Spotify’s Axel Bringeus at Webrazzi 2012 At the Webrazzi conference earlier this month Axel Bringéus, Director of International Growth at Spotify, discussed Spotify’s goal to in... Wamda • 22 October, 2012 Conferences Digital Media E-commerce
Elie Habib of Riyada Enterprise Development at CoE E-Commerce [Wamda TV] At our June CoE E-Commerce event, Elie Habib, Lebanon Country Manager for Riyada Enterprise Development, discusses the biggest pitfalls for ... Wamda • 21 October, 2012 Advice COE CoE E-Commerce
Angel Investor Aydin Senkut on Opportunities in the Middle East Market [Wamda TV] At Webrazzi, a major Turkish conference focuses on web and entrepreneurship, we chatted with Aydin Senkut, who previously worked at Google ... Nina Curley • 21 October, 2012 Advice Investment
Hyperlocal Social Network Nassya Brings Cairo's Neighborhoods Online In old Egyptian movies, women used to gossip on their balcony with their neighbors throughout the morning. Today, the same scene takes... Hanan Solayman • 21 October, 2012 Egypt Social Networks
Vodafone Ventures Egypt Announces Investment in Eshtery, Ogra, and GyroLabs After sponsoring and participating in the Euromoney conference in Egypt earlier this month, Vodafone Ventures Egypt has announced... Nina Curley • 21 October, 2012 Accelerators Investment Mobile
GlamBox: Beauty Product E-Commerce for the Arab World To tackle the beauty e-commerce space, four young entrepreneurs based in the UAE have self-funded and launched GlamBox, a beauty hub... Maya Rahal • 21 October, 2012 E-commerce Women
Innoventures and Fascila Launch Startup Reactor Acceleration Program Last week, Innoventures announced the launch of a new entrepreneurial support program called ‘Startup Reactor’. Launched in... Omar Aysha • 21 October, 2012 Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt
Weekly Wrap-Up: October 14-18 This week, our Weekly Wrap-Up features posts ripe in e-commerce information. Learn from others' experience is an especially sound piece of... Wamda • 18 October, 2012 Angel Investment Animation Arabic Content
Inventing The Best Encrypted Chat Client: 21 Year-Old Nadim Kobeissi Shares Story of Cryptocat [Wamda TV] Lebanese entrepreneur, Nadim Kobeissi, developer and founder of Cryptocat speaks to Wamda at SHARE Beirut, introducing his instant... Maya Rahal • 18 October, 2012 Conferences Developers Invention
Social Entrepreneurship vs. Social Activism: What is the Difference? "Social Entrepreneur" and "Social Activist": these are two terms that are being used often lately given the recent revolutions (in which... Kamel Al-Asmar • 18 October, 2012 Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
Do Your Own Due Diligence [Pic of the Week] You have an exciting startup idea.You feel ready to jump into the entrepreneurial waters. You are aware of the risks you are taking. You k... Maya Rahal • 18 October, 2012 Pic of the Week CoE Cards
Jamalon Hits 9 Million Books: Can It Crack the Saudi Market? This week, Jamalon announced that its site now offers over 9 million unique Arabic and English books for sale. The “24-7 Online Book Fair f... Glen Dalakian II • 18 October, 2012 Book Reviews E-commerce Ecosystem
Souq in Egypt: Not Relinquishing its Crown Anytime Soon I visited the new challenger recently, so it was only fair I also visit the undisputed champion. The two companies I’m talking about a... Omar Aysha • 18 October, 2012 Daily Deals Demystifying E-Commerce Ecosystem
10 Must-Watch Animation Startups in the Arab World This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short ... Glen Dalakian II • 18 October, 2012 Animation Arabic Content Design
Widening Battle: Middle East Cyberattacks Target Oil Producers and U.S. Banks In the past two months, cyberattacks in the Middle East have broadened in scope and complexity. Reportedly done in revenge over politics,... Knowledge @Wharton • 18 October, 2012 Internet Freedom
The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 3 [Wamda TV] In Part 3 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of Wa... Wamda • 18 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Demystifying E-Commerce