Next 10 years is key for MENA's long-term sustainability, says Badr Jafar Badr Jafar speaking at UN Headquarters in New York. Working in the entrepreneurship sector you hear optimism all the time – especially in t... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 August, 2014 sharjah pearl initiative badr jafar
Women-led startups in Google's #40Forward network have raised $20M USD this year In March, Google for Entrepreneurs launched a campaign called #40Forward, to provide program assistance and $1 million USD in aggregate... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 August, 2014 #40Forward google for entrepreneurs Google
5 tips to start thinking creatively We hear a lot about creative thinking, but what does that really mean? Lebanese startup Innovo has one idea. The Lebanese... Aline Mayard • 17 August, 2014 bdd Innovo Beirut Digital District
Regional RedTroops CEO: 'Getting users has been our biggest challenge' [Wamda Mix n' Mentor Competition] Check out the video entry from Samer Tarazi of RedTroops for Wamda's Mix n' Mentor competition. The so-called eBay for in-app advertising, ... Wamda • 14 August, 2014 mobile advertising Mix n Mentor
ZaiGood, the startup incubator where employees give clients just 20% of their time Zak el Fassi is an unusual entrepreneur. He’s never sent me a press release, nor pitched me his project during startup events. But I keep h... Aline Mayard • 14 August, 2014 recruitment ZaiGood
Lebanon PinPay leads mobile payments trend in Lebanon Mobile phones in emerging markets are still widely used for texting, making phone calls, taking pictures, reading news, and using... Reine Farhat • 14 August, 2014 m-pesa pinpay Beirut Digital District
How Game Cooks' side project became its newest attraction It's all about the screen tap. (Images courtesy of Game Cooks) In a departure from their usual games, which... Lucy Knight • 13 August, 2014 game cooks lebanon
How this entrepreneur hacked Dubai's lunch rush (and increased his sales by 300%) “I’m working towards the day when a grouchy cab driver or a famished corporate professional, in the middle of a particularly monotonous day... Natasha D'Souza • 13 August, 2014
Aramex launches logistics support network for regional entrepreneurs Aramex and Infofort are launching a new program that focuses on helping startups and SMEs across their network. Aramex and Infofort ... Wamda • 13 August, 2014 aramex Support Organizations
Indian social entrepreneurs facilitate funding for MENA non-profits Earlier this year, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner posted a blog post on the site calling for an app that could generate random acts of... Alexander Hawkes • 12 August, 2014 karmasnap turn8 the cribb
Jordan Tamatem Games' secret to 2 million downloads in 2 months Amman-based games publisher Tamatem announced last week that they had hit 4 million downloads. When Wamda spoke to them this week that... Lucy Knight • 12 August, 2014 tamatem Jordan Gaming
Here's how group messaging app Palringo raised $230,000 for Syria and Gaza this Ramadan Palringo, a London-headquartered group messaging and gaming app for iOS and Android launched in 2006, used its 27 million-strong user... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 12 August, 2014 group messaging charity palringo
i3zif co-founder shares advice on online branding and expansion [Wamda Mix n' Mentor Competition] Check out Bisher Abu Taleb, co-founder of Jordanian online Arabic music school i3zif, discuss the successes and challenges facing his... Wamda • 12 August, 2014 I3zif Jordan
15 funny a-ha! moments from successful entrepreneurs [Infographic] It only takes a second, a sudden impulse, to realize that you actually have an idea. This moment usually comes after individual research,... Maya Rahal • 11 August, 2014 Eureka aha
Here's how Mounia Rkha walks the line between the entrepreneurship and VC worlds Mounia Rkha is not your average investor or entrepreneur. The former analyst at Ventech, the famous French venture capital fund, has... Aline Mayard • 11 August, 2014 Mydeal.ma France VC
Global How Lebanese 3D-mapping pioneer Louay Eldada shares his success with the MENA Leaving behind his Beirut childhood, Louay Eldada went off to New York City to attend Columbia University. The PhD he earned there is in... Anwar Aridi • 11 August, 2014 3d-mapping quanergy systems louay eldada
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