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Money doesn't always matter for Kuwaiti entrepreneurs [Opinion]

Kuwait city, 5:30 am. (Images via Reine Farhat) When my plane landed in Kuwait on Monday last week, I knew it was going to be a great...

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How to build a product people want

Have an idea for a business but don’t know how to start working on it? Sirdab Lab's 3-day hands-on workshop, in partnership with...

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Kidpreneurs summer camp in Kuwait

Sirdab Lab wants to give your children their first taste of entrepreneurship through two workshops. They can learn the basics of business...

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Grow your business income: a workshop by Sirdab Lab

Many small business owners struggle to grow their income and get frustrated with their lack of progress. Most are brilliant at what they...

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Sirdab Lab's Kidpreneurs summer camp for children

Sirdab Lab is organizing a summer camp for children from 6-11 years old. The kidpreneurs summer camp is meant to foster the child’s...

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Kuwait National Fund partners with the World Bank to support local SMEs

The State of Kuwait is aiming to develop the entrepreneurial spirit among Kuwaitis, help the country take a major stride in efforts to...

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Volume and variety mark this year's #MITEFArab

The 8th annual MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab region witnessed a record number of participants on Sunday April 19, with more...

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Sirdab Lab organizes UX Design Workshop

Sirdab Lab is hosting a two-day long UX (User Experience) Design Workshop this May 3 and May 4, 2015, in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The workshop...

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Sirdab Lab hosts talk with Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, creator of THE 99

Sirdab Lab is hosting entrepreneur Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa as part of its monthly Startup Grind on April 22, 2015, in Kuwait City, Kuwait. ...

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Kuwait’s fund Arzan VC announces third investment of the year

Last time we checked with Arzan Venture Capital, Kuwait’s newest Series A fund, Managing Partner Hassan Zainal told Wamda that Arzan...

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Sirdab Lab Co-founder Speed Dating and Pitching

On March 18th, 2015, Sirdab Lab will host the the first Co-Founder Speed Dating & Pitching event in Kuwait, where participants will be ...

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Physical gets digital for self storage with Kuwait's BoxIt

For decades now, self-storage in America has been big business. Fuelled by that all-American accumulative consumerist instinct, by 2009...

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Startup Grind in Kuwait City

Startup Grind, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs....

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The war story behind Rocket Internet's acquisition of Kuwait's Talabat

This piece was originally published on February 15th, 2015 on LinkedIn. When 33-year-old Kuwaiti entrepreneur Abdulaziz Al Loughani first...

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Rocket Internet acquires Kuwait’s Talabat for $170M, largest MENA tech acquisition since Maktoob

Since Yahoo! acquired Maktoob in 2009 for $165 million the region has anticipated the next big exit. Today the German ecommerce...

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$5 million private VC fund - Kuwait's first - announces 3 investments

Arzan Financial Group (AFG), one of the oldest and largest publicly listed investment firms in Kuwait, announced this week its investment...

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Kuwait's myU shows promise in beta; can it scale?

Social networking is seen in many schools and colleges as a distraction best avoided for students aiming for the top grades. But for Bader...

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'Fail first, then succeed,' Techstars' Mark Solon tells StartupQ8

Kuwait’s startup ecosystem, which is showing more signs of vibrancy than ever before, hosted “by far” its highest profile guest last week, a...

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Kuwait startup ecosystem builds momentum and welcomes new partners

Kuwait’s nascent startup ecosystem may be getting a serious boost this week, when Mark Solon, the managing partner of global accelerator n...

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