Tips from Silicon Valley for Entrepreneurs in the Arab World: MAKE Ignition Welcomes 500 Startups Don’t be an entrepreneur. Keep your day job, spend time with your spouse, play with your children, socialize with your friends, see your p... Kia Davis • 18 November, 2012 Advice Arabic Content Cloud Computing
Entrepreneurship Events for High School Students in the Arab World I was recently asked by a high school curriculum coordinator in Dubai what events their students can attend to supplement the new... Glen Dalakian II • 13 November, 2012 Accelerators Arabnet Conferences
Social Media Opens New Frontiers For Arab Youth [Report] The Dubai School of Government recently released “Social Media, Employment and Entrepreneurship: New Frontiers for the Economic Emp... Wamda • 13 November, 2012 Ecosystem Social Entrepreneurship Social Media
Want to Drive an Aramex Delivery Truck? Check out the Winners of the Aramex Gameon Competition Aramex has announced the winning developers of the Aramex Gameon Competition 2012. This is the first time Aramex has hosted the... Glen Dalakian II • 05 November, 2012 Competitions Developers Gaming
Souq in Egypt: Not Relinquishing its Crown Anytime Soon I visited the new challenger recently, so it was only fair I also visit the undisputed champion. The two companies I’m talking about a... Omar Aysha • 18 October, 2012 Daily Deals Demystifying E-Commerce Ecosystem
Startup Weekend Tripoli Startup Weekend Tripoli is a Part of "Startup Weekend" the global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire,... Wamda • 15 October, 2012 Startup Communities Startup Weekend
Startups Must Accept Change and Adapt [Pic of the Week] Things don’t stay the same forever. It’s a fact of life that a lot of people, especially expanding businesses, often have trouble dealing w... Glen Dalakian II • 11 October, 2012 Daily Deals E-commerce Digital Marketing
5 Tips for Success in Egypt and MENA, from a Self-Made Innovator Redg Snodgrass is an uncommon name for an out of the ordinary serial entrepreneur, or “funtrepreneur”, as he likes to call him... Omar Aysha • 07 October, 2012 Angel Investment Ecosystem Egypt
Start Up Weekend Alexandria: Still the Best Entrepreneurship Event in Egypt The second Start Up Weekend Alexandria (SWA) was held on the 27th to 29th September 2012, and while it’s always nearly impossible to r... Omar Aysha • 04 October, 2012 Ecosystem Mentorship Startup Communities
Ever Dreamt of a Private Jet Trip? Dubai's iFlyPrivate Capitalizes on Empty Seats For all of those travelers who have fantasized about flying on a private jet, iFlyPrivate is now making private travel more... Glen Dalakian II • 26 September, 2012 Airlines
CIPE 2012 International Youth Essay Competition The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) is hosting the CIPE 2012 International Youth Essay Competition. CIPE invites... Wamda • 28 September, 2012 Competitions
Top 20 Most-Watched TED Talks Of All Time Today we highlight the most popular TED Talks to date, announced by TED in late August. Whether you think watching TED Talks during the... Glen Dalakian II • 24 September, 2012 Advice Conferences Ecosystem
Good Ideas Are Too Valuable To Waste [Pic of the Week] Creativity is perhaps the most valuable asset a startup can have. I’m not describing that one creative idea that launches a startup or i... Glen Dalakian II • 27 September, 2012 CoE Cards Pic of the Week
First Startup Q8 (Kuwait) Event On Wednesday, September 26th, Startup Q8 (Kuwait) is hosting the first Startup Q8 Event at Think Cafe in Kuwait City. Join this powerful ... Wamda • 24 September, 2012 Startup Communities
How Can Cities in MENA Encourage and Retain Creativity? What makes a city creative? There are a few factors. Density is one; cities with higher densities increase the chance of meaningful... Oubai Elkerdi • 12 September, 2012 Ecosystem Innovation
Hockey Tips for Entrepreneurs: Do You Know Where the Puck is Going? While not a huge hockey fan, I am a great admirer of the sport’s legend Wayne Gretsky. I simply am in awe when women and men come a... Christopher Schroeder • 11 September, 2012 Ecosystem Innovation
Entrepreneur of the Week: Faris Zaher of Yamsafer [Wamda TV] Faris Zaher chats with Wamda about the difference between his initial idea and the idea that he ended up launching with Yamsafer, how he... Wamda • 11 September, 2012 Entrepreneur of the Week
How to Generate and Assess Good Entrepreneurial Ideas You may think that entrepreneurs have the ability to produce better and more efficient streams of ideas than ordinary people. While it’s b... Ayman Abou Hend • 02 September, 2012 Innovation Ideas
9 Secrets for Replicating Silicon Valley's Success July’s Global Innovation Summit (GIS) in Silicon Valley brought together 400 people to share ideas and on what makes a good s... Kia Davis • 27 August, 2012 Ecosystem Innovation
Fekrety, the AUC's Business Idea Competition, Approaches Final Round Fekrety, the national business idea competition organized by The American University in Cairo’s School of Business – Ent... Omar Aysha • 26 August, 2012 Accelerators Competitions
3 Things that Investors and Entrepreneurs Can Do to Avoid An Eternal War Apple is the most valuable company around the world. Google is the search titan and the innovative platform in the tech industry. Microsoft... Ayman Abou Hend • 20 June, 2012 Investment
How Egypt Is Discussing the Presidential Elections on Facebook and Twitter Wamda is not a place for political debate. But the entrepreneurial ecosystem does not live in a separate universe, however much we... Omar Aysha • 17 June, 2012 Digital Media Social Media
3 Lessons from an Athlete to Entrepreneurs: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder The similarities between sport and business are well known. In both cases, doing things faster, differently or more efficiently can result... Chris Gallagher • 11 June, 2012
The Way Forward for Women Entrepreneurs in Egypt The fundamental role of women in Egypt’s revolution and growing its economy was the focus of the event “Co-Creation: Women and Ent... Omar Aysha • 28 May, 2012 Ecosystem Education Women