6 Leadership Lessons for Entrepreneurs from Paul Polman of Unilever Will it be awfully clichéd if I start this post with a done-to-death movie dialogue? I guess it would be but I can’t think of a better st... Bushra Azhar • 20 May, 2012
Beyond Recycling: Going Green in Saudi Arabia Ask most people in Saudi Arabia what they know about going green and the first thing they say is “recycling." There seems to be a lot of b... Shaima Alhaj • 20 May, 2012 Environment
Facebook Use in the Arab World in 2012 Just in time for Facebook's IPO tomorrow, @Shusmo has created an infographic detailing data from the Dubai School of Government's Arab... Wamda • 17 May, 2012 Trends
Get Ready for CoE E-Commerce: Speakers and Program Announced Get ready for CoE E-Commerce. Here's the breakdown: the first day will have a fully attendee-driven agenda. You'll get the chance to... Wamda • 17 May, 2012 CoE E-Commerce COE
Wharton's First Innovation Tournament in the Middle East: A Competition of Ideas, and a Comparison of Challenges [Meet all the Karmsolar team in a Wamda recorded quick interview, and learn more about the finalists here] Ahmed Zahran couldn't have been... Knowledge @Wharton • 17 May, 2012 Environment
Turkish Gaming Entrepreneur Pivots into Mobile in MENA, Launching Bhalamir The co-creator of one of Turkey's biggest web gaming platforms, Sanalika, has now launched a demo of his first iOS mobile game, Bhalamir,... Nina Curley • 17 May, 2012 Gaming
Meet the Final 5 Teams in AUC's The Hit 80 teams entered AUC’s product innovation competition The Hit, but only 5 made it to the final stage. The 5 teams confirmed they will ... Omar Aysha • 17 May, 2012 Innovation
The Final Showdown at AUC's Product Innovation TV Show The Hit Hundreds of rowdy AUC undergrads cheered on as the MC presented the teams. There was cheering, a buzzing atmosphere, and plenty of... Omar Aysha • 17 May, 2012 Education Startup Communities Competitions
Demystifying E-Commerce: 12 Questions Every E-Commerce Startup Should Answer This piece is part of our Demystifying E-Commerce Series, which addresses the challenges of setting up and growing an e-commerce company in... Nina Curley • 16 May, 2012 Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
New VC Sinbad Ventures to Focus on Early Stage Global Web and Mobile Startups Ahmad Takatkah, the former Head of Investments for N2V, has announced the launch of new venture capital fund Sinbad Ventures, which will... Nina Curley • 16 May, 2012 Accelerators Investment
Google's Ebda2 Competition in Egypt Ends with Controversy “The baby has a face only their mother could love,” some say. After waiting expectantly for about 9 months, witnessing the labor pains, loo... Omar Aysha • 16 May, 2012 Competitions Google Mentorship
Moroccan Entrepreneur Finds Opportunity in Web Hosting Moroccan internet service Genious Communications has relaunched this week, bringing new cloud-based services to Morocco, and soon, the Arab... Nina Curley • 15 May, 2012
Maroc Annonces: Pioneering Online Classified Ads in Morocco Created 12 years ago, by founder Tadjne Filali, Maroc Annonces was the first online classified ads company in Morocco. Once a pioneer and... Maya Rahal • 15 May, 2012 E-commerce
How to Design Better Customer Experience by Acting Has designing your business service been entertaining? I was introduced to a quick, fun and effective method during Sarah Drummond’s s... Omar Aysha • 15 May, 2012 Education Entertainment Innovation
Arabic Medical Portal AlTibbi Launches Breakthrough Symptom Checker and Social Network Arabic medical portal Altibbi.com has just launched two major improvements to its comprehensive diagnosis platform: the first Arab... Nina Curley • 15 May, 2012 Social Media Endeavor Medical
Define What You Want in Life [Pic of the Week] Defining what you want in life and specifying your dreams might just make it easier for you to manifest them. Not because new age gurus say... Nina Curley • 14 May, 2012 CoE Cards
4 Ways to Create a Culture of Observation at Your Startup Did you know that marketing directors at Google use physics to explain the fundamental theories of branding? That astronomers use software... Oubai Elkerdi • 14 May, 2012 Innovation
15 Tips For Pitching to Investors from Culture Shift in Cairo Karen McGregor, a social investor from the Scottish investment firm FirstPort, gave a workshop during the Culture Shift event about how to... Omar Aysha • 14 May, 2012 Angel Investment Investment Negotiation
tasmeemME Continues Palestinian Museum Logo Design Competition Update: the deadline has now been extended to May 31st! Submit now. It’s probably been a minute since you’ve heard from creative community ... Nina Curley • 13 May, 2012 Design Digital Media
Meet the Teams that Pitched at Cairo Culture Shift The British Council Culture Shift event in Cairo this month brought together an interesting mix of teams and ideas: Competing ... Omar Aysha • 13 May, 2012 Digital Media Ecosystem Innovation
Creating a Culture Shift in Cairo Fill a room with equal numbers of people from the arts, software developers, NGO volunteers, and business professionals. Now sprinkle some ... Omar Aysha • 13 May, 2012 Digital Media Ecosystem Innovation
Egyptian Company KarmSolar Wins HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021 The HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament, held this past Monday and Tuesday in Dubai, challenged entrepreneurs to produce innovative... Nina Curley • 10 May, 2012 Green Energy Innovation Environment
Step Mini-Conference Draws Dubai Entrepreneurs to Discuss Creativity and Innovation On Friday April 6th artists, entrepreneurs, and investors gathered for the STEP Mini-Conference, a forum for ideas and inspiration... Kia Davis • 10 May, 2012 Coworking Spaces Startup Communities
Debate Me: Egypt's Naqeshny Challenges You to a War of Words Naqeshny, a new debating social network, challenges its participants to engage on issues, rather than being dragged into exchanges based on... Fernande van Tets • 10 May, 2012