Wamda

6 inspiring quotes for entrepreneurs from Nelson Mandela

Nelson ‘Madiba’ Mandela's life represented more than a selfless struggle for justice in Apartheid South Africa; his unw...

Expert Advice

Women's entrepreneurship and social media: the two hottest trends at Arabnet Riyadh

On December 3rd and 4th, the Arabnet Digital Summit took place in Riyadh for the second time, kicking off with a session on...

Arabnet

3 ways the Arab tech diaspora can stimulate regional development

From the Rise Up Summit (a conference dedicated to innovation and Egyptian startups), to the MENA Innovation DemoDay (a series of...

silicon valley Diaspora

5 tips for small businesses on Facebook

Jonathan Labin is Facebook's Head of Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan. He contacted us with some tips, based on Facebook's own research,...

small business sme Facebook

4 must-watch documentaries for entrepreneurs [Wamda TV]

The year is almost over, and many entrepreneurs take this time to reboot, take a step back, and get out of the bubble. For those looking...

Scaling

What's distracting the Middle East's workers? [Infographic]

Work-hours flexibility is not the only problem threatening employee productivity and efficiency in the work environment; 59.3% of...

workplace work distraction

Jordan

9 common pitfalls of web startups and how to avoid them

Within six years, Jordanian web and mobile development company Spring, which was co-founded by serial entrepreneur Razan Khatib and Ahmad...

Spring

The Middle East Internet Summit

The Middle East Internet Summit, an online International broadcast where 17 Internet experts will deliver tips ideas and strategies on how...

internet Dubai

3 ways to optimize mobile ads

Although mobile ad spend in the Middle East is lower than in most regions in the world, it's expected to grow faster than in any other...

Nabd Waveline Media

How idea stage entrepreneurs can benefit from startup competitions

As entrepreneurship has boomed in the Middle East, startup and business plan competitions have also sprouted up in the region, after...

startup bader ya mammy

Global

Should entrepreneurs know how to code?

Perfecting your product before testing it in the market is an outdated approach, many have argued. But what if coding a technical...

Lean Methodology Coding Customer Service

Resources to help startups at each stage of their journey

As you grow your startup, it helps to have a little assistance. Although the journey may seem straightforward (idea, launch, scale),...

Scaling Startup Weekend

How to make your content go viral

Our favorite picture this week is the below graphic, initially posted on Gawker by Annalee Newitz, in Virality and the Valley of...

Truths Virality Content Portals

10 lessons for building a startup from the Google for Entrepreneurs Partners Summit

Two weeks ago, Muhammed Mekki and I participated – as AstroLabs – in the first Google for Entrepreneurs Partners summit, a two da...

silicon valley Advice Google

What collaboration tools does your startup use? We ask the crowd [Wamda TV]

At Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, we chatted with attending entrepreneurs and mentors about the tools they use to collaborate with team memb...

Tools Mix n Mentor Mentorship

How to set your startup apart when pitching to investors

This past Friday, Steve Blank published a short and sweet piece suggesting a new way for companies to explain to investors how they...

Steve Blank Lean Methodology Expert Advice

The Growth & Culture Hacking Mastermind in Kuala Lumpur

On January 18-20, 2014, 50 select entrepreneurs, executives and adventurers from across the Middle East and the world will gather in Kuala ...

Training Conferences

5 tips for building the perfect startup pitch, at Google Zurich

A week ago, I ventured off on a special roadtrip: StartupBus Europe, a trans-European 3 day-long hackathon on wheels. In the...

hackathon Startupbus Pitching

4 questions to ask while building your startup

Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave u...

Tips Advice Failure

3 tips for a successful mobile advertising campaign

Mobile advertising has fast been gaining momentum in the region, growing at a rate of 77% this year only. While many may still find them...

mobile advertising Advertising

12 tips for young entrepreneurs from an Egyptian startup founder

Amira Azzouz is the founder and editor-in-chief of Fustany.com, a fashion portal for the Middle East in both Arabic and English, which...

fustany amira azzouz Egypt

How a startup goes from idea to IPO [Infographic]

For those who may get a bit confused by all of the jargon and stages associated with startup investment, Funders and Founders presents the...

Funding Venture Capital Angel Investment

Why the best startups look like bad ideas

Chris Dixon, an investor at Andreessen Horowitz, who previously founded SiteAdvisor (a web security startup bought by McAfee) and Hunch...

Expert Advice

How to Attract Venture Capital Interest seminar in Dubai

On November 2, 2013 TURN8 is organizing a seminar in Dubai entitled “Building a Successful Lean Start-up.” The event will be powered by i36...

Funding Lean Methodology Venture Capital

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