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The AI metric founders should track: Cost of correction

An article by Sadek El Assaad, an operator and adviser to founder-led and family businesses. A startup I worked with introduced AI...

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Saudi Arabia

What stood out at LEAP 2026

An article by Abdullah Al Jaafari, CEO and Founder of Resquad AI Somewhere on the second day in Riyadh, I stopped photographing the...

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U.A.E

Dubai’s growing role in the global digital economy

An article by Artem Shargin, a UAE-based entrepreneur and co-founder and chief operating officer of 0to8. In the digital economy,...

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Regional

What crisis reveals about a startup

An article by Ayman Gomaa, Founder of Acacia Innovations Technology When you are building a business, crisis planning is rarely a...

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Regional

When founders become bottlenecks

An article by Shahnaz Hamade, Founder and CEO of Harmonie Consulting There is a particular kind of exhaustion that many founders...

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U.A.E

The missing piece in Dubai's AI strategy is talent

An article by Abdullah Al Jaafari, CEO and Founder of Resquad AI In May, Dubai did something few governments do: it set a deadline....

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Regional

When funding slows, silence becomes a startup's biggest risk

An article by Jürgen Salenbacher, Personal Branding Strategist & Leadership Advisor In a slower funding market, the biggest...

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Regional

Venture capital’s most underrated skill: knowing when NOT to invest

An article by Husameddin AlMadani, angel investor and aviator There is a moment before every flight that matters more than takeoff...

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Regional

In MENA, the day after the crisis begins today

As we in the GCC navigate yet another political and security crisis, founders, CEOs and investors need a blunt reminder: cash is the only...

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Regional

The strategic role of GCC sovereign funds in rebuilding post-war economies

During the past two decades, the emergence of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) marked a dramatic shift in the balance of strategic capital and...

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Regional

Founders still building in MENA understand what others miss

An article by Darya Nikulina, Director of Operations & Marketing at Dubai-based travel tech company Visarun Whenever a crisis hits,...

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Palestine

Beyond survival, what Palestine’s resilience means for investors

When exploring investment opportunities, most investors tend to avoid conflict-affected and fragile economies. Yet in Palestine, the...

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U.A.E

Buy, license, or build? Why most firms struggle to enter the UAE

An article by Hasnae Taleb, the Managing Partner of Mintiply Capital The question is no longer whether global firms should enter...

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Regional

The real cost of undervaluing human capital in the GCC

An article by Natasha Hatherall, the founder and CEO of TishTash Group. Human resources are still too often treated as a support...

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Regional

AI capital is flooding the world, with the GCC emerging as the next hub

An article by Alexander Rugaev, the Founder of AR Ventures. Artificial intelligence has rapidly become the primary destination for...

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U.A.E

The true price of scaling AI in the UAE

An article by Matt Spriegel, the Founder and CEO of Atiom The United Arab Emirates has spent the past decade positioning itself as...

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Regional

AI regulation is taking shape, and companies need to act early

An article by Jadd Elliot Dib, Founder and CEO, PangaeaX Over the past year, governments around the world have begun rolling out...

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Regional

What short-form videos really mean for founders, brands and media

An article by Reim El Houni, CEO of Ti22 Films The one thing that is absolutely guaranteed in the media industry is change. The...

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Regional

What winning MENA startups will do differently in 2026

An article by Waseem Afzal, Founder & CEO of FAST Ventures Six months into observing early-stage startups across...

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Regional

Why the Middle East's $4 trillion is our strongest asset

An article by Nour Al Hassan, the CEO of Arabic.AI and Tarjama The Middle East does not suffer from a capital shortage. It...

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Regional

The shift AI startups need to win over GCC investors

An article by Farid Yousefi, Founder and CEO of Finder Group Ai Artificial intelligence is accelerating across the GCC at a pace...

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U.A.E

The UAE’s next property boom will be powered by AI

An article by Milad Monshipour, CEO and Founder of AIR In the first half of 2025, Dubai’s real estate market recorded more than...

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U.A.E

Is the UAE building the region's first true open finance economy?

An article by Tewfik Cassis, chief product & technology officer ay Lean Technologies The UAE’s bold move Financial...

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Regional

MENA startups face a cybersecurity wake-up call

An article by Dmitry Marinov, CTO of ANY.RUN, a UAE-based cybersecurity company As the MENA startup ecosystem matures,...

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