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How to be a mompreneur: 7 tips for building a strong support system

In our "Mompreneur series," I will be sharing experiences, tips and advice for being an effective mother and entrepreneur in the...

mompreneur Tips Advice

Why we left Dubai: A Bahraini startup's challenges

In a previous post, I wrote about the reasons why my startup (fishfishme.com) made the move to Dubai and how we settled there. Following...

Incubator

Nokia and Facebook dominate the UAE mobile market

At the end of last week, we took a look at the fact that smartphones are outselling feature phones worldwide. In the Arab world,...

Statistics Mobile Penetration smartphones

Startup news ticker: ALSHOP.com celebrates 5th anniversary and Egypt's KarTag shines at global competition

This is the first installment of Wamda's new startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region....

news

Supporters crowdfund a reward for the Palestinian developer who hacked Facebook

A Palestinian white hat hacker became a hero in his village yesterday for hacking Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page to reveal a critical b...

IT Security Developers Security

Egypt loses two of its leading entrepreneurs: A tribute

We don’t write about politics on Wamda, but we do write about humanity. Two of Egypt’s leading lights in technology and entrepreneurship wer...

Tragedy Goodbyes

Moroccan entrepreneurs vent about lack of early stage investment (what really happened to MNF)

Can early stage startups still find funding in Morocco? Maroc Numeric Fund (MNF), the country's only major institutional early...

Government Investment MNF

What’s the biggest career mistake you would gladly make again? 11 leading entrepreneurs tell us.

“Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom." -William Jordan In career, and in life, we make mistakes. You can’t prevent them and avoiding ...

Mistakes Leadership Advice

Google vs. Facebook: How do they compare? [Infographic]

Although Facebook and Google are wildly different companies, it's easy to think of the two as comparable when it comes to leading Silicon...

Infographic Facebook Google

How a young women's rights activist launched Egypt's 'Best Hostel'

In an old building in downtown Cairo, Dina’s Hostel was founded over three years ago by Egyptian entrepreneur Dina Abou El Soud, b...

hospitality Egypt

5 ways Bitcoin needs to improve before it can enable emerging markets

Emerging markets are the future of Bitcoin, leading entrepreneurs and policymakers at the Bitcoin London conference concluded last month...

Bitcoin Virtual Currency

ShopGo makes it easier for any e-commerce company to manage logistics with Aramex

This month, e-commerce solution ShopGo (a Wamda portfolio company) has released Aramex Suite, a new module that allows e-commerce stores to...

Logistics E-commerce

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If you want resume or career advice, these two new job portals can help

Unemployment remains one of the most persistent problems in the Middle East; more than 26% of young people in the region remain without...

CV Job Creation Social Networks

7 lessons I learned during my journey as an 'Entrepreneur Wannabe'

Even though I’ve been on an entrepreneurship journey for more than four years, I still consider myself an “entrepreneur wannabe,” because ...

Advice Failure

Smartphones are outselling feature phones: a look at the opportunity in the Arab world

You saw the news yesterday: smartphones are outselling feature phones globally. As of Q2 2013, smartphone sales now account for...

Data Mobile Trends

Weekly Wrap-Up: August 11-15

Announcing the winner of the 2013 Karim Jazouani Price This week and on the occasion of Karim Jazouani's birthday, we were very happy to...

Weekly Wrap-Up

4 cool productivity apps, chosen by Moroccan startups

It’s not always easy to organize your day, prioritize tasks or collaborate on a mission in a stress-free and efficient way. To see what e...

5 steps for choosing your customer acquisition channel

This piece was originally published on Brian Balfour's blog, Growth. SEO, SEM, Facebook Ads, content marketing, affiliates,...

SEM Customer Acquisition SEO

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Do you really need to write a business plan? [poll results]

“‘He who fails to plan is planning to fail,’” said Omar Sati, the Managing Director at DASH...

Poll Results business plan Venture Capital

Is multitasking actually counterproductive?

Most employees are on the lookout for ways to achieve multiple goals simultaneously. In fact, many non-multitaskers perceive themselves as...

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More women than men intend to launch new businesses in the Arab world

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How to be a mompreneur: 7 tips for building a strong support system

Why we left Dubai: A Bahraini startup's challenges

Nokia and Facebook dominate the UAE mobile market

Startup news ticker: ALSHOP.com celebrates 5th anniversary and Egypt's KarTag shines at global competition

Supporters crowdfund a reward for the Palestinian developer who hacked Facebook

Egypt loses two of its leading entrepreneurs: A tribute

Moroccan entrepreneurs vent about lack of early stage investment (what really happened to MNF)

What’s the biggest career mistake you would gladly make again? 11 leading entrepreneurs tell us.

Google vs. Facebook: How do they compare? [Infographic]

How a young women's rights activist launched Egypt's 'Best Hostel'

5 ways Bitcoin needs to improve before it can enable emerging markets

ShopGo makes it easier for any e-commerce company to manage logistics with Aramex

If you want resume or career advice, these two new job portals can help

7 lessons I learned during my journey as an 'Entrepreneur Wannabe'

Smartphones are outselling feature phones: a look at the opportunity in the Arab world

Weekly Wrap-Up: August 11-15

4 cool productivity apps, chosen by Moroccan startups

5 steps for choosing your customer acquisition channel

Do you really need to write a business plan? [poll results]

Is multitasking actually counterproductive?

More women than men intend to launch new businesses in the Arab world

How CashU spinoff PayFort is trying to improve Cash on Delivery

Meet Morocco's first low-cost smartphone

Women social entrepreneurs in Upper Egypt get a boost from World Bank competition

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