#truDubai: A Recruiting Unconference On January 16, 2013, Shelter Dubai is hosting #truDubai: A Recruiting Unconference from 9am-5pm. Following the success of previous #tru ... Wamda • 08 January, 2013 Advice Conferences Programme
New Entrepreneur Roundtable at Shelter Dubai On January 20, 2013, Shelter Dubai will be hosting their second “New Entrepreneur Roundtable” focused on creative entrepreneurs working in t... Wamda • 08 January, 2013 Conferences Design Fashion
Open Diversity Forum: The Next Stretch On January 23, 2013, Shelter Dubai is hosting an Open Diversity Forum featuring the founders of The Next Stretch, a recreational and... Wamda • 08 January, 2013 Conferences
GIST Entrepreneurs in Action Photo Contest Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) invites submissions from the 44 eligible program countries in the Middle East, Ce... Wamda • 07 January, 2013 Competitions
You Really Need to Roll Up Your Sleeves [Pic of the Week] Things just got serious. The first week of 2013 is ending; vacation is over, no more excuses for wasting time. A new year has just kicked... Maya Rahal • 03 January, 2013 Advice CoE Cards Pic of the Week
Startup Weekend Giza Startup Weekend is coming to Giza on March 7, 2013. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch t... Wamda • 02 January, 2013 Startup Weekend
Could an Egyptian Crowdsourced Review Site Be the Next Big Middle East Success Story? I may have seen the "next big thing," i.e. the next startup with the potential to be a Twitter or an Instagram. To be regionally precise I... Omar Aysha • 30 December, 2012 Egypt Invention Ratings Sites
Startup Turkey Conference The Startup Turkey Conference, organized by Etohum, is a three day event that brings together many of the leading internet companies in... Wamda • 20 December, 2012 Conferences Ecosystem
320 Reality Contest Application Deadline 320Reality is a contest that encourages social entrepreneurs to share and implement their ideas to address defined challenges in the Middle... Wamda • 07 December, 2012 Competitions Social Entrepreneurship
ArabNet Beirut ArabNet Beirut is 3-day conference to take place on March 20-22, 2013, focused on the “digital and creative industries,” featuring top spe... Wamda • 20 December, 2012 Arabnet Conferences Digital Media
Favorite Stories of 2012 from Wamda’s Editorial Team As the year comes to a close, we're looking back at the startup news we’ve covered in 2012. It's been a busy year with more startup news t... Wamda • 20 December, 2012 Ecosystem Innovation Top Lists
Though Painful, Failure is Redeemable [Pic of the Week] Failure is not the end of the world. More often than not it marks the beginning of something new, affording entrepreneurs a... Glen Dalakian II • 20 December, 2012 Failure CoE Cards Pic of the Week
When is the Right Time to Quit Your Job? [Poll Results] Following our recent Facebook poll for the Wamda community, we have compiled the answers to give a short readout on what Wamda’s readers a... Glen Dalakian II • 20 December, 2012 Facebook Social Media Social Networks
GEMS Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Brings Students From Around the World to Dubai After introducing a new entrepreneurship curriculum in their schools and recently inspiring our list of entrepreneurship programs for high... Glen Dalakian II • 13 December, 2012 Conferences Education
Social Responsibility is about You [Pic of the Week] Entrepreneurship is not about the money. Yes, making money is important and a strong incentive for innovation, but there are a lot of... Glen Dalakian II • 13 December, 2012 CoE Cards CSR Ecosystem
Entrepreneur of the Week: Sara Galal and Mohammad Badrah of Sweety Heaven [Wamda TV] This week’s entrepreneurs of the week are Sara Galal and Mohammad Badrah, the co-founders of Sweety Heaven, an online portal in Egypt for r... Glen Dalakian II • 11 December, 2012 E-commerce Egypt Entrepreneur of the Week
Startup Weekend Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Startup Weekend is coming to Riyadh on January 30, 2013. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch... Wamda • 06 December, 2012 Startup Weekend
TEDxHelwanU On December 12, 2012, TEDxHelwanU is taking place in Helwan University. The event's theme is "Leave Your Legacy" and is open to the... Wamda • 23 October, 2012 Egypt TEDx
King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement The King Abdullah II Award for Youth Innovation and Achievement recognizes, celebrates and supports young Arab leaders who are active ... Wamda • 05 December, 2012 Competitions Innovation Jordan
GIST Startup Training Dubai The GIST Startup Training Dubai on December 10, 2012 is an intense and interactive training designed to spark innovation and catalyze new st... Wamda • 04 December, 2012 Innovation Startup Communities
LeWeb Paris Conference and Startup Competition On December 4-6, the LeWeb conference will take place in Paris, France with the theme of “the Internet of Things.” LeWeb brings together ent... Wamda • 29 November, 2012 Conferences Technology
Beirut Social Innovation Camp The Beirut Social Innovation Camp brings together entrepreneurs, creative minds, developers, and social innovators to come up with w... Wamda • 27 November, 2012 Competitions Conferences Ecosystem
NYUAD Hackathon for Social Good Deadline November 30th The NYU Abu Dhabi Department for Computer Science, in collaboration with the NYUAD Institute, is hosting the 2013 NYUAD Annual Hackathon: Bu... Wamda • 22 November, 2012 Accelerators
Top 10 Tips from Wamda’s Mix n’ Mentor Events in Amman, Beirut & Dubai During this month’s Wamda Mix N’ Mentor (MnM) across the Arab world, our team traveled to Amman, Beirut, and Dubai to bring stellar men... Glen Dalakian II • 20 November, 2012 Conferences Ecosystem Fadi Ghandour