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How the world will replace employees with entrepreneurs [Infographic]

The age of the traditional job, and the security that comes with it, may soon be coming to a close. It’s been said that entrepreneurship i...

Infographic

3 critical ways to boost revenue by making your website SEO-friendly from the beginning

If you’re launching a business or bringing your existing business online, you may have wondered when it would be best to focus o...

SEO Design User Experience Design

Crowdsourced tools for startups: a master list

Startups looking for extra resources to help them scale should check out this list of crowdsourced tools for startups, compiled by Tom...

Lean Methodology collaborative economy Expert Advice

3 simple ways to screw up your startup

I was recently asked to give a talk at Lamba Labs on three ways to screw up your startup. But which three to choose? Note: Lamba...

Expert Advice Advice Mentorship

5 steps for choosing your customer acquisition channel

This piece was originally published on Brian Balfour's blog, Growth. SEO, SEM, Facebook Ads, content marketing, affiliates,...

SEM Customer Acquisition SEO

What’s the biggest career mistake you would gladly make again? 11 leading entrepreneurs tell us.

“Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom." -William Jordan In career, and in life, we make mistakes. You can’t prevent them and avoiding ...

Mistakes Leadership Advice

7 lessons I learned during my journey as an 'Entrepreneur Wannabe'

Even though I’ve been on an entrepreneurship journey for more than four years, I still consider myself an “entrepreneur wannabe,” because ...

Advice Failure

Is multitasking actually counterproductive?

Most employees are on the lookout for ways to achieve multiple goals simultaneously. In fact, many non-multitaskers perceive themselves as...

Advice

Global

Do you really need to write a business plan? [poll results]

“‘He who fails to plan is planning to fail,’” said Omar Sati, the Managing Director at DASH...

Poll Results business plan Venture Capital

How to optimize your marketing emails for mobile

Managing email is already difficult for most users these days, who often open up their email only to find that, of a dozen new messages,...

How-Tos

4 cool productivity apps, chosen by Moroccan startups

It’s not always easy to organize your day, prioritize tasks or collaborate on a mission in a stress-free and efficient way. To see what e...

10 things that great entrepreneurs do

In my work as a startup mentor, I’ve met with a lot of startup founders in the Arab world and around the world; I also listen to podcasts ...

Lists Advice

Weighing the pros and cons of freelancing in the Arab world

A lot of professionals do freelancing on the side, making some extra money and building a reputation in their field. But a lot of people...

Freelancers Advice

How a business plan can help win investors, tips from the Mini Entrepreneur [Wamda TV]

Sometimes entrepreneurs tend to keep their ideas to themselves and start creating their businesses on their own. But at some point, many...

Mini Entrepreneur Angel Investment Investment

How the founder of Hmizate raised $1.6 million in a plane

There’s a saying that finding an investor is like finding a spouse; as a startup, you’re looking for a long term partner, that will bring n...

Daily Deals Hmall Venture Capital

CEED Morocco's Going International

Ceed Morocco is organizing a conference to share insights about the Moroccan ecosystem and the posibilites to go internatioanl, and to...

Mentor

How to teach the Arts: Debunking the myth of creativity

Part I. In our shared imagination, a true artist is a vagabond with manic-depressive traits caught in bad habits. They are someone whose...

Art Advice Education

5 common PR mistakes to avoid at your startup

One of the hardest things about putting together a startup is actually putting down what makes you great, different, fascinating and...

Branding PR Marketing

How Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow is supporting entrepreneurs in 2013

In the Arab world, a whopping 48% of startups operate without mentors, according to a recent survey of 1,000 entrepreneurs across the...

Mentors Mix n Mentor Scaling

Opinion: Why hiring an MBA- or getting one- isn't a bad thing

This is an opinion piece written by Kia Davis, who advises startups throughout the Middle East and Africa. “To value your company, add $1 ...

What are the best strategies for boosting your website's traffic? [Infographic]

Regardless of your content type, business model, or target market, every website's main goal is to increase the number of visitors on a...

SEO Infographic

Why sharing your ideas can change the world: The power of email

I bet you’ve had at least one great idea pop into your head during the last couple of weeks, and I also bet you didn’t do anything about it...

Advice

How to Pitch and Get Funded - Live Webinar

If you're raising funds for your startup, or are even thinking about it, you won’t want to miss this free webinar cohosted...

Pitching Advice

Global

11 tips for managing your company blog

Gone are the days when blogging was only an online diary, where bloggers would post about favorite meals and activities....

Top Lists Tips Advice

Thought Leadership

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