Wamda

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

Lebanon

Daily deals site ScoopCity outlives, outplays Lebanese rivals

Brothers Abdallah and Ghaith Yafi (Image via Executive Magazine) ScoopCity was one of the first online daily deals platforms in...

Y Venture Partners competition lebanon

Maghreb

Nurture your network, PR tips for startups

Entrepreneurs had a workshop in an intimate setting. (Images via Kaymu) When and how does one communicate the launch of a new project?...

Kaymu startupyourlife Casablanca

Lebanon

What does it take to make it in the Lebanese ecosystem?

There was plenty to discuss at Energy Boost. (Images via Facebook) How do you make it big in a country like Lebanon? How do you...

Energy Boost UK Lebanon Tech Hub Beirut Digital District

Regional

Programmatic marketing, what is it and why entrepreneurs need it

There is no doubt that marketing and advertising is now an essential part of any entrepreneur's business strategy. Even if the funding a...

Artificial intelligence Rocket Fuel EMEA Dominic Trigg

Regional

How international SEO is different, and how to do it right

Effective search engine optimization requires close attention to details. Any digital marketer or SEO (search engine optimization)...

Search Engine optimization Wissam Dandan SEO

Regional

From Egypt to the Gulf: conquering the HR market

Attracting good staff is the MENA-based entrepreneur’s constant lament, yet Egyptian Rania Abdallah says there are ways to solve this d...

talent AHRC AspireHRConsultants

Regional

Silicon Valley investor on MENA’s road to startup success

Bern Shen at Flat6Labs mentoring a startup team working on children education. Investor Bern Shen is optimistic about the MENA region’s a...

MENA ecosystem Bern Shen MENA

Global

How this fresh grad landed a job at Wamda

Standing out in the crowd can be hard work. Even for pencils. (Image via Evoke) At the start of May young Egyptian graduate Ahmed Soliman...

Job Creation Job Recruitment Programme

Bahrain

How one Bahraini jeweler sparkles in a competitive market

Making her mark with jewels. (Images via Curve Jewellery) If you want to find jewelry traders operating in the Arabian Gulf, a simple...

Curve Jewellery Vital Voices Bahrain

Regional

Pitching on the open road: Uber brings MENA entrepreneurs and experts together in 5 cities

Entrepreneurs pitched their startups in cars they hailed through Uber's mobile app. (Image via Maysaa Ajjan) Pitching a business...

Arabnet digital showcase arabnet digital summit UberPITCH

Regional

Diagnose your market: insights into MENA’s digital health revolution

The health revolution. (Image via CB Insights) As the m-health industry of the Middle East continues to grow, Dubai hosted its first...

Trice Imaging Inc HealthXL Qualcomm Ventures

Regional

Challenges that spark ideas: GE's CMO meets MENA startups, discusses problems and solutions

In January 2015, entrepreneurs from the Middle East and North Africa met with Beth Comstock, GE's Chief Marketing Officer, at Masdar City...

MEMakers Local vs Global Beth Comstock

Global

How one Jordanian's innovative approach to job hunting got Airbnb's attention

Nina Mufleh wants a job at Airbnb. Like thousands of others though, when she began her quest, she quickly found her applications and calls...

resume Airbnb CV

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