Regional 90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic] A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look... Glen Dalakian II • 07 February, 2013 Failure Infographic Mobile
Wamda Announces Mix n' Mentor Roadshow UPDATE: The MixnMentor Roadshow page is now live. Check it out to see photos about last year's events and learn more about upcoming events... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Mix n Mentor Flat6Labs
Microsoft Announces Initiative to Empower African Tech Ecosystem This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative to support development and global competitiveness in Africa.The Microsoft 4Afrika... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 Advice Education Mobile
Wamda's Mix n' Mentor Cairo Wamda's "Mix n' Mentor" is coming to Cairo on March 16, 2013. The one day event, co-organized by Flat6Labs, will take place at the Swiss Cl... Wamda • 07 February, 2013 Mix n Mentor Mentorship Conferences
i360PlayCamps March Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i... Wamda • 04 February, 2013 Gamification Innovation Workshops
Advice from One of Saudi Arabia's Most Famous Web Entrepreneurs “Developing for another sevice, like Twitter, is often a non-permanent profit business model”, says Saleh Al Zaid, the founder of Lun... Ahmed Gabr • 13 March, 2013 Technology Social Networks Social Media
Mobile Apps Win the Day at the Second Startup Weekend Nablus Mobile seemed to be the theme of last month's Startup Weekend Nablus, evidenced by the top five startup teams selected by the panel of... Glen Dalakian II • 04 February, 2013 Conferences Mobile Mobile Apps
10 Tips of the Month from Entrepreneurs on Wamda As they revealed their successes, challenges, and failures, the entrepreneurs we chatted with on Wamda this month had great advice for... Glen Dalakian II • 31 January, 2013 Advice Tips Top Lists
Startup Weekend Sanaa Startup Weekend makes its way to Sana’a, Yemen for the first time on May 29-31, 2013. SW Sana’a will follow the basic Startup Weekend mode... Wamda • 04 February, 2013 Conferences Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend Tunis Startup Weekend makes its way to Tunis, Tunisia on March 1-3, 2013. SW Tunis will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone can pitch ... Wamda • 01 February, 2013 Conferences Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend Byblos Startup Weekend makes its way to Byblos, Lebanon on March 1-3, 2013. SW Byblos will take place at the American University of Technology Ca... Wamda • 01 February, 2013 Conferences Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend Kuwait (Q8) Startup Weekend makes its way to Kuwait on January 31-February 2, 2013. SW Kuwait will take place at the Gulf University for Science and T... Wamda • 30 January, 2013 Conferences Startup Q8 Startup Weekend
7 Co-working Spaces in Cairo Tired of the corner coffee shop, many entrepreneurs in Cairo are choosing to join a coworking space to get their startup off the ground.... Ahmed Gabr • 24 March, 2013 Coworking Spaces
Maroc Web Awards, 6th Edition The Maroc Web Awards (MWA) is Morocco's largest web competition wich seeks to recognize talented tech influencers from across Morocco. The ... Karim Jazouani • 25 January, 2013 Digital Media Technology
5 Ideas for Building Team Spirit at Your Startup Maybe at this point your startup has grown from thought to reality, moving from your apartment into a coworking space, office, or perhaps... Glen Dalakian II • 22 January, 2013 Tips Top Lists
The Greater Your Goals the Greater Your Risks [Pic of the Week] With a big idea comes big risk. Some entrepreneurs hope to have global reach, others are content with attracting a local market; the world... Glen Dalakian II • 24 January, 2013 CoE Cards Ideas Pic of the Week
Introduction to Video Game Design The Design Institute Amman is hosting a course titled “The Age of Videogames: from Pong to Gamification.” By defining game design pri... Wamda • 21 January, 2013 Gaming Mobile Gaming
10 Lessons Startups Can Learn from Gamers By Lucas and Glen Dalakian. My brother and I decided to write a post together to highlight 10 business principles and lessons we learned... Glen Dalakian II • 15 January, 2013 Advice Gaming
Two Skills that Separate True Innovators from the Rest of Us Legendary innovation gurus are both “legendary” and “gurus” for good reason. In 2011, Clayton Christensen, Jeffrey Dyer and Hal Gregers... Oubai Elkerdi • 13 January, 2013 Advice Innovation
Windows Startup Challenge Microsoft, Startup Weekend and DEMO recently announced the Windows Startup Challenge, a global contest offering developers, designers and... Wamda • 15 January, 2013 Competitions Developers Mobile Apps
How to Build a Startup Community: Do's and Don'ts Since I returned to Kuwait after living abroad, I have been asking myself how we can build a startup community in Kuwait. We lag behind... Abdullah Alshalabi • 08 January, 2013 Startup Communities Startup Q8
Mahatat Initiative Promotes Egypt’s Contemporary Art Scene Since the 2011 revolution, Egyptian society has been transforming demographically, culturally, and politcally, inspiring several new... Ahmed Gabr • 28 January, 2013 Art Egypt Women
TEDxAUC's Idea Bakers Celebrates Egyptian Entrepreneurship TEDxAUC held its second event “Idea Bakers” at the American University of Cairo (AUC) New Cairo campus, at the end of December. The ev... Omar Aysha • 09 January, 2013
Learning and Development Open Forum at Shelter Dubai Organizational learning and development has become one of the most important topics in the field of management and leadership, to bring... Wamda • 08 January, 2013 Conferences Education