Sketching the Future of Animation in the Arab World at CoE Animate 11

Yesterday we kicked off the first in a new series of Celebration of Entrepreneurship events- CoE Animate 11. The event was an intimate...

Nina Curley • 23 September, 2011

Absurdity and Inspiration Collide at TEDxBeirut

Never mind that everyone here at Berytech is sleep-deprived and on the brink of collapse. We are all a bundle of statements. It’s one thing ...

Think Media Labs • 24 September, 2011

Animating the Emirati Dream at CoE Animate 11

 Amidst the angular but cozy sofas and wooden tables of The Pavilion Downtown Dubai, a range of animators with different agendas,...

Said Hamideh • 25 September, 2011

How to Price your Products and Services

Pricing your products and services accurately is one of the most crucial steps that you can take to create a profitable business. You have...

Nina Curley • 06 September, 2011

Ideas Burn Bright at TEDxCairo

The glow of possibility has shone in the collective mind of Egypt post-revolution, nowhere more brightly than at TEDxCairo this past May...

Wamda • 06 September, 2011

10 Tips for Starting a Business from Your Home

This article appears courtesy of CISCO's Small Business Resource Center.     Starting a home-based business is never easy. From a...

Wamda • 18 September, 2010

Don’t ask for change, create change [Opinion]

I was asked to give a commencement speech at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Doha on May 1. Below is an edited version of what I said. I...

Habib Haddad • 16 June, 2016

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The Facebook factor: hacking social media for growth [Wamda TV]

A business today with no social media presence is, frankly, an anomaly. Continuously, surveys show that the use of social media as a...

Lucy Knight • 21 June, 2016

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Marketing for the growth of your mobile app: a Webinar by Nagi Salloum

Founder of Mobile Growth Academy Nagi Salloum is organizing a webinar to teach you the exact marketing system of leading Silicon Valley ...

Wamda • 11 February, 2016

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Examining the 'Business to Diaspora' market [Opinion]

Editor's note: this is the second of two articles on diaspora engagement. You can read the first one here. The diaspora is more than a...

Irene Kapusta • 19 November, 2015

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StartUp Maroc Championship

StartUp Maroc Championship is a disruptive event designed to bring together new and experienced entrepreneurs with investors, mentors, ...

Wamda • 16 October, 2015

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5 leadership lessons from the trenches

When Lebanon's Hala Hanna graduated from the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leadership Fellows program in June, she was asked by her...

Hala Hanna • 07 July, 2015

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How a seed VC makes investment decisions [Infographic]

This is a crosspost with the NextView Ventures blog. Note: In 2013, Rob Go published a flowchart articulating his VC decision making...

Rob Go • 11 May, 2015

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Does your startup have what it takes to get into a top accelerator?

Applying for a MENA accelerator or a global one can turn out to be a time-consuming process, so it’s important to make ...

Aline Mayard • 19 January, 2015

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Will 2015 be the year of the Maghrebi startup? 6 experts share their thoughts [Wamda TV]

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Aline Mayard • 08 January, 2015

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Investor and entrepreneur Noor Sweid talks to Wamda about angel investing [Wamda TV]

At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular areas o...

Wamda • 31 December, 2014

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Which Europe/US-based tech event should you attend in 2015?

For a startup looking to scale in the Arab world, to expand abroad, or to launch internationally, going to Europe or US-based events is a...

Aline Mayard • 08 December, 2014

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Watch the Livestream of Flat6Labs Spring Demo Day 2013

Check back at 6pm! Want to see the latest round of startups coming out of Cairo's accelerator Flat6Labs? Tune in to this Livestream of...

Wamda • 12 May, 2013

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Building a Strong Brand In an Emirati Cartoon: Mohammad Harib of Freej

Mohammad Harib, the founder of Lammtara Pictures, describes his tough journey launching the first 3D animated series in the Arab World in ...

Wamda • 11 January, 2012

Find out if you're a scale-up entrepreneur with this two-minute test

  This article has been cross posted from Harvard Business Review. Cool ideas for new businesses are a dime a dozen. That — plus all t...

Daniel Isenberg • 03 July, 2014

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What advice did you receive at Mix N' Mentor Beirut? We ask the crowd [Wamda TV]

Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Beirut brought together entrepreneurs and mentors from across Lebanon to discuss and workshop the main challenges the...

Wamda • 04 November, 2013

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How one Saudi woman entrepreneur found success through Instagram [Wamda TV]

When 26 year old Sarah Al Dabbagh graduated with a degree in early childhood education from Simmons College in Boston she returned to...

Zeina Tabbara • 31 October, 2013

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Gaza Sky Geeks bootcamp prepares entrepreneurs to pitch to investors [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] Last week, MercyCorps Gaza and Oasis500 partnered to organize their first week long bootcamp in Gaza, in collaboration with Gaza ...

Mariam Hamed • 09 September, 2013

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How do you increase brand engagement on social media? We ask the crowd [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] At Oventure’s annual Mashable Social Media Day Egypt in Alexandria last June, the day’s discussions covered a range of social media...

Hanan Solayman • 04 August, 2013

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