Palestine gets its first seed fund, supported by MENA Apps and USAID The startup scene in Palestine has been slow to build over the past few years, led by initiatives like Bazinga and grassroots... Nina Curley • 03 July, 2013 Seed stage Incubator Accelerators
What are the biggest challenges faced by Bahraini entrepreneurs? We ask the crowd [Wamda TV] During Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor event in Manama, we asked attendees to share their biggest challenges to building their startup. Equity fun... Wamda • 03 July, 2013 Bahrain Mix n Mentor Ecosystem
Why Saudi Arabia could be the next big e-commerce hub in the Arab world Saudi entrepreneurs have often cited the challenges to opening an e-commerce startup in the Kingdom. Many note a lack of public trust... Ahmed Gabr • 03 July, 2013 Saudi Arabia Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
Wizards founder builds new mobile gaming company at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley In an effort to keep their gaming startup, Wizards Productions, afloat, founders Hussam Hammo and Sohaib Thiab pivoted into mobile,... Glen Dalakian II • 02 July, 2013 Incubator Failure Mobile Gaming
How IPAL in Gaza is trying to improve childhood education through gaming [Wamda TV] [Arabic] In order to help fill the education gap in some parts of the Arab world, three young entrepreneurs from Gaza, Mohammed Youssef,... Mariam Hamed • 02 July, 2013 Education Gaming
10 tips for adopting the right entrepreneurial mindset I genuinely believe that entrepreneurship is both a science and an art. The science will fast track your success but won’t get you there. T... Bassem Fayek • 02 July, 2013 EdTech Tips Education
What tools do developers prefer when building a mobile app? [Infographic] A recent study by VisionMobile revealed that 67% of mobile developers are below the “app poverty line” of $500 per app per... Glen Dalakian II • 02 July, 2013 Developers Infographic
U.A.E Do consultants make good entrepreneurs? Advice from a founder in Dubai Lately, it seems that more and more entrepreneurs have made the leap into starting businesses after a few years in consulting. Bana Shomali... Aline Mayard • 01 July, 2013 Consulting E-commerce
What it's like to be a woman entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia [The Wamda media team with Diana Rayyan of Trochet at our W4Women Riyadh roundtable] What most of the world knows about Saudi Arabia is... Nina Curley • 01 July, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Women
LBA Pitching and Co-Working 961 Launch Events in Beirut On July 2, new space Co-Working 961 is launching in Beirut alongside the LBA Pitching Event, which will bring together the Lebanese Angel... Wamda • 01 July, 2013 Coworking Spaces Angel Investment
Global Three steps to a great elevator pitch A while back, I was standing at an entrepreneurship conference chatting with my former boss Ihsan Jawad, founder of Zawya.com, when... Noor Shawwa • 01 July, 2013 Expert Advice Pitching Advice
How to track your website's progress on Google Analytics In a world where nearly everything is trackable, finding data to inform important business decisions is simple. Shaping that data into a... Jen Wulf • 01 July, 2013 Tips Analytics Google
Arab Entrepreneurs Spread the 'Power of Yalla' This piece was originally published on the Harvard Business Review Blog on June 25, 2013. In 2003, after two years in Texas, Moe... Habib Haddad • 01 July, 2013 Lean Methodology ShopGo Sustainability
Twitter now offers free account analytics. How does it benefit users? With 6.5 million users in the Arab world, Twitter is easily the second most popular social network in the region, and the world,... Ahmed Gabr • 30 June, 2013 Networking Social Social Networks
How will Project Loon handle governments? Google answers our questions In the Arab world, where internet censorship is the norm, Google’s Project Loon, which aims to provide “balloon-powered internet for... Nina Curley • 30 June, 2013 Internet growth Internet Freedom Technology
How to succeed in Morocco or Silicon Valley: Advice from Akram Benmbarek of Social IQ Moroccan entrepreneur Akram Benmbarek spent most of his career working working as an investment banker in Silicon Valley, focusing on the... Aline Mayard • 30 June, 2013 Expert Advice Advice
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