Jordan's Travel Sheikh Turns Offline Agency into an Online Opportunity The newest flight and hotel booking on the block, Travel Sheikh, is set to lead the travel e-commerce space. Not just because it's the... Nina Curley • 08 March, 2012 E-commerce
Online Education Viewed Positively in the Middle East [Infographic] Bayt.com's newest infographic examines perceptions in the Middle East about online education, both from job seekers and employers. The... Wamda • 08 March, 2012 Education
Power Pioneers: How One Firm Became a Leader in the Gulf's Energy Sector GDF Suez came to the Gulf region in the 1970s, as countries such as Oman were celebrating newfound independence. In time, it has become the... Knowledge @Wharton • 08 March, 2012
Prayer, Media, and Gaming Apps Win at the Innovation Theatre Competition at QITCOM After 10 teams pitched their ideas yesterday at the Innovation Theatre, in a competition hosted by Potential at QITCOM, the 5 team that... Nina Curley • 07 March, 2012 Education Gaming Mobile
Diabetes Prevention App for Qatar Wins Vodafone Appathon at QITCOM Over the past 48 hours, 13 teams hustled to build working mobile apps during the Appathon hosted by Vodafone Qatar and supported by... Nina Curley • 07 March, 2012 Mobile Mobile Apps
How an Advisory Board Adds Value to Your Business What is an advisory board? Ideally, it’s a collection of individuals who bring unique knowledge and skills to the table that complement the ... Elie Habib • 07 March, 2012 Corporate Governance
Entrepreneurship Outperforms Innovation Innovative ideas can make a splash, but entrepreneurs are more likely to create value, change the world, and make profits. Pro or... Daniel Isenberg • 07 March, 2012 Innovation
10 Semifinalists Pitch at QITCOM's Innovation Theatre Today, in the Innovation Theatre at QITCOM, Qatar's IT-focused conference, 10 nervous entrepreneurs pitched ideas to a panel of judges,... Nina Curley • 06 March, 2012 Competitions Innovation
Interested in Tracking Your Daily Health? Quantified Self Comes to Beirut I woke up this morning at 7:30 AM after going to sleep at 1:20 AM. I woke up twice during the night. My heart rate was 56 BPM, my weight 65... Hind Hobeika • 06 March, 2012 Health
Yahoo! Maktoob's New Geo-Located Events Concept Battuta Revealed at QITCOM Of the pitches that I saw today in the TechZone at QITCOM, Qatar's IT-dedicated conference, one that stood out was Yahoo's forward-thinking... Nina Curley • 05 March, 2012 Digital Media Mobile Mobile Apps
Wamda Capital Announces Investment in Translation Platform Qordoba Wamda Capital, the early stage funding arm of Wamda, has announced investment in crowdsourced translation platform Qordoba. Qordoba, which... Nina Curley • 05 March, 2012 Investment
What Ethical SEO Is and Why You Should Care I was reading a book by Christopher Elliott titled Scammed, which is all about the extent to which companies will go to misinform... Said Hamideh • 05 March, 2012 Analytics Digital Marketing SEO
Which Mobile OS Dominated 2011? If you're looking to build mobile applications for export to a global market, take a look at iCrossing's recent infographic detailing the... Wamda • 02 March, 2012 Mobile Trends
Entrepreneurs: Stop Innovating, Start Minnovating This article was originally published on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network. If we want more entrepreneurs, stop worrying about... Daniel Isenberg • 02 March, 2012 Innovation
Innovation Theatre to Boost Startups at QITCOM 2012 At QITCOM 2012 next week, Qatar's second ICT-industry focused conference, young entrepreneurs will get a chance to hone their innovative... Nina Curley • 01 March, 2012 Competitions
Getting Rid of Used Items in the Arab World? Swaphood Makes It Fun When Zaid Jawad built Swaphood in Dubai last October, he had been looking for a site where he could post items to sell or trade, where... Nina Curley • 01 March, 2012
In the Age of Mobile Networks, E-Commerce Gets Personal Imagine an online store that replicates the experience of stepping into a boutique. As online and in-store retailing converges with the... Knowledge @Wharton • 01 March, 2012 E-commerce
6 Ways Tunisia Can Become a Green Energy Leader Since the 70’s, Tunisia has managed increasing unemployment pressures by promoting low value-added manufacturing sectors such as textiles a... Hassine Labaied • 29 February, 2012 Green Energy
Business Development Tips for Startups: Part 1 Business Development is vital to your startup. If sales is the backbone of business, business development is then the spine of sales. It... Roland Daher • 29 February, 2012
Changing the World Isn't Easy: Advice for Social Entrepreneurs Inclusive capitalism, disruptive innovations, triple bottom line, scalability… My head is abuzz with catchy expressions after spending the p... Hala Hanna • 28 February, 2012 Social Entrepreneurship
An Example of Good User Experience Design: UAE-based MACVITA A small break from the usual crash courses in UX is long overdue. For this post, I am going to run a quick review of a site that I was... George Elkhabbaz • 28 February, 2012 User Experience Design
List of Teams from Startup Weekend Amman Here's a full list of the teams that pitched and won at Startup Weekend Amman. Teams- feel free to send me your contact information or add... Nina Curley • 27 February, 2012 Startup Communities Startup Weekend
"The District" Launches in Cairo to Offer Startups Co-Working Space For an early stage entrepreneur, the most important first step in creating a business might be simply stepping out of the house and finding... Gabriel Luis Manga • 27 February, 2012 Coworking Spaces Startup Communities
Knowledge@Wharton and HCT Launch Innovation Tournament for Green Ideas in the Middle East Knowledge@Wharton and the Higher Colleges of Technology are getting serious about green entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Af... Wamda • 27 February, 2012 Competitions Wharton