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Meet the siblings building the Alibaba of Egypt to support the textile industry

Before political turmoil was making headlines, Egypt was well-known for its cotton. Yet these days, the industry that set a global...

Egypt Digital Media

Edfa3ly secures Series A investment from Tamkeen Capital, plans regional expansion

Living in Egypt is hard. Even having a high disposable income brings its own difficulties because you see a plethora of enticing products...

Series A Investment Logistics

10 things that great entrepreneurs do

In my work as a startup mentor, I’ve met with a lot of startup founders in the Arab world and around the world; I also listen to podcasts ...

Lists Advice

What are the best strategies for boosting your website's traffic? [Infographic]

Regardless of your content type, business model, or target market, every website's main goal is to increase the number of visitors on a...

SEO Infographic

How a Dubai venture hopes to gamify education and government

Gamification, as defined by PwC’s Technology Forecast, is the use of a wide range of game design techniques in non-game environments to m...

Gamification

Announcing the Winner of the 2013 Karim Jazouani Prize

Karim Jazouani was a pioneer of Morocco’s entrepreneurial scene. As its most active advocate, he both wrote about the Moroccan startup s...

Awards

Weekly Wrap-Up: August 04-08

How Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow is supporting entrepreneurs in 2013 Over the first half of 2013, we were very happy to host 6 Mix N' Men...

Weekly Wrap-Up

How Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow is supporting entrepreneurs in 2013

In the Arab world, a whopping 48% of startups operate without mentors, according to a recent survey of 1,000 entrepreneurs across the...

Mentors Mix n Mentor Scaling

New jobs portal launches in Lebanon. Can it differentiate in a crowded market?

While the Arab world has seen several job portals popping up over the past few years, the newest entrant into the market is instead...

Job Recruitment Programme

3 startups tackling grocery e-commerce in Egypt

Over the past decade, online grocery stores have been popping up in the U.S. and around the world with relative success. Even Amazon.com...

Food & Beverage E-commerce

How the founder of Hmizate raised $1.6 million in a plane

There’s a saying that finding an investor is like finding a spouse; as a startup, you’re looking for a long term partner, that will bring n...

Daily Deals Hmall Venture Capital

5 common PR mistakes to avoid at your startup

One of the hardest things about putting together a startup is actually putting down what makes you great, different, fascinating and...

Branding PR Marketing

How to teach the Arts: Debunking the myth of creativity

Part I. In our shared imagination, a true artist is a vagabond with manic-depressive traits caught in bad habits. They are someone whose...

Art Advice Education

Women entrepreneurs in the Gulf get a boost from new support programs

It's well known that many women entrepreneurs in the Gulf face obstacles trying to join the workforce. At our Wamda for Women roundtables...

Training Financial management Women

Opinion: Why hiring an MBA- or getting one- isn't a bad thing

This is an opinion piece written by Kia Davis, who advises startups throughout the Middle East and Africa. “To value your company, add $1 ...

Data, women, and failure: Wamda launches new topics

Small things get us excited at Wamda. Last week, we quietly redesigned our sidebar, shifting to new categories that reflect the ways we...

Wamda News

What is your favorite online advertising method?

Note: This piece has been adapted from its Arabic original. Sometimes it pays to look beyond the surface of...

Advertising Social Media Marketing

Is mandatory military service hurting entrepreneurship in Egypt?

Imagine what the world would be like if Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg had all been forced to spend three years in...

Government Ecosystem Legal

Leading Egyptian content portal switches to horizontal navigation: a model to follow?

Websites adopting designs originally made for desktop screens often look cluttered on tablets and mobile. As smartphone and tablet use...

Egypt User Experience Design

How Algeria's mobile operators fare on social media [Infographic]

A strong social networking strategy can be a game-changer in any industry. Mobile operators for example, many of which have been around...

Telecommunication Infographic Social Media

Why sharing your ideas can change the world: The power of email

I bet you’ve had at least one great idea pop into your head during the last couple of weeks, and I also bet you didn’t do anything about it...

Advice

Weekly Wrap-Up: July 28-August 01

This week, our top articles gave a general, macro view of workspace and social networks dynamics. How do you keep up with what's happening...

Weekly Wrap-Up

Moroccan iftars à la geek: a look at how the Maghreb ecosystem is developing

In Morocco, the geek and startup social life doesn’t stop during Ramadan. Au contraire! Two major events take place during the holy month: t...

Talks Marrakech Casablanca

Regional

Global vs. local: What is the best strategy for building a mobile game?

On our Facebook page, we've previously discussed the importance of localizing when building a product that will find...

Poll Results Mobile Gaming Gaming

Thought Leadership

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