It's not easy being the Amazon of Morocco With Livremoi (a play on words between “books & I” and “ship me”), Caroline Dalimier and Mathieu Malan want to be the Amazon of Morocco... Aline Mayard • 26 June, 2013 E-commerce
What to do when your best employee quits In an ideal world, your top employees would stay on board for years and years, and you would never have to worry about finding... Mais Gousous • 26 June, 2013 Team management Team Programme
Kick-start your mobile app by developing on these alternative platforms As of last April, the number of smartphones and tablets sold in the Middle East reached 22 million and continues to grow. The... Ahmed Gabr • 26 June, 2013 Developers Mobile Gaming Competitions
How to create the perfect Pinterest, Google+, Facebook and Twitter post [Infographic] Does the perfect social media post really exist? As social media platforms have evolved over the years, so have their uses and functions... Maya Rahal • 25 June, 2013 Social Networks Social Media
It's not about the money: why isn't there more startup investment in emerging markets? Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on March 20, 2013. There is no doubt that the... Khurram Zafar • 25 June, 2013 Venture Capital Angel Investment Investment
Is the Nile river the solution to Cairo's traffic problems? If you’re currently visiting Egypt, you may be a bit overwhelmed by the heat and congested traffic. But there’s a new was to tra... Hanan Solayman • 25 June, 2013 Transportation Egypt
8 sharing economy services that could make it in the Arab world Books, houses, cars, washing machine, food, knowledge… it seems that you can lend, rent, or share anything these days thanks to the number ... Aline Mayard • 24 June, 2013 Sharing Economy
Coworking space iceaddis gives a home to Ethiopia's startups When one thinks or reads about technology startups in Africa, there are a few places that crop up quite often: Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos,... Jonathan Kalan • 24 June, 2013 East Africa Innovation Coworking Spaces
Is Venture Capital the right investment model for startups in the Arab world? We all know that venture capital (VC) works well in Silicon Valley; most of the biggest tech companies, including Intel, Google, Yahoo,... Muhammad Arrabi • 24 June, 2013 Venture Capital Investment
A tablet cafe launched in Senegal; could the trend transform North Africa? Does the future of the internet lie in tablets? That’s what Médoune Seck believes. With the help of Google, he turned his internet café in ... Aline Mayard • 24 June, 2013 Internet growth Tablets Ecosystem
Women in Jordan resolve to be changemakers: Conclusions from our W4Women roundtables “I didn’t negotiate well because I was too shy,” one woman admitted at our Wamda for Women roundtables in Amman. After finding that women... Nina Curley • 23 June, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Women
Global Is your idea good enough to become a great startup? [Infographic] Your friends might like your idea, but how do you know it's good material for a viable startup? The Founder Institute, a global network of... Aline Mayard • 23 June, 2013 Ideas
6 ways to boost your sales through social media The question of return on investment (ROI) from social media spending continues to linger in the mind of many social marketers. And while... Karine Jazra • 23 June, 2013 Social Networks Facebook Social Media
Weekly Wrap-Up: June 16-20 This week's hot topics revolved around the sharing economy and collaborative consumption models. Could these models help consumers share... Wamda • 20 June, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
Riding the e-commerce wave, price comparison site Bkam announces investment from Jabbar Egyptian price comparison site Bkam.com has announced its launch in the UAE, following recent investment from Jabbar Internet Group... Nina Curley • 20 June, 2013 Aggregation Jabbar Investment
Crowdinvestment takes off with a bang in the Middle East: Nabbesh raises $30,000 in 24 hours on Eureeca It’s 10am in Nabbesh’s offices in Dubai. The team is a bit speechless. “We’re at 29%,” someone says excitedly. Founder Loulou Khazen sounds... Aline Mayard • 20 June, 2013 crowdinvesting Crowdfunding
Global 5 reasons why running a startup is NOT like being a father There are countless blog posts out there that explain why having children is like running a startup - because they keep you up at night,... Roland Daher • 20 June, 2013 Parenting Advice
10 characteristics of a great startup leader Today’s startup workplaces demand great leaders who inspire enthusiasm, loyalty and trust in their employees. Particularly in a young b... Lama Ataya • 20 June, 2013 Leadership Team management Team
Will this French startup attract Arab travelers with its trip recording app? Though it’s been tried by Arab companies before, and failed, French startup Trekea Media, Inc. is expanding their real-time mobile t... Ahmed Gabr • 20 June, 2013 Travel Mobile
Google for Entrepreneurs supports new co-working space in Egypt Are Egypt's tech entrepreneurs ready for a co-working space with device testing facilities? Google for Entrepreneurs has announced support... Wamda • 19 June, 2013 Expert Advice Training Coworking Spaces
Does the sharing economy break the law? What's different in the Arab world? Last week, we discussed how the sharing economy could empower people, create jobs, and help people bypass malfunctioning infrastructures... Aline Mayard • 19 June, 2013 Sharing Economy
Will a new startup accelerator focused on supply chain and logistics take off in Dubai? These days, it seems incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere in the Arab world, especially in the UAE. One of the latest... Shaimaa El Nazer • 19 June, 2013 Logistics Supply chain Incubator
A look at the IFC's new $400m fund for SMEs in the Arab world Support for small businesses continues to pour into the Arab world. Last month, the International Finance Corporation... Ahmed Gabr • 19 June, 2013 Funding models Financial management Jordan
Rocket Internet’s Amazon clone Jumia raises $35m; how much is enough? Africa-focused Amazon clone JUMIA just raised $35 million in new investment from global telecoms and media company Millicom. First ... Glen Dalakian II • 18 June, 2013 Cloning Rocket Internet Investment