Wamda

10 lessons for building a startup from the Google for Entrepreneurs Partners Summit

Two weeks ago, Muhammed Mekki and I participated – as AstroLabs – in the first Google for Entrepreneurs Partners summit, a two da...

silicon valley Advice Google

Startup news ticker: Russian news website launches regionally; MAKE Ignition announces the winning startup

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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In-flight investing: Turkish Airlines lets startups pitch to passengers

Before selecting an old episode of Friends as in-flight entertainment on your next international flight, Turkish Airlines, in partnership...

Why a post-IPO Twitter needs Saudi Arabia, in 3 graphs

[photo from SUSTG.com]. After selling 70 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange last week, Twitter's future is looking...

ipo twitter IPOs

Celebrities suit up with online tailoring from Dubai

“We’re effectively ‘stealing’ from the Brooks Brothers and Jos. A. Banks of the world,” says Tarig El Sheikh, cofounder of bespoke online s...

Retail Online retail E-commerce

Startup looks to ease traffic in Cairo

Cairo's traffic has long been one of the city's most intractable problems. Many Egyptian entrepreneurs have tried to address the issue...

Car Service Transport Translation

Not an incubator, not an accelerator, but a startup academy: Bedaya launches in Egypt

Bedaya Startup Academy is one of the few entrepreneurship training program existing outside the academic sphere in...

Training

How to set your startup apart when pitching to investors

This past Friday, Steve Blank published a short and sweet piece suggesting a new way for companies to explain to investors how they...

Steve Blank Lean Methodology Expert Advice

3 tips for a successful mobile advertising campaign

Mobile advertising has fast been gaining momentum in the region, growing at a rate of 77% this year only. While many may still find them...

mobile advertising Advertising

13 North African events to attend during Global Entrepreneurship Week

Each year, an entire week is dedicated to celebrating entrepreneurship. For its fifth edition, Global Entrepeneurship Week will be hold in ...

events

Rise Up Egypt, the country's first entrepreneurial summit, is coming

In two weeks, Cairo will host the "first-ever entrepreneurship summit in Egypt" a stone's throw from Tahrir Square. Rise Up Egypt,...

Ecosystem

Can a new mobile app enhance Hajj?

Technology is slowly finding its way into Islamic culture. With a fourth (23%) of the world’s population identifying as Muslim, and ...

Islamic products

U.A.E

How e-commerce stores are undercutting offline retailers in the UAE [Infographic]

Lower prices are one of the major factors that encourage consumers to shop online, according to a new infographic by price comparison site...

PayPal Infographic E-commerce

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 03-07

Announcing Mix N' Mentor Jeddah on December 5! This December, we'll be bringing Mix N' Mentor to Jeddah for the very first time - so get...

Weekly Wrap-Up

Jordan

Gaming in the Middle East: an overview of game types, models, and revenues

This post is the first in a new series offering a deep dive into the Arab world’s major startup sectors. This edition, focused on the...

lebanon uae Jordan

4 reasons to join a hackathon

A week ago, I ventured off on a special roadtrip: StartupBus Europe, a trans-European 3 day-long hackathon on wheels. In the...

hackathon Startupbus accelerator

Ex-employee explains Yahoo's closure: 'the natural result of instability'

In the aftermath of Yahoo's closure of its Cairo office two weeks ago, many have noted that it wasn't an isolated incident, since...

Failure

How one Jordanian entrepreneur failed, then built a better company: the story of YalaValet

The startup scene is no stranger to failure, especially not in the Middle East, where regulations can cripple new businesses and generous...

Payment systems Automobiles Failure

5 trends driving VC investment in the Arab world [Report]

Venture capital in the Middle East and North Africa is on the rise, according to the latest MENA Private Equity Association report. The...

Venture Capital Investment

New accelerator Juice Labs will offer in-depth, software-focused mentorship to Cairo's startups

Hanan Solayman contributed reporting to this article. Nearly everything Tarek Nasr has been involved in since January 25, 2011 has...

#jan25 cairo accelerator

5 tips for building the perfect startup pitch, at Google Zurich

A week ago, I ventured off on a special roadtrip: StartupBus Europe, a trans-European 3 day-long hackathon on wheels. In the...

hackathon Startupbus Pitching

Startup news ticker: Jobzella secures a first funding round; Mooda.com celebrates UAE National Day

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

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Global

Google launches Helpouts, a real-time how-to video platform over Hangout

Today, Google announced the public launch of debuted Helpouts, a platform designed to help people learn from experts over Google...

Online video How-Tos Google

Wamda's Mix N' Mentor is coming to Jeddah!

Fresh off the heels of a successful event in Beirut, the Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow 2013 next heads to Jeddah to continue our tour across the M...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

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