Wamda

U.A.E

The Law: 3 legal concerns of UAE startups and how to solve them

The law and startups - an essential partnership. (Image via wrike.com) When it comes to setting up a business in the UAE, entrepreneurs...

Copyright Free zone law

Regional

Prototype to product: how to manage your manufacturing

Manufacturing is one of the final obstacles for hardware startups and it can be a rage-inducing affair. Flaky suppliers, the belated...

pch manufacturing Hind Hobeika

Regional

Change your positioning [Cartoon]

Omar Al Fil is a digital producer at Wamda and freelance graphic designer. When he's not illustrating kooky cartoons he's making weird...

target audience positioning Humor

Regional

I pitched to Dave McClure: here's what I learned

When I first heard that Dave McClure was coming to Ramallah and Gaza, my immediate reaction was wow, we’re definitely doing something r...

Kenz Dave McClure

Regional

Three killer strategies to engage your inactive app users [Opinion]

Keeping your app users engaged is an art and a science. (Image via eventasticme.com) Through my work with AppsGuru I've seen...

retention churn rate Faisal Al Bitar

U.A.E

Overhauling MENA's biodiesel industry [Q&A]

Karl Feilder believes he’s designed the first biodiesel system in the world that really works, and is willing to explain down to the...

Neutral Fuels Karl Feilder biofuel

Egypt

Egypt's makers mark out industry roadblocks [WamdaTV]

Egypt's tech startup sector includes a surprisingly large number of 'makers': entrepreneurs such as Integreight CEO...

MiniMakerFair Hardware

Lebanon

What we learned: Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Even the most amazing of ideas need a little help. (Images via Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) During our Mix N’ Mentor Beirut we gained s...

Choueiri Group Diwanee Y Venture Partners

Regional

Where can you spend your bitcoins in the Middle East?

Though Bitcoin in MENA is in its infancy, demand and adoption are fast growing. (Image via BitOasis) This is a crosspost with...

bitcoins Bit Oasis Bitcoin

Regional

To Lean or not to Lean?

The Lean business methodology works for every business – except for those it doesn’t. The model is increasingly...

lean startup QBIC Lean Methodology

Regional

5 tips for wearables-focused startups

Pauline Van Dongen's wearable solar shirt. (Image via Pauline Van Dongen) When it comes to wearable technologies the MENA region could do...

MEMakers Wearable devices

Regional

Why we can’t give up on Arab diaspora engagement [Opinion]

Note: In this article, Middle East / Arab refers to the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine). Arab diasporas are a true mosaic....

Palestinian Diaspora Jordanian Diaspora Syrian Diaspora

U.A.E

UAE creates future female robotics entrepreneurs

The UAE could produce MENA’s next wave of female robotics and hardware entrepreneurs, as technology programs throughout the Emirates...

robotics uae abu dhabi

Regional

Should my startup invest in content marketing?

Still unsure about the value of content marketing? Read on. (Image via The Sales Lion) “We’re thinking about marketing for our startup but ...

content marketing Wissam Dandan content

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

Saudi Arabia

Misreading Saudi entrepreneurship [Opinion]

When looking at it from the outside, Saudi Arabia’s entrepreneurship potential appears very different to the reality. There are arrogant m...

entrepreneurship Saudi Arabia Women

Regional

Know your competition... or else [Wamda Cartoon]

Competitors are just ninjas who don't use swords. One minute you think you're about to disrupt a whole sector, then BAM, someone else comes...

Humor competition Cartoon

Palestine

Goodbye San Francisco loyalty card, hello Ramallah startup

When Mohammed Amleh left a well paid job in the loyalty card business, in San Francisco, to return to Palestine to launch a startup, people...

SWIPT ramallah palestine

Global

Four reasons why a startup-to-startup economy works

Coming together can be a beautiful thing for startups. (Image via atelier.net) As a serial entrepreneur and creator of Timez5, Nader...

S2S Collaboration NASA

Global

How to build a multi-billion dollar business, according to Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley

John Sculley back in the day. (Image via Associated Press) “There has never been a better time to build a transformative company,” says Joh...

Steve Jobs John Sculley apple

Regional

Keeping your hands clean

Almost half of all businesses in MENA do not have anti-corruption or bribery policies in place, and startups are at unique risk if they...

Corruption

Regional

6 steps to valuing a tech startup [Opinion]

This is an edited crosspost with BOOSTMENA. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of posts on the subject of valuation, specifically...

irr tech startup Valuation

Regional

5 apps to help you stay focused this Ramadan

Getting organized at the best of times is hard. All you need is some quiet....and an app. Your smartphone can be a powerful tool when it...

IFTTT Ramadan Legacy Habit List

Global

Nature versus nurture, can you breed an entrepreneur?

Once mixed, there's no turning back. (Image via Raail.com) A new wave of entrepreneurship research encompassing the classical psychology...

Personality traits Nature versus nurture entrepreneurs

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