Global What I know about pitching: Bianca Praetorius You’re on stage. It’s not your favorite place; as an engineer you’re more used to hiding in a lab or behind a computer... Rachel Williamson • 16 January, 2017 What I Know Pitching how to pitch
Global What I know about patient capital: Amjad Ahmad [Know Your VC] To Amjad Ahmad, American investment firms Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital are the ideal comparisons for his own Precinct Partners in... Archana Menon • 09 January, 2017 patient capital fundraising precinct partners
Regional Tech drives MENA to a crossroad Fourteen years ago a group of Arab scholars drew a sobering picture of the Middle East: that it would need 140 years to just double its per... Jonas Feller • 28 December, 2016 Knowledge Economy undp AHDR
Regional Entrepreneurship could be worth $700B for MENA Every month, someone opines that MENA has a “relatively nascent” startup ecosystem, while others spot the “next Silicon... Jonas Feller • 27 December, 2016 Wamda Research Lab WRL policies
Saudi Arabia How will Saudi’s diversification affect startups? Just a few days into 2016, Saudi Arabia deputy crown prince Muhammad bin Salman made waves when he said the kingdom was exploring a public... Jeremy Paduano • 21 December, 2016 Wamda2016 Saudi Arabia Aramco
Regional Investing in MENA’s emerging market [WamdaTV] Foreigners looking to establish businesses in MENA’s emerging market not only need to cope with local business regulations and... Dana Ballout • 12 December, 2016 will hutson LMTD uae
Regional Entrepreneurs, learn your financials and investment terms [Know your VC] This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. It is the first part of a series on startups lifecycle. Before startups start seeking... Mussaad M. Al-Razouki • 30 November, 2016 Boostrapping VC terms Contract
U.A.E What I know about building a sharing economy business: Debbie Wosskow Debbie Wosskow comes from a family of entrepreneurs, particularly female entrepreneurs. She launched her first business at 25 followed by... Archana Menon • 28 November, 2016 What I Know WIK debbie wosskow
Global 7 things Guy Kawasaki wants you to know Guy Kawasaki is an author and public speaker…. and tech evangelist. He worked at Macintosh, then left. Then worked at Apple, and... Lucy Knight • 27 November, 2016 guy kawasaki Steve Jobs
Regional Where are entrepreneurs finding talent? [Wamda TV] More than three in five entrepreneurs in MENA cited finding talent as a key barrier to building their team. Hiring and... Jonas Feller • 20 November, 2016 Wamda Research Lab talent Hiring platforms
Jordan Communication key to soothing rocky VC-startup romance Part of a maturing ecosystem are the growing pains that go along with it. As startups continue to pop up, so do VC funds, but like any... Dana Ballout • 13 November, 2016 Funding Investment VC
Kuwait 10 ways to beef up your business All you need is a few colorful bean bags and a casual open space to bring a startup community together to talk about what they do - and... Reine Farhat • 07 November, 2016 Mix N' Mentor 2016 Nuwait National Fund for SME Development
Lebanon What's Steve Wozniaks's favorite drink? BDL Accelerate reveals The ‘Woz’ had arrived. The flashing lights and booming duff-duff of a heavy bassline more befitted a DJ at one of... Rachel Williamson - Dana Ballout • 04 November, 2016 Steve Wozniak BDL apple
Global Startup Watch: Company rebellions, new MENA crowdfunding platforms, and why your hacker is not your fault The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on what they think is hottest industry,... Dana Ballout • 03 November, 2016 Startup Watch exiting Digital security
Regional Get your house in order: what to expect from due diligence [Opinion] Before an investor will give your startup money, they will dig into your books to find out whether there is anything they need to know... Abdulrahman Hammad • 03 November, 2016 due diligence Investment list
Global CRO: The art of converting visitors into loyal customers [Opinion] Most of the entrepreneurs I work with have great ideas and immense enthusiasm, but they are frustrated by one challenge. How do I get... Ehsan Jahandarpour • 27 October, 2016 conversion rate optimization sales funnel conversion funnel
Global What I know about cyber security and humans: Matt Suiche The user is not the weakest link, says hacker and entrepreneur ‘msuiche’. If you’re not down with the hackers and... Lucy Knight • 31 October, 2016 cyber security Cyber crime GITEX
Regional In business, avoid falling in love Entrepreneurs fall in love with their businesses, but this can make breaking up as much of a wrench as the end of a relationship. An... Bassam Samman • 20 October, 2016 Young Presidents Organisation Chief Executives Organization exiting
Regional Can audiobooks inspire more Arabs to read? [Wamda TV] Rawan Barakat, the founder of Raneen. (Image via Wamda) Studies have shown that Arab citizens hardly care about reading - dedicating... Kamel Al-Asmar • 11 October, 2016 Rawan Barakat Raneen Raneen Media
Syria Syrian inventor on his journey of making a solar-powered washing machine [Q&A] Twenty-two-year old Syrian inventor Yaman Abou Jeib has the entrepreneurship community buzzing over him, and for good reason too. Aside... Maysaa Ajjan • 12 October, 2016 Glean Yaman Abou Jeib Cleantech
Lebanon Don't hide your ideas, Andrew Hyde of Techstars [Q&A] Andrew Hyde, Startup Week director at Techstars, is a globe-trotter with a mission: bridging the gap between community, technology and... Dana Ballout • 03 October, 2016 Andrew Hyde techstars Startup Weekend
Lebanon Making social pay, #MixNMentor Beirut If you had a choice between having a $10 million business and being on the cover of Forbes magazine, or running a $50 million business and... Lucy Knight • 03 October, 2016 lebanon Mix n Mentor Social Entrepreneurship
Global Branding outside the box [Wamda TV] When design consultant Ashley Shaffer and her team were asked to help a long established US insurance company to appeal to a younger... Lucy Knight • 27 September, 2016 ideo MIT Media Lab uae
U.A.E Nice and slow: Ekar launches with the watchful blessing of UAE authorities Earlier this year, UAE news outlets were abuzz with the launch of Udrive, a car rental app running on a pay-per-minute scheme. Clickbait... Vanessa Khalil • 21 September, 2016 uae ekar Transport