Jordan What it took for this startup to sign large corporates Today, app development has become absolutely necessary for entrepreneurs and businesses alike. But many companies have difficulty... Reine Farhat • 12 June, 2014 Scaling Developers Jordan
[SlideShare] The future of the internet is in developing economies The internet may have been born decades ago in the West, but its future might well play out primarily in developing countries. This is, at... Aline Mayard • 11 June, 2014 Slideshare Delivery Mobile
Regional developers code through the night for love (and money) at AngelHack Dubai Signs were encouraging for Dubai’s start-up community as the Al-Quoz industrial district played host last month to this y... Alexander Hawkes • 11 June, 2014
Why your startup needs a great mentor, and how to land one At age 26, Hind Hobeika is the founder of the Arab World's hottest hardware startup, Instabeat, and has been successfully driving it... Maya Rahal • 10 June, 2014
Arabnet attendees grapple with changes in the ecosystem, and look to the future Over three days, from June 3 to 5, more than 110 speakers and 90 partners and sponsors met at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai for the Arabnet... Pamela Kesrouani • 10 June, 2014 events Arabnet
Chris Schroeder: Witnessing the Middle East's Entrepreneurial Revolution This article has been reposted from Knowledge@Wharton. When Yahoo! acquired Arabic internet portal Maktoob.com in 2009 for $165 million... Knowledge @Wharton • 09 June, 2014
Arabreneur selects three Palestinian startups to receive $300,000 USD Earlier this year, Arabreneur invested $440,000 USD in four Palestinian startups: AidBits, Karaz, Fariqak, and Edunation (formerly L... Robert Carroll • 05 June, 2014 Accelerators arabreneur
Payfort report delves into regional payment issues, and looks to the future During yesterday’s ArabNet Digital Summit, regional e-payment gateway Payfort issued its 2014 State of Payments Report. The report c... Eman Mostafa • 05 June, 2014 E-commerce
3 lessons from MITEF's Cairo competition, from startup finalist Melltoo Chosen from over 5,000 applicants, Melltoo (a startup I cofounded) had the honor of being one of 50 semi-finalists at the 7th MIT... Sharene Lee • 05 June, 2014 startup competitions MIT Competitions
Elance-oDesk launches in Dubai; poised to serve burgeoning regional freelancer economy This article was amended on June 5th 2014 to include increased contextualization of Elance-oDesk within the regional freelancer services... Natasha D'Souza • 04 June, 2014 Job Recruitment Freelancers nabbesh
Jordanian online music shop Feesheh expands into the UAE Between positive revenue growth in Jordan, a new partnership with Liwwa, and a victory at Seedstars World Amman, Nur Alfayez and... Robert Carroll • 03 June, 2014
'Do the opposite of what you're told': Teen entrepreneurs from the Arab region on their early success While there aren’t many, when a teenager launches a successful entrepreneurial project before earning their high school diploma or they’re ... Aline Mayard • 03 June, 2014 Tips
Announcing the Mix N' Mentor Competition Cairo edition finalist We’re excited to reveal today the name of the first Mix N’ Mentor finalist from Cairo: Codly, a software development company. Watch their s... Stephanie Nour Prince • 02 June, 2014 Mix n Mentor Google
What is the next step for improving funding conditions for MENA entrepreneurs? Though the investment scene for MENA’s entrepreneurs is evolving, large gaps remain. In the 2013-2014 World Economic Forum Global C... Olivia Daniels • 02 June, 2014
Lebanon Can mobile games be social? Meet Qwidz, a board game gone mobile Ever wondered why board games like Monopoly, Chess and Risk are still popular? Unlike mobile and online games, board games increase... Reine Farhat • 01 June, 2014 games Mobile Gaming
Palestinian startup to tackle global fantasy football market with Ace Roster With support from Silicon Valley, a Palestinian entrepreneur who built the first Arabic fantasy football platform, is hoping to... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 30 May, 2014 arabreneur Sports Scaling