williamson • 13 June, 2016

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Data science: how is it good for business?

Can you make data science work for your business? (Image via Alamy/Carol and Mike Werner) “Data is the new oil,” says big...

Tala El Issa • 16 May, 2016

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The next big thing is spacetech [Opinion]

Space is a frontier that's fast becoming accessible to everyone. (Image via Timez5) The space economy is poised for explosive growth...

Nader Sabry • 05 May, 2016

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What I know about building an IoT device: Shaun Moore

A stint at Merrill Lynch in Chicago, experience developing mobile apps, and a constant affiliation with technology is what led Dallas-based...

Archana Menon • 25 April, 2016

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What I know about space: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

Emeline Paat was in Beirut in March experimenting with plastic bag-based insulation systems for refugee tents. (Image via Rachel...

Rachel Williamson • 11 April, 2016

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Top 7 takeaways from Amazon's shareholder letter

Amazon is one of the world's biggest companies, and as of last year its biggest retailer. (Image via EPA) Amazon has faced down...

Rachel Williamson • 10 April, 2016

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AIG raises another $80M, from Orange

The leading operator telecom wants to join the African ecommerce boom. (Image via Rude Baguette) Africa Internet Group (AIG) can’t seem to ...

Aline Mayard • 05 April, 2016

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Governments and startups, where the two can merge

Amongst the snow capped Swiss mountains a crop of startups selected from emerging markets descended on the chilly town of Lausanne for the...

Lucy Knight • 07 March, 2016

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AIG raises $326M for Jumia expansion

AIG is putting considerable money into its online marketplace Jumia. (Image via MrXAfrica) Africa Internet Group (AIG), Africa's...

Rachel Williamson • 03 March, 2016

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Stripe announces Atlas to help any startup register in the US

Inside Stripe offices. (Image via Stripe) MENA startups will soon be able to register their companies in the US, as Stripe announced last...

Maya Rahal • 01 March, 2016

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How will we connect the next billion people? [Infographic]

This is an edited crosspost from Techinasia. The internet is good for economic development, studies have found. Not only the big fish...

Techinasia • 21 February, 2016

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Smart nations are the next smart cities

Ayesha Khanna says smart cities must become more human-centric. (Image via Bureau Insight) Smart cities are built on technology - but...

Pamela Kesrouani • 04 February, 2016

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Youth, Tech, and Entrepreneurship: Unlocking the Middle East's Economic Potential

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley will be presenting the talk "Youth, ...

Wamda • 02 February, 2016