Wamda

Jordan

How a failed supermarket and a stint at Uber led to the founding of Abwaab

Most graduates like to ease their way into employment, starting at an entry-level position to gain experience and work their way up. But...

EdTech Uber Failure

Global

You are going to fail and that's OK

Tarek Ghobar, founder of PointCheckout shares his experience of failing The startup world is like dancing around a huge minefield with...

Failure

Regional

I failed and this is my truth

Failure in the startup world can seem like an inevitable milestone, with nine out of 10 startups ending in failure. For many...

Failure

Egypt

Pivots and failures: The Wasla Browser story

About nine out of every 10 startups in the Middle East fail, yet failure remains to be viewed with disdain. But with each failure comes an...

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Regional

What happens when startups fail?

Nearly a century ago, Henry Ford said that failure was simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Many...

startup Failure

Global

Overcoming failure and defying normal [Q&A]

This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. Nine out of every 10 new startups will fail. While many entrepreneurs will acknowledge this...

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U.A.E

What I know about failure: Jean-Pierre Mondalek

A failed startup is not the end. Jean-Pierre Mondalek, general manager of the motors division at Dubizzle, is not ashamed of his...

Jean-Pierre Mondalek Dubizzle Failure

Global

Startup Watch: Flying cars, thieving chatbots, and Silicon Valley - the musical

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Uber Fintech

Global

Startup Watch: Saudi cash, zombie startups, and your how-to-fire guide

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch careem KarmSolar

Egypt

Billionaire invests in Shaghalni's blue collar job ads

Shaghalni's pitch is not just to advertise blue collar jobs, but 'grey' collar work as well. (Images via Shaghalni) With only seven...

Omar Khalifa Omedia grey collar jobs

Regional

Fear of success does exist [Opinion]

Don't fear greatness, if you don't want to spend your life living among potholes! (Image via outofedenministries.com) 'Fear of Failure'...

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U.A.E

Baring all: Dubai entrepreneurs talk failure

Organic Press Juice cofounder Daniel Vahanian talks failure with Moti Roti founder Tahir Shah. (Image via Jacqueline Sofia) The...

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Kuwait

Why celebrating failure is important for Kuwaiti startups [Video]

Video has Arabic subtitles. This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. In a country that’s considered one of the...

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Egypt

Lessons from the Tahrir Academy shutdown

Tahrir Academy first announced their closure earlier this summer. News that Egyptian online learning center Tahrir Academy was...

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Saudi Arabia

'Kammel' event to celebrate failure

Failure is often an awkward and embarassing topic among entrepreneurs. Although it is not often discussed, failure is an important...

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Regional

How to leverage failure [Wamda TV]

There is no shortage of literature about failure. Bloomberg reported that the average startup that failed between 2010 and 2013 failed 20...

Hanan Abdel Meguid Kamelizer Failure

Regional

5 tips on facing failure from Leslie Dewan, inventor of a nuclear power generator

Leslie Dewan giving a presentation on how to get power from nuclear waste at Solve for X in 2014. (Image via. YouTube) When Leslie Dewan...

Nuclear power generator Transatomic Power Leslie Dewan

Regional

It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV]

To entrepreneurs, raising a first round of capital is a validation of their startup’s business model. To VCs, it’s a grace...

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Regional

Why do funded entrepreneurs fail to raise money again (and again)?

This is the third of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities...

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Maghreb

'We need to learn to learn from failure,' says Morocco Technopark's Omar Balafrej

It’s been seven years now that Omar Balafrej has been running Technopark, and over that period, he has seen his share of M...

morocco Funding Failure

Kuwait

'Fail first, then succeed,' Techstars' Mark Solon tells StartupQ8

Kuwait’s startup ecosystem, which is showing more signs of vibrancy than ever before, hosted “by far” its highest profile guest last week, a...

kuwait Startup Q8 Failure

Regional

5 common scale-up mistakes

Startups the world over, and in the Middle East in particular, often aspire to scale and develop their business in new markets. However,...

AtlanticLIVE Scaling Failure

Egypt

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst: how to close down a business in Egypt

During the excitement of setting up a company, usually the last thing on an entrepreneur's mind is shutting it down. But for many...

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Maghreb

Bolstered by one failure and two pivots, this Moroccan entrepreneur wants to become your temporary CTO

The name Yassine El Kachchani should sound familiar to Wamda’s readers. He's one of the earliest Moroccan entrepreneurs, and his first v...

Pivot Failure

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