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EOTW: The Challenges of Being a Hardware Entrepreneur:…

This week's Entreptreneur of the Week is Hind Hobeika of Lebanon, the creator of Butterfleye, which is now a finalist…
 
by Nina Curley

Moroccan Site Asnad Offers Online Market for…

Those looking to become creative entrepreneurs have a new avenue for monetizing their products, with the launch…
 
by Maya Rahal

Beirut's The Dream Matcher Demonstrates the Value…

I was recently invited to a second dream matching event in Beirut by The Dream Matcher,  an ambitious project…
 
by Ramy Ghaly

Encouraging a Culture of Innovation in Saudi…

At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Hayat Sindi of i2, the Institute for Imagination and…
 
by Nina Curley

Team of Women Found the First Self-Storage Company…

At the MENA Business Women's Network Forum this past April, Dalal Bushehri describes how she co-founded A2D Storage,…
 
by Nina Curley

Wharton's First Innovation Tournament in the…

[Meet all the Karmsolar team in a Wamda recorded quick interview, and learn more about the finalists here] Ahmed…
 
by Knowledge at Wharton

Turkish Gaming Entrepreneur Pivots into Mobile…

The co-creator of one of Turkey's biggest web gaming platforms, Sanalika, has now launched a demo of his first…
 
by Nina Curley

Moroccan Entrepreneur Finds Opportunity in Web…

Moroccan internet service Genious Communications has relaunched this week, bringing new cloud-based services to…
 
by Nina Curley

Maroc Annonces: Pioneering Online Classified…

Created 12 years ago, by founder Tadjne Filali, Maroc Annonces was the first online classified ads company in…
 
by Maya Rahal

[EOTW]: Secrets for Scaling a Mobile Services…

This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Amr Shady of Egypt-based mobile value-added service provider company T.A.…
 
by Nina Curley

Arabic Medical Portal AlTibbi Launches Breakthrough…

Arabic medical portal Altibbi.com has just launched two major improvements to its comprehensive diagnosis platform:…
 
by Nina Curley

tasmeemME Continues Palestinian Museum Logo Design…

Update: the deadline has now been extended to May 31st! Submit now. It’s probably been a minute since you’ve…
 
by Nina Curley

Differentiating a Daily Deals Site in Dubai:…

Pradeep Menon, part investor and part entrepreneur, is the founder of Deal Gobbler, a Dubai-based daily deal website.…
 
by Mo Ali Yusuf

Pivoting into Success After Failure: Saudi Entrepreneur…

Saudi entrepreneur Deem Al-Bassam speaks to Wamda from her residence in Dubai, describing what went wrong with…
 
by Nina Curley

Building Interactive Stories in Arabic for Children…

Co-founder Samer Adel Youssef of Egyptian startup Sacha Books, presenting at Google's startup competition in…
 
by Omar Aysha

Relocating From Damascus to Dubai: Syrian Entrepreneur…

At the MIT Enterprise Forum Workshop last month, Salim Akil of searchinmena.com discusses the challenges of moving…
 
by Nina Curley

Building a Social Network for Football Fans in…

Ten days ago, as Christian Ronaldo scored the winning goal for Real Madrid in  a match that served archrival…
 
by Nina Curley

Sprowd: Crowdfunding for Startups Around the…

The idea is simple: if you have a great idea for a business, why should you wait for a VC to take a leap of faith…
 
by Fernande van Tets
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