Wamda

Regional

It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV]

To entrepreneurs, raising a first round of capital is a validation of their startup’s business model. To VCs, it’s a grace...

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Regional

12 lessons learned in helping your talent thrive

Photo credits. Looking back at 2014, it was quite a fruitful year in terms of funds announced and investment deals closed. But one...

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Maghreb

5 Maghrebi entrepreneurs share their secrets to making money last [Wamda TV]

When you’re a Maghrebi startup, seed funding is never easy; you have to be ready for a pretty intense period of bootstrapping. We’ve asked a...

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Regional

A Tale of Five Founders: What I wish I had known on day one

‘I wish I had known then what I know now’ is something that must be on the mind of every founder. Imagine if you could go back in tim...

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U.A.E

'Never behave like an employee': Rasha Shehada's key to business success

On the factory floor. (Image via Diamond Line) At not yet 29, Rasha Shehada is already the managing director of an international trading...

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Saudi Arabia

How invested should an investor be?

This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org. Many entrepreneurs can be stalled by one thing or another. Perhaps one of those things...

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Regional

4 tips for budget-conscious startups

The successful management of a budget can give a startup a big push forward and help it achieve unexpected results, however, finance and...

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Regional

Why do funded entrepreneurs fail to raise money again (and again)?

This is the third of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities...

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Regional

When looking for investment, you need the law on your side

At the dawn of a new year, and potentially a new era of investment in the Middle East, startups and entrepreneurs would do well to take...

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Maghreb

How 5 Maghrebi entrepreneurs met their business partners [Wamda TV]

One question often leads to another, especially when the answer is not what you expected. A couple of months ago, we asked Tunisian and...

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Egypt

The pros and cons of being a foreign founder in Egypt

UK citizen and former financial analyst Emily Renny is a cofounder of the gamified crowdfunding platform Tennra, and has lived in...

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Regional

10 things MENA entrepreneurs learned about managing cash flow in 2014

Image source: smartwealthplanner.com (link) At the end of each year, we like to take some time out to regroup and go over the year’s m...

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Maghreb

Industry focus key to a successful incubator, says Tunisian expert Leila Charfi

If there’s one person that knows the incubators/accelerators sector in Maghreb, it’s Leila Charfi. The Tunisian, who describes herself as “...

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U.A.E

Avoid UAE-specific startup challenges with these 4 tips

There is no doubt that establishing a company, especially a startup, isn’t an easy job, no matter where you are in the w...

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Regional

What do VCs look for? Skills, passion, and motivation

There’s still not much entrepreneurship activity in the MENA region, which makes it the focus of many investors and one of the best places ...

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Regional

5 predictions for ecommerce in the Arab World in 2015

This article is a crosspost with the Payfort blog. At Payfort, we always gather our teams in January to discuss and plan for...

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Maghreb

VC, angels, or pre-sells: What’s the best funding option for Maghrebi startups? [WamdaTV]

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Global

Should entrepreneurs lie?

Cross-posted from Havard Business Review. An experienced VC fund manager I have known for years told me recently that if a person does...

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Maghreb

What makes a good team? 5 Maghrebi experts weigh in [WamdaTV]

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Regional

Why should fresh graduates choose to work for a startup?

Most of the region’s fresh graduates start their careers chasing jobs with big corporations, because they believe that will allow them to b...

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U.A.E

What's next for Dubai's startup ecosystem? [Wamda TV]

By all accounts, the Dubai – and regional – startup ecosystems have made great strides in recent years. Alvaro Abella, Managing Partner at B...

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Regional

To be an entrepreneur rid yourself of illusions

Ali Elouafiq has cofounded, with Ali Lakrakbi, iMote, a connected device that help localize one’s cellphone and keys. Now, about to start a...

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Regional

The biggest opportunities for would-be founders in 2015

The best companies solve the biggest problems – the really hard ones that few people even know about, much less know how to tackle. T...

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Regional

twofour54’s Issa Aghabi talks funding and failure [Wamda TV]

Last month, at our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai, we took the opportunity to talk to mentors about their particular areas of e...

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