The 5 Mistakes that Caused a Jordanian Startup to Fold [Updated] Updated: Elias Jaber has confirmed that his startup recently closed. Elias Jaber founded a company that offers comprehensive maintenance... Nina Curley • 11 November, 2011 Failure
Global Businesses in Egypt Quietly Hope for Change As tensions continue to simmer in Egypt following the revolution, the image of cohesion presented at Tahrir no longer holds. The... Nina Curley • 11 November, 2011
Finding Solutions to Gaps in the Egyptian Tech Market [Wamda TV] Ahmad Kabeel, the founder of Egyptian information and technology communications company OMS, discusses how he decided to create the company... Nina Curley • 10 November, 2011
Mina-Tripoli Carfree Day Promotes Environmental Awareness Mina-Tripoli Carfree Day, a day promoting environmentally friendly culture in these two cities in Lebanon, kicks off this Sunday, November... Nina Curley • 10 November, 2011
Empowering Youth to Find Local Solutions [Wamda TV] Afif Tabsh, the founder of Lebanese NGO Aie Serve, discusses how he works to empower youth to make change and find solutions for local... Nina Curley • 10 November, 2011
4 Tips from iLevel on Shopper Marketing Strategy The best ways to improve your sales- by tweaking a poster here or a moving a product shelf there- can seem intuitive, and yet the delicate... Nina Curley • 10 November, 2011
Investors See Turkey as Pilot Market for Western Companies to Enter the Middle East Without a doubt, there has been a boost in entrepreneurship over the last two years in emerging markets. We’ve witnessed the launch of s... Gulay Ozkan • 09 November, 2011
Debunking the Myth of the One-Man Team Successful companies are often represented by a figurehead that embodies the values of the company and acts as a public figure. That was... Souhail Khoury • 07 November, 2011
Sharakeh Shares 5 Tips for Pitching to Angel Investors I am in the business of introducing entrepreneurs seeking funding to investors. Being based in Amman, I have met many highly motivated... Assad Hazmeh • 07 November, 2011
Groupon Fuels Hype with $700 Million IPO After some drama, and some back-and-forth over its valuation, Groupon has today gone public and begun trading on the NASDAQ at a record IPO... Nina Curley • 04 November, 2011
Arab World Needs to Catch Up with Cloud-Based Services [Wamda TV] Husni Khuffash, Microsoft's Country Manager in Jordan, talks to Wamda at the World Economic Forum Special Meeting about the IT challenges... Nina Curley • 04 November, 2011 Cloud Computing Government Job Recruitment
Arabic Type Enters the Modern Era at Kashida Design In the wake of revolutions this spring and summer, discourse about modern identity in the Arab World seems to have translated into a... Nina Curley • 03 November, 2011
5 Website Designs that Keep Users Coming Back Now that I’ve given you an introduction to User Experience Design (UXD) is and the qualities that a User Experience Designer should h... George Elkhabbaz • 03 November, 2011 User Experience Design
Building the Wikipedia of Volunteerism in Arabia at Nakhweh [Wamda TV] Kamel al Asmar, founder of non-profit venture Nakhweh, discusses how the startup works to connect youth in Jordan to volunteer... Nina Curley • 02 November, 2011 Social Entrepreneurship Jordan
Should Startups in the Middle East Keep an Eye on China? [Wamda TV] Wamda contributor Gulay Ozkan talks to Duncan Clark, Chairman of advisory firm BDA in China and Visiting Scholar at Stanford University,... Gulay Ozkan • 02 November, 2011