Global How do you build a company to last? Mudassir Sheikha and Magnus Olsson founded Careem in 2012 initially as a transportation service for the corporate world. It soon became the... Wamda • 07 July, 2020
Regional What happens when things don't go to plan? At the start of this year, Wamda launched the second cohort of its fellowship programme, Wamda X. The 13 startups selected embarked on a... Wamda • 07 June, 2020
Regional How do you maintain the relevance of a brand? Jones the Grocer is one of the UAE's longest standing restaurants, but few are aware of the legal and financial difficulties faced by... Wamda • 07 May, 2020
Regional Is the world going into hibernation? The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an economic slowdown, one that risks a global recession. For many who have been sent to work from home, it... Wamda • 02 April, 2020
Bahrain How did Bahrain become a fintech hub? Bahrain’s government has made vital steps to encourage entrepreneurship to stimulate its economy. In doing so, it has created a... Wamda • 27 February, 2020
Regional How do we create AI in Arabic? For millions of people across the Middle East and North Africa, interacting with a digital voice assistant like Apple’s Siri or... Wamda • 27 January, 2020
Global Can footsteps power our world? Sustainability has dominated economic and political agendas across the world this past year. Governments have recognised the need for clean... Wamda • 23 December, 2019
U.A.E Pivots and Failures with Repeat's Omer Aslan Gurel Omer Aslan Gurel could have easily followed the path that was laid out for him – go to university and eventually join his family... Wamda • 20 November, 2019
Global Will travelling at speeds of 1000km/h change society? The hyperloop is a new form of transport that, in theory, can travel at speeds of about 1000 kilometres per hour. Spearheading the design... Wamda • 16 October, 2019
Global Can artificial intelligence eradicate death? Ben Goertzel is one of the most prominent artificial intelligence (AI) architects in the world. He is the founder of SingularityNET and the... Triska Hamid • 08 September, 2019
U.A.E The bakery that finds clients on Instagram The food and beverage sector is incredibly competitive in the Middle East, something that Rami Badawi and Amber Haque know only too well.... Triska Hamid • 18 August, 2019
Regional How to identify the ideal startup founder What makes a startup successful? There are many studies conducted to try to pinpoint the factors that contribute to the success of a... Wamda • 21 July, 2019
U.A.E Shopping for groceries with El Grocer The Middle East is no stranger to online food delivery. Apps like Zomato, Deliveroo and Talabat are found on almost every smartphone in the... Wamda • 23 June, 2019
U.A.E How do you grow tomatoes in the desert? In the latest edition of our Food Technology podcast series, we spoke with Sky Kurtz, co-founder and chief executive officer at... Wamda • 09 June, 2019
U.A.E Snooze notification: How LUNCH:ON copes during Ramadan For a lunch delivery company in the UAE, Ramadan is the seasonal dip that LUNCH:ON needs to contend with. So how does the company adapt to... Wamda • 16 May, 2019
