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Run your startup like Algeria plays football

Well, it didn’t happen. We didn’t win the World Cup. We didn’t even make it to the quarter finals. But we did accomplish something huge: we...

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The startup marathon: how to endure to the finish line [Infographic]

Building a startup is like a marathon, and endurance is key. In the infographic below, Anna Vital goes through some of the main worries...

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10 tips to launch your social enterprise

Entrepreneurship has been booming in the MENA region in the last few years, so it was natural that a growth in social enterprises would...

Why is Facebook engagement dropping 40% every year?

It’s been a tough year for businesses on Facebook – especially small businesses. Reaching customers has never been more difficult, and the...

Tips Facebook Social Media

14 regional accelerators that can put your startup in the fast lane

Two and a half years ago, we published a selection of 10 Accelerators in the Middle East and North Africa, most of which at the time were...

Accelerators

Jeeran releases Windows Phone app following Nokia partnership

It’s been a while since Wamda has written about pioneering Jordanian user review platform Jeeran, but it doesn’t mean that the startup has ...

Windows Phone app

Selling a startup takes planning: 4 tips from an entrepreneur who did it twice

Despite his success, Taoufik El Jamali is largely unknown in Morocco; too bad, given that his business wins could serve as inspirations...

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He climbed Everest, started a company and is now aiming for space. Leadership lessons from Omar Samra

If Egypt’s entrepreneurship world has a movie star celebrity, it is undoubtedly Omar Samra. In a country without a mainstream outdoor c...

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Partnerships, VCs and content: best practices from experts at Mix N’ Mentor Amman

Last week, Wamda organized its 14th Mix N’ Mentor and its fourth in Amman, Jordan. The event was supported by our strategic partners Zain J...

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Four tactics to make niche Arabic content work, from health platform Anakeef

The web is teeming with forums and platforms tackling a wide range of health, nutrition, fitness, lifestyle, beauty, fashion and...

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3 founders share tips on how to recruit and manage freelancers abroad [Part 2]

A few days ago, Herve Cuviliez, Talal Jabari, and Kamal Bouskri, founders of Diwanee, Fariqak and MyVLE respectively,...

Off-shore Developers Tips

If I Were 22: Embracing change is embracing opportunity

This post is crossposted with LinkedIn, as part of its series in which highly influential people share lessons from their youth. Today, a...

'Do the opposite of what you're told': Teen entrepreneurs from the Arab region on their early success

While there aren’t many, when a teenager launches a successful entrepreneurial project before earning their high school diploma or they’re ...

Tips

4 Myths that hinder entrepreneurship in Morocco

In Morocco, we don’t have, strictly speaking, an entrepreneurial culture; as a result, our entrepreneurs often lack experience, standards, ...

morocco Ideas Tips

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Angel investor Ranwa Halasa calls for bolder investors and savvier entrepreneurs

This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional...

Mistakes Tips Advice

4 tips for successful digital marketing, from Dubai's STEP conference

For the third round of the annual STEP Conference, held April 30th in Al Serkal Avenue in Dubai, organizers chose the topic of...

STEP Conferences

Angel investor Hala Fadel's 3 most common entrepreneurial mistakes

This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional...

hala Fadel Angel Investment Investment

4 tips to put user generated content to work for your business

As an entrepreneur, you’ve probably had some kind of internal monologue that went a bit like this: “I know we need great content – but it t...

UGC user generated content content

What it will take to maximize business success in the Middle East

How can business choices yield high profits and high social impact in a rapidly changing consumer culture? What are the...

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3 reasons to launch a startup in Algeria

Following the example of Morocco and Tunisia, Algeria is witnessing more and more entrepreneurs, both young and old. And although we could...

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How to raise $18M in the Middle East? 5 tips from MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib