Wamda

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...

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Saudi Arabia

What is the Saudi game industry lacking? Two developers respond

The bar for producing games in the Arab region is at its highest point yet, as more developers enter the market. But a cool idea is not...

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Maghreb

When the cofounder relationship goes awry, the story of Lioumness

It’s not uncommon for one cofounder to leave a company in its early years. In some cases, the separation goes smoothly, in others, it k...

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Regional

'They're not there yet but they will be soon': Ubisoft analyst on MENA gaming [Wamda TV]

No matter how you slice it, the gaming industry in the Middle East lags behind European, Asian, and American markets when you look at...

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Regional

Starting (or investing in) an online business in MENA: lessons learned for founders and investors

In the rush to create the next big success in MENA's online industry, it is useful to pause and ponder over key lessons our nascent...

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Maghreb

How Droidcon and Google Developers Group are pushing Tunisia's economic development

A few weeks ago, 1,000 geeks gathered for the fourth Tunisian edition of Droidcon, the yearly conference dedicated to Android developers -...

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Global

Fadi Bishara on what will attract the VC from Silicon Valley [Wamda TV]

Catching up with Fadi Bishara at the recent ArabNet conference in Beirut Wamda got a chance to chat with him about his thoughts on the VC...

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Global

Thinking of joining a startup? 6 things you should know

A recent conversation with a young woman in her 20s, about how her job at a startup had left her unpaid for the last two months, left me...

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Egypt

Egypt’s entrepreneurial youth and the battle for credibility

Entrepreneurial activities are not just the prerogative of those over 21 in hoodies. We’ve spoken before on Wamda about the ‘age’ question w...

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Regional

Kelly Hoey on the power of networks to create opportunity [WamdaTV]

At last week’s ArabNet Beirut conference, Wamda caught up with Kelly Hoey, the New York-based startup mentor, community-building expert, a...

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Lebanon

How putting her kids first led this Lebanese entrepreneur to launch a startup

Life’s daily struggles make it easy to forget how hard it is to be a mother, let alone a working one. Lebanese Ingrid Salloum,...

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Global

How to develop succinct workflow policies

Workflow policies, whether for startups or large corporations, are a good way to smooth out work processes and avoid task conflicts...

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Regional

What global investors want from entrepreneurs, an expert advises

There are some questions that continuously occur in the minds of entrepreneurs - if I want to get seed financing, or that second round of...

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Jordan

Jordanian founders activate their ideas at lean startup workshop

Many entrepreneurs spend months or even years immersed in their businesses, before they suddenly realize their company has been solving...

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Saudi Arabia

Going solo with a Saudi ecommerce site

This article has been cross-posted from Firnas.org Saudi Arabia is one of the three largest ecommerce markets in the Gulf in terms of...

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Regional

What turns an investor off? Mobily Ventures’ director answers

No different from any other relationship, the one between an investor and an entrepreneur should also be built on mutual trust and...

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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

12 lessons learned in helping your talent thrive

Photo credits. Looking back at 2014, it was quite a fruitful year in terms of funds announced and investment deals closed. But one...

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Maghreb

5 Maghrebi entrepreneurs share their secrets to making money last [Wamda TV]

When you’re a Maghrebi startup, seed funding is never easy; you have to be ready for a pretty intense period of bootstrapping. We’ve asked a...

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Regional

A Tale of Five Founders: What I wish I had known on day one

‘I wish I had known then what I know now’ is something that must be on the mind of every founder. Imagine if you could go back in tim...

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U.A.E

'Never behave like an employee': Rasha Shehada's key to business success

On the factory floor. (Image via Diamond Line) At not yet 29, Rasha Shehada is already the managing director of an international trading...

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Saudi Arabia

How invested should an investor be?

This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org. Many entrepreneurs can be stalled by one thing or another. Perhaps one of those things...

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Regional

4 tips for budget-conscious startups

The successful management of a budget can give a startup a big push forward and help it achieve unexpected results, however, finance and...

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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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