Wamda

Global

Top 7 takeaways from Amazon's shareholder letter

Amazon is one of the world's biggest companies, and as of last year its biggest retailer. (Image via EPA) Amazon has faced down...

Jeff Bezos Amazon Tips

Global

What I know about space: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

Emeline Paat was in Beirut in March experimenting with plastic bag-based insulation systems for refugee tents. (Image via Rachel...

Virgin Galactic XCOR Space Adventures

Kuwait

Meet the women ‘Instapreneurs’ of Kuwait

Her Highness Hind Al-Sabeeh during her opening speech. (Images via Reine Farhat) This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. It would...

twentytwo Injaz Kuwait Khaleejesque

Qatar

What I know about digital Arabic content: Nawaf Felemban

In 2015 Wamda produced a report that showed 60 percent of Arabs wanted to read online content in Arabic. That would be great...

Kooora Kasra WIK

Regional

Is it really necessary to protect your ideas?

Gotta protect those brainwaves. (Image via FamousInventors.org) It’s an all too common scenario. An entrepreneur comes up with a brilliant ...

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company Wrapp EQT Ventures

Maghreb

Entrepreneurship lessons from the Algerian desert

Slimane Kadi turned the desert into a succesfull business. (Images via Mehdi Bennaceri) This is a story about entrepreneurship in its most...

low tech desert algeria

Regional

Should you do it? The benefits and pitfalls of CSR

Are CSR initiatives incompatible with the profit motive? Not necessarily. (Image via Business Review Europe) Corporate Social...

CSR in action johnny matta CSR

Jordan

The internet: is it good or bad for music?

Music is one of the many industries that the internet has massively transformed. In 2014, the global recording industry, according to...

Disrupt! Music! Music streaming piracy

Regional

How valuation and cap tables work [How to]

Have you ever wondered how valution is calculated and cap tables work? Read on. (Image via Business Collective) In the context of...

how to cap tables startup valuation

Regional

Turning your idea into a startup Pt. 2

The business plan needs to answer some concrete questions. (Image via blog.luz.vc/en/) Launching a startup can be daunting, but if...

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Regional

How to turn your idea into a startup Pt. 1

A good idea isn't likely to translate into a good startup without a lot of brainstorming and perseverance. (Image via The Membership...

market opportunity gap idea johnny matta

Egypt

PayFort announces new fintech accelerator at Mix N’ Mentor Cairo

Around 70 entrepreneurs, largely with early stage startups, came for business advice and networking. (Images via Rachel...

fin-tech Mix N'Mentor Cairo Payfort

U.A.E

Scale-up survival guides

It’s 4am and the phone is ringing. Noor Sweid picks up, and a voice on the other end tells her the news: a fire has erupted at the...

Mangus Olsson Depa Noor Sweid

Syria

Bridge to success: six tips for Syrian entrepreneurs from Jusoor

From the left: Moderator Karim Samakie with speakers David Nabti, Habib Haddad, Aurore Belfrage and Rama Chakaki. (Images via Maysaa...

David Nabti Habib Haddad Syrian entrepreneurs

Regional

Out of office: how to manage a remote team

Remote workers, be they freelance or employees, are a fact of life in today's connected world. (Image via Continuant) The idea that work...

Loulou Khazen remote working freelance

Maghreb

Tunisia's entrepreneurs need to step up [Opinion]

Tunisian entrepreneurs need to step up and lead the charge. (Image via Wikimedia Commons) After working with entrepreneurs while...

Founders Institute Opinion tunisia

Regional

The evolution of tech startups in MENA [Opinion]

Watching an ecosystem grow. (Image via Miami Herald) In much of the world, being a technology startup is a very ‘cool’ pursuit. The sto...

risk ecosystem growth Opinion

Regional

Sharing our way out of malaise: MENA and the sharing economy [Opinion]

A visual reprensentation of the concept that could transform the Middle East and North Africa. (Image via Meridian-180.org) In...

lending club Opinion careem

Egypt

What I know about being a woman in business: Neveen El Tahri

Investor and entrepreneur Neveen El Tahri is "very proud" of Egyptian women. (Image via Milken Institute) Neveen El Tahri is...

International Women's Day 138 Pyramids Delta Inspire

Kuwait

What's most exciting about Kuwait's future? [Video]

This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait. Each entrepreneurship ecosystem has its own story to tell, but failures, success...

Nuwait 500 startups world bank

Maghreb

How five Tunisian startups became profitable

Has the time for Tunisian startups finally come? (Image via Disney) Several iconic and emblematic Tunisian startups are now...

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Pakistan

Pakistan's return as the 'California of Asia' [Opinion]

It's no secret that Pakistan’s startup scene is heating up, but the rise of a new middle class and the fruits of a heavy security...

Advanced Micro Devices AST Research FireEye

Maghreb

4 tips for digitalizing your market

Careem, Hmizate/Hmall, Jumia, Uber, and Avito discuss digitalization. (Image via @equartey) Africa is a big continent, yet in spite...

Seedstars Africa Avito Hmizate

Regional

Starting from the end — Lean Decision Development [Opinion]

Deciding on a path to take can be difficult. (Image via alittlestarlette.wordpress.com) This is an edited version of an article that...

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