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Startup news ticker: eTobb out of beta; Feeditch launches English version

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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How idea stage entrepreneurs can benefit from startup competitions

As entrepreneurship has boomed in the Middle East, startup and business plan competitions have also sprouted up in the region, after...

startup bader ya mammy

Voucher book The Entertainer bets on a new mobile app for global expansion

While daily deals are no longer as popular as they were a few years ago, the prospect of getting more for less is a perennial hit. Voucher...

uae entertainer Dubai

Join us on the Wamda Plane for a free trip to our Saudi blogger meetup!

On December 5th, Wamda will be flying Saudi tech bloggers, journalists, and entrepreneurs to Mix N’ Mentor Jeddah for free! (Apply below) T...

Mix n Mentor

Global

Should entrepreneurs know how to code?

Perfecting your product before testing it in the market is an outdated approach, many have argued. But what if coding a technical...

Lean Methodology Coding Customer Service

Your guide to Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Middle East

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) takes place each November and is the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurs who are launching st...

GEW Startup Weekend

New tech park launches in Tahrir Square to empower Egypt's entrepreneurs and inventors

[Coauthored by Nina Curley] Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which will forever be known as the epicenter of Egypt’s revolution, is now ground zero fo...

Technology

What if you train your employees, and they leave?

I recently stumbled upon this cartoon and laughed to myself about the sad reality it presents. At Wamda, we’ve heard numerous...

Team building Training Pic of the Week

Is offering Arab families e-commerce, a social network and classifieds all-in-one a crazy idea, or visionary?

Like many other Tunisian moms, Ahlem Bouchahba finds it hard to do it all: shopping, organizing birthdays partys, getting answers to...

Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers, wins Wearable Technologies award

Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers developed by Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika, is continuing to win accolades. The...

Technology Instabeat

What do Arab youth think of volunteerism? [Infographic]

Volunteerism may not historically have been a popular practice in the Arab world, but data from Nakhweh reveals that that's c...

Infographic Social Media Social Entrepreneurship

Resources to help startups at each stage of their journey

As you grow your startup, it helps to have a little assistance. Although the journey may seem straightforward (idea, launch, scale),...

Scaling Startup Weekend

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 10-14

Wamda's new Pitch N' Mentor heads to Cairo! On November 24th, we'll be in Cairo for our first pitch-perfecting event- the first of its kind...

Weekly Wrap-Up

How to make your content go viral

Our favorite picture this week is the below graphic, initially posted on Gawker by Annalee Newitz, in Virality and the Valley of...

Truths Virality Content Portals

Discover the first Arabic e-book on website SEO

Regional

Thought Leadership

Startup news ticker: eTobb out of beta; Feeditch launches English version

How idea stage entrepreneurs can benefit from startup competitions

Voucher book The Entertainer bets on a new mobile app for global expansion

Join us on the Wamda Plane for a free trip to our Saudi blogger meetup!

Should entrepreneurs know how to code?

Your guide to Global Entrepreneurship Week in the Middle East

New tech park launches in Tahrir Square to empower Egypt's entrepreneurs and inventors

What if you train your employees, and they leave?

Is offering Arab families e-commerce, a social network and classifieds all-in-one a crazy idea, or visionary?

Instabeat, the heart rate monitor for swimmers, wins Wearable Technologies award

What do Arab youth think of volunteerism? [Infographic]

Resources to help startups at each stage of their journey

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 10-14

How to make your content go viral

Discover the first Arabic e-book on website SEO

Egyptian startup makes it easier to consume audio content in Arabic

3 education initiatives help Syrians find jobs and scholarships

6 surprising facts about the future of the internet

9 tips for working from home with kids

Europe's Web Summit 2013: Impressions from North African startups

10 lessons for building a startup from the Google for Entrepreneurs Partners Summit

Startup news ticker: Russian news website launches regionally; MAKE Ignition announces the winning startup

In-flight investing: Turkish Airlines lets startups pitch to passengers

Why a post-IPO Twitter needs Saudi Arabia, in 3 graphs

Thought Leadership

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