How Egypt Is Discussing the Presidential Elections on Facebook and Twitter Wamda is not a place for political debate. But the entrepreneurial ecosystem does not live in a separate universe, however much we... Omar Aysha • 17 June, 2012 Digital Media Social Media
Why E-Commerce Startups Can’t Ignore Pinterest This series by Mohannad Ghashim of ShopGo.me is part of our Demystifying E-Commerce series. It will explore various technical... Mohanad Ghashim • 14 June, 2012 Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
Innovative Green Energy and Tech Entrepreneurs Shine at TED@Tunis At this point, many are familiar with the TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) talk series, which first brought experts together in... Alia Mahmoud • 14 June, 2012 Conferences Social Entrepreneurship Saphon
In the Arab World, Social Media Has Fast Developed into a Medium for the Masses During Tunisia's revolution, Asma Mansour's parents kept her locked at home for her own safety. But Mansour was continuously in touch with... Knowledge @Wharton • 14 June, 2012 Social Media
Game Developers, Looking for a Challenge? Create the First Aramex Game Gamers interested in making a name for themselves might want to check out Aramex's first Game Development Competition, which is... Nina Curley • 13 June, 2012 E-commerce Gaming
Mowgli Mentor Helps Reform Lebanese Family Business Karam Design Said Hamideh • 13 June, 2012 Mentorship
Istikana Inks Groundbreaking Deal to Offer Videos on Samsung Smart TVs It remains to be seen whether there is a viable market for video-on-demand services in the Middle East, like those that Hulu provides in... Nina Curley • 13 June, 2012 Digital Media Video On Demand
A New Way to Tag Products and Places on Social Media: Cairo-based Yadget [Wamda TV] Mohamed Kash, CEO & Founder of Yadget, which recently graduated from Cairo-based accelerator Flat6Labs, discusses how he came up with... Omar Aysha • 13 June, 2012 Social Media
Vodafone Egypt Launches EGP 20m Investment Fund and Incubator We've received word that Vodafone Egypt is launching an EGP 20 million (US $3.3 million) investment fund that will focus on small, web and... Nina Curley • 12 June, 2012 Investment
Entrepreneur of the Week: Khalid AlKhudair of Glowork Empowers Women in Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV] This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Saudi entrepreneur Khalid AlKhudair, who founded online platform Glowork last June 2011 as a job... Nina Curley • 12 June, 2012 Entrepreneur of the Week Job Recruitment
Bringing Order to Cairo's Taxis: Booking Service 2ogra [Wamda TV] Tamer Fathi, the CEO & Co-Founder of 2ogra, a Cairo-based startup that recently graduated from accelerator Flat6Labs, discusses his... Omar Aysha • 12 June, 2012 Accelerators Mobile Apps Taxi + Traffic
Sneak Peek of Upcoming Restaurant Discount Site RoundMenu We received word today that a new site has soft launched to offer discounts exclusively for restaurants in Dubai: RoundMenu. As daily deals... Nina Curley • 11 June, 2012 Food & Beverage
3 Lessons from an Athlete to Entrepreneurs: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder The similarities between sport and business are well known. In both cases, doing things faster, differently or more efficiently can result... Chris Gallagher • 11 June, 2012
Democratizing Video Content in Egypt: Crowdsway [Wamda TV] Mohamed Al-Borno, the CEO & Founder of Crowdsway, a startup that graduated from Cairo-based accelerator Flat6Labs, talks about his ... Omar Aysha • 11 June, 2012 Digital Media
StartUp Weekend coming to Beirut! Beirutis entrepreneurs be prepared, StartUp Weekend is hitting our capital again! After a very successful event in November 2010, which was... Wamda • 11 June, 2012 Startup Weekend
Negotiating for Results Workshop In town for Wamda’s CoE? Make your trip even more productive by attending one of Tandem’s workshops! Want to up your game in high-stakes neg... Wamda • 10 June, 2012