8 Survival Tips for First Time Fathers & Entrepreneurs 1. Don't panic. Focus. When I quit my job to start my entrepreneurial journey, I didn't know that we were already blessed to have our first... Roland Daher • 10 October, 2011
Islamic Superheroes Save the World this Weekend In the context of protests for greater equality occurring around the globe this weekend, it seems fitting that a film has debuted... Nina Curley • 15 October, 2011
Don’t Panic. There is Life After Blackberry. We all know that entrepreneurs in the Middle East are becoming very addicted to their smart phones. It's been an especially tough week with... Nina Curley • 13 October, 2011
A New Generation Pitches for Social Change at Startup Weekend Alexandria Egypt’s second Startup Weekend kicked off this past weekend in Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city. Following the Cairo event earlier th... Omar Aysha • 27 September, 2011 Startup Weekend
Three Traits that Set the Best Entrepreneurs Apart, from Saad Khan Saad Khan, venture capitalist and thought leader in the fields of technology, design and media, spoke recently at Startup Weekend... Omar Aysha • 28 September, 2011
Sketching the Future of Animation in the Arab World at CoE Animate 11 Yesterday we kicked off the first in a new series of Celebration of Entrepreneurship events- CoE Animate 11. The event was an intimate... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2011
Absurdity and Inspiration Collide at TEDxBeirut Never mind that everyone here at Berytech is sleep-deprived and on the brink of collapse. We are all a bundle of statements. It’s one thing ... Think Media Labs • 24 September, 2011
Animating the Emirati Dream at CoE Animate 11 Amidst the angular but cozy sofas and wooden tables of The Pavilion Downtown Dubai, a range of animators with different agendas,... Said Hamideh • 25 September, 2011
How to Price your Products and Services Pricing your products and services accurately is one of the most crucial steps that you can take to create a profitable business. You have... Nina Curley • 06 September, 2011
Ideas Burn Bright at TEDxCairo The glow of possibility has shone in the collective mind of Egypt post-revolution, nowhere more brightly than at TEDxCairo this past May... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
10 Tips for Starting a Business from Your Home This article appears courtesy of CISCO's Small Business Resource Center. Starting a home-based business is never easy. From a... Wamda • 18 September, 2010
Regional Don’t ask for change, create change [Opinion] I was asked to give a commencement speech at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Doha on May 1. Below is an edited version of what I said. I... Habib Haddad • 16 June, 2016 change The power of yalla Habib Haddad
Global The Facebook factor: hacking social media for growth [Wamda TV] A business today with no social media presence is, frankly, an anomaly. Continuously, surveys show that the use of social media as a... Lucy Knight • 21 June, 2016 Step2016 Advertising Facebook
Regional Marketing for the growth of your mobile app: a Webinar by Nagi Salloum Founder of Mobile Growth Academy Nagi Salloum is organizing a webinar to teach you the exact marketing system of leading Silicon Valley ... Wamda • 11 February, 2016 Nagi Salloum webinar regional
Lebanon Examining the 'Business to Diaspora' market [Opinion] Editor's note: this is the second of two articles on diaspora engagement. You can read the first one here. The diaspora is more than a... Irene Kapusta • 19 November, 2015 Diaspora engagement Lebanese Diaspora lebanon
Regional StartUp Maroc Championship StartUp Maroc Championship is a disruptive event designed to bring together new and experienced entrepreneurs with investors, mentors, ... Wamda • 16 October, 2015 championship startup maroc entrepreneurs
Regional 5 leadership lessons from the trenches When Lebanon's Hala Hanna graduated from the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leadership Fellows program in June, she was asked by her... Hala Hanna • 07 July, 2015 wef Leadership World Economic Forum
Global How a seed VC makes investment decisions [Infographic] This is a crosspost with the NextView Ventures blog. Note: In 2013, Rob Go published a flowchart articulating his VC decision making... Rob Go • 11 May, 2015 NextView Ventures VC investment seed investment
Global Does your startup have what it takes to get into a top accelerator? Applying for a MENA accelerator or a global one can turn out to be a time-consuming process, so it’s important to make ... Aline Mayard • 19 January, 2015 Hxlr8r accelerator Hardware
Maghreb Will 2015 be the year of the Maghrebi startup? 6 experts share their thoughts [Wamda TV] Click on cc to pick subtitles in English Aline Mayard • 08 January, 2015 Yunus Social Business Microsoft Innovation Center MCISE
Regional Investor and entrepreneur Noor Sweid talks to Wamda about angel investing [Wamda TV] At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular areas o... Wamda • 31 December, 2014 Noor Sweid mix n mentor dubai Mix n Mentor
Global Which Europe/US-based tech event should you attend in 2015? For a startup looking to scale in the Arab world, to expand abroad, or to launch internationally, going to Europe or US-based events is a... Aline Mayard • 08 December, 2014 slush pioneers festival sxsw
Watch the Livestream of Flat6Labs Spring Demo Day 2013 Check back at 6pm! Want to see the latest round of startups coming out of Cairo's accelerator Flat6Labs? Tune in to this Livestream of... Wamda • 12 May, 2013 Egypt
Building a Strong Brand In an Emirati Cartoon: Mohammad Harib of Freej Mohammad Harib, the founder of Lammtara Pictures, describes his tough journey launching the first 3D animated series in the Arab World in ... Wamda • 11 January, 2012