Maghreb Karim Jazouani Prize 2016: nominate the advocates of Moroccan entrepreneurship One step forward, two steps backward? Or is it two steps forward, one step backward? If we take a look at the tech sector in Morocco,... Wamda • 16 June, 2016 Karim Jazouani morocco
Regional Don’t ask for change, create change [Opinion] I was asked to give a commencement speech at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Doha on May 1. Below is an edited version of what I said. I... Habib Haddad • 16 June, 2016 change The power of yalla Habib Haddad
Regional MENAT accelerators invest $3.5M, lag global averages Accelerators have become a “rite of passage” for entrepreneurs around the world, and a report on the state of global programs... Rachel Williamson • 15 June, 2016 business acclerator Global Accelerator Report central bank of jordan
Maghreb Ubisoft Casablanca closes: is this good news for Morocco game devs? After 18 years of activity French gaming giant Ubisoft has announced it will close its Casablanca studio, leaving 48 developers looking for... Aline Mayard • 14 June, 2016 Rym games Moroccan Game Developers The Wall Games
Regional Visualizing corporate-startup engagement in MENA [Infographic] This article was first posted on the Coentrepreneurship platform. During the Collaborative Entrepreneurship (CE) Summit held last month,... Teeb Assaf • 14 June, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship WRL
U.A.E PK on the core mission of The Assembly [Wamda TV] Prashant Gulati, more known as ‘PK’, calls himself a “technology innovator, angel investor, mentor, idea accelerator and... Maya Rahal • 14 June, 2016 Prashant Gulati PK MEMakersGE
Global Do startups really create lots of good jobs? This article is a crosspost with Harvard Business Review. Eskimos have 50 words for snow. Humans only use 10 percent of... Daniel Isenberg • 13 June, 2016 Employment jobs Policy
Egypt 15 Egyptian fashion startups for your sartorial radar Ecommerce is a driving force for economic growth in the Middle East. And with this growth of ecommerce has come a slew of ... Maysaa Ajjan • 13 June, 2016 Maison Saedi ZAAM UpFuse
Global How to do a Google design sprint: 10 things to know Google Ventures' design sprint tries to take teams from problem to solution in five days. (Image via Fastcodesign) Do you want to... Rachel Williamson • 13 June, 2016 agile Daniel Burka Design Sprint
Maghreb Tunisian teens start thinking like entrepreneurs Students putting themselves in an entrepreneur’s shoes. (Images via Spark) The time is long gone when starting a business as a teenager m... Aline Mayard • 12 June, 2016 BIAT foundation Spark teenagers
Regional Corporate-startup partnerships, where are we at in MENA? [Report] 89 percent of large corporations and 94 percent of startups see value in partnering together. [Tweet this] This is one of many findings... Teeb Assaf • 12 June, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship WRL
Egypt Building a biogas empire in Upper Egypt Mona El Khodairy receiving the Ecotaqa award at The Impact bootcamp in Dubai. (Images via Ecotaqa) In 2014 Mona El Khodairy, an... Eman Mostafa • 12 June, 2016 Sustaincubator Eco Taqa Mona ElKhodairy
Lebanon Fransabank to invest $2.5M investment in Lebanon’s Pinpay Lebanon’s leading fintech startup, Pinpay, is to receive a $2.5 million investment from Fransabank. The mobile payment and... Lucy Knight • 09 June, 2016 Bankmed Bank Audi Fransabank
Regional A marriage of opportunity: why I believe in collaborative entrepreneurship [Opinion] I begin with a confession: I didn’t believe in collaborative entrepreneurship. Don’t get me wrong,... Christopher Schroeder • 09 June, 2016 Startup Rising CE Collaborative Entrepreneurship
Egypt Instabug and the ecosystem Instabug has Egypt's tight-knit ecosystem to thank for much of its success. (Image via Instabug) This is an edited crosspost from Rise... Con O'Donnell • 09 June, 2016 AgileBm Go Ejaza Accel Venture Partners
Turkey The importance of workshops for UX design On the fourth floor of an Istanbul hotel young men and women are huddled over work tables, overlooking large poster boards, markers,... Lorena Rios • 08 June, 2016 Userspots design workshops User Experience
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