Global Navigating the slippery slopes of uncertainty Rani Salman is the managing partner at Caliber Consulting, a UAE-based boutique consulting firm As the evolutionary biologist Charles... Thought Leadership • 18 July, 2022 strategy
Global Retailers seek real-world profits in the metaverse By Dave Lee and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco The metaverse branch of the fast-fashion chain Forever 21 is an assault on the... Financial Times • 14 March, 2022 metaverse E-commerce
U.A.E Things to consider when setting up a legal entity in the UAE Michael Kortbawi is a partner and Taronish Mistry is a paralegal at law firm BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP The early stages... Thought Leadership • 22 March, 2021 legal advice
Regional How can brands become TikTok famous? What started out as a lip-syncing and dancing platform has, in the space of just two years, become the fastest growing app in the world.... Wamda • 09 February, 2021 TikTok
Global The basics of intellectual property [part one] Ludwig Lindermayer is a patent and trademark attorney at PAUSTIAN & PARTNER. In a series of thought leadership pieces, he... Thought Leadership • 31 January, 2021 Intellectual property Patents
U.A.E How local businesses support the economic fabric of countries By Miguel Angel Povedano, chief commercial officer at Majid Al Futtaim Retail The magnitude, complexity, and socioeconomic... Thought Leadership • 28 May, 2020 Majid Al Futtaim Holding Majid Al Futtaim
Regional The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem [Survey] As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the way we live, work and operate, very few startups in the region have managed to escape... Wamda • 06 April, 2020
Regional Navigating the risks and opportunities during a pandemic Loulwa Bakr and Khalid Suleimani are both senior partners at Chrome Advisory, a Saudi Arabia-based consultancy As the global... Thought Leadership • 22 March, 2020 covid-19 coronavirus Saudi Arabia
U.A.E Wamda X second cohort launches with 13 promising startups Wamda, the region's leading ecosystem enabler, has announced the list of fellows and startups joining the second cohort of its... Wamda • 16 January, 2020 wamda x wamda
Egypt The Pyramids and the future of innovation in Egypt The Pyramids of Giza, the only wonder of the ancient world to remain standing, is intrinsic to the Egyptian psyche. It is not only a source... Triska Hamid • 09 December, 2019 RiseUp Summit RiseUp cairo
Regional Just 7% of Middle East companies are tapping into $575 billion market By Xavier Anglada, managing director and Accenture Digital lead in the Middle East In today’s business landscape, innovation is... Thought Leadership • 14 October, 2019 Data Innovation
Regional The challenge of delivering goods on time Faris Fallouh is the Global Express and ground services director at Aramex Peak seasons such as Eid, Christmas and the many popular... Thought Leadership • 06 June, 2019 E-commerce aramex Delivery
Kuwait How did Kuwait produce some of the Middle East’s largest exits? Out of all the markets that comprise the GCC, Kuwait rarely attracts the same level of interest or attention as its more dominant... Triska Hamid • 18 February, 2019 talabat Carriage entreprenership
U.A.E The UAE's startup ecosystem: challenges and opportunities The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has found success in diversifying its economy away from oil and becoming the leading business hub for... Wamda • 12 February, 2019 entreprenership Google startup
Global Startups, brace yourselves for these hurdles [Opinion] It’s common knowledge that startups fail at the whopping rate of 90 percent. For this reason, whatever their differences, startups... Pratik Dholakiya • 06 September, 2017 startups recruitment talents
Saudi Arabia Big opportunities for startups in KSA [Report] The number of entrepreneurship support organizations in the KSA, including funds, coworking spaces, incubators and accelerators, has nearly... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Wamda Research Lab
Regional How to make a good digital media strategy for your business [Wamda TV] In a region where internet penetration is rapidly growing (60 percent in 2017), having a good digital strategy for your business is... Maya Rahal • 09 May, 2017 Jad Yammine content strategies content
Saudi Arabia The Saudi take on Nomu - Parallel Market SMEs in Saudi Arabia are getting more and more attention. However, they are held back by the difficulties of acquiring funding. The... Abdulghani Kataya • 17 April, 2017 Saudi Arabia Parallel Market Inspire Ventures
Global The secret to startup success in Africa This is an excerpt of an article crossposted from Harvard Business Review. A tale of two strategies Why do so many... Harvard Business Review • 16 February, 2017 Ghana Nigeria M-Kopa
Lebanon How to organise a robotics competition On a drizzly Sunday afternoon in a Beirut sports hall, 18 teams of students competed for the title of ‘best self-driving... Lucy Knight • 14 February, 2017 AUB robotics club self-driving car aub
Regional Five do’s and don’ts of snagging a corporate partner [Opinion] This article has been crossposted with Arabian Business. Around 94 percent of startups see value in partnering with corporations because... Elias Boustani • 01 September, 2016 CE expo 2020 Opinion
Regional Taking a sledgehammer to hierarchy Payfort is implementing a radical new company structure, one where CEO Omar Soudodi is no longer CEO, call center staff have voted to... Rachel Williamson • 25 July, 2016 holacracy Payfort HolacracyOne
Challenges to scaling in Dubai: A look at Wild Peeta [case study] This is the third post in our new case study series, in partnership with the El Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at the A... Wamda • 07 July, 2013 Scaling Food & Beverage
Predictions for technology, media, and telecoms usage in 2013 [Report] Do you know how to safely navigate the internet? 90% of user-generated passwords, even those considered strong by IT departments, are... Ahmed Gabr • 06 June, 2013 crowdinvesting Telecommunication Crowdfunding