Wamda

Negotiate Your Startup’s Success, Part One: Talking to Investors

Last week, a friend of mine was meeting with a potential investor for a new venture he was kicking off. He called me to discuss and seek...

Investment

N2V Launches LifeLine, a Flexible Media Visualization Platform

N2V has launched Lifeline, a new platform designed to showcase customized sets of media in a chronological format. Those who head to the ...

Innovation N2V

Arabic Speech Now Recognized by Google

Developers throughout the Arab World should be excited- Google's quiet rollout of Arabic voice recognition continues to create new...

Mobile Mobile Apps

Top 5 Trends from Mobile World Congress 2012

Every year in February, the brightest minds of the wireless industry meet in Barcelona to take part in the Mobile World Congress. This year...

Mobile

Jordan's Travel Sheikh Turns Offline Agency into an Online Opportunity

The newest flight and hotel booking on the block, Travel Sheikh, is set to lead the travel e-commerce space. Not just because it's the...

E-commerce

Online Education Viewed Positively in the Middle East [Infographic]

Bayt.com's newest infographic examines perceptions in the Middle East about online education, both from job seekers and employers. The...

Education

Power Pioneers: How One Firm Became a Leader in the Gulf's Energy Sector

GDF Suez came to the Gulf region in the 1970s, as countries such as Oman were celebrating newfound independence. In time, it has become the...

Prayer, Media, and Gaming Apps Win at the Innovation Theatre Competition at QITCOM

After 10 teams pitched their ideas yesterday at the Innovation Theatre, in a competition hosted by Potential at QITCOM, the 5 team that...

Education Gaming Mobile

Diabetes Prevention App for Qatar Wins Vodafone Appathon at QITCOM

Over the past 48 hours, 13 teams hustled to build working mobile apps during the Appathon hosted by Vodafone Qatar and supported by...

Mobile Mobile Apps

How an Advisory Board Adds Value to Your Business

What is an advisory board? Ideally, it’s a collection of individuals who bring unique knowledge and skills to the table that complement the ...

Corporate Governance

Entrepreneurship Outperforms Innovation

Innovative ideas can make a splash, but entrepreneurs are more likely to create value, change the world, and make profits. Pro or...

Innovation

10 Semifinalists Pitch at QITCOM's Innovation Theatre

Today, in the Innovation Theatre at QITCOM, Qatar's IT-focused conference, 10 nervous entrepreneurs pitched ideas to a panel of judges,...

Competitions Innovation

Interested in Tracking Your Daily Health? Quantified Self Comes to Beirut

I woke up this morning at 7:30 AM after going to sleep at 1:20 AM. I woke up twice during the night. My heart rate was 56 BPM, my weight 65...

Health

Yahoo! Maktoob's New Geo-Located Events Concept Battuta Revealed at QITCOM

Of the pitches that I saw today in the TechZone at QITCOM, Qatar's IT-dedicated conference, one that stood out was Yahoo's forward-thinking...

Digital Media Mobile Mobile Apps

Wamda Capital Announces Investment in Translation Platform Qordoba

Wamda Capital, the early stage funding arm of Wamda, has announced investment in crowdsourced translation platform Qordoba. Qordoba, which...

Investment

What Ethical SEO Is and Why You Should Care

I was reading a book by Christopher Elliott titled Scammed, which is all about the extent to which companies will go to misinform...

Analytics Digital Marketing SEO

Which Mobile OS Dominated 2011?

If you're looking to build mobile applications for export to a global market, take a look at iCrossing's recent infographic detailing the...

Mobile Trends

Entrepreneurs: Stop Innovating, Start Minnovating

This article was originally published on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network. If we want more entrepreneurs, stop worrying about...

Innovation

Innovation Theatre to Boost Startups at QITCOM 2012

At QITCOM 2012 next week, Qatar's second ICT-industry focused conference, young entrepreneurs will get a chance to hone their innovative...

Competitions

Getting Rid of Used Items in the Arab World? Swaphood Makes It Fun

When Zaid Jawad built Swaphood in Dubai last October, he had been looking for a site where he could post items to sell or trade, where...

In the Age of Mobile Networks, E-Commerce Gets Personal

Imagine an online store that replicates the experience of stepping into a boutique. As online and in-store retailing converges with the...

E-commerce

6 Ways Tunisia Can Become a Green Energy Leader

Since the 70’s, Tunisia has managed increasing unemployment pressures by promoting low value-added manufacturing sectors such as textiles a...

Green Energy

Business Development Tips for Startups: Part 1

Business Development is vital to your startup. If sales is the backbone of business, business development is then the spine of sales. It...

Changing the World Isn't Easy: Advice for Social Entrepreneurs

Inclusive capitalism, disruptive innovations, triple bottom line, scalability… My head is abuzz with catchy expressions after spending the p...

Social Entrepreneurship

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