Last week, we ran a quick poll to understand when and under what circumstances some of our readers would agree to step down from their position as CEO of their company. Read up on some very interesting input here.

Launching a new content series: Bootstrapping stories

This week, we've launched a brand new content series where we'll be highlighting the challenges of startups that have chosen to bootstrap. Meet Alia Khatib, who is behind FeedItch, a mobile app designed to serve the Arab world’s foodies.

Upcoming Events

• 13 Sept - CEED Morocco's Going International
• 15 Sept - Deadline for Maroc StartUp Cup
• 15 Sept - Start-Up Chile meetup in Dubai
• 18 Sept - The Future of E-Commerce panel in Dubai
• 19 Sept - E‐Commerce.ma in Casablanca

Be sure to check wamda.com/events, or follow @WamdaME on Twitter to stay up to date about more of the regiona's top events! 

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