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Wamda's original podcast initiatives.

Regional

How do you seize a market opportunity?

Disaster for many evokes a sense of fear and danger and a desire to seek out safety and stability. But there are those who manage to seek...

podcast

Regional

What's next for traveltech?

The travel sector was the worst-hit during the lockdown and it will likely take years before numbers reach pre-Covid levels. Yet...

Travel traveltech podcast

U.A.E

Why are there so few Emirati entrepreneurs?

Earlier this year Wamda published a report on the state of pre-seed startups in the Middle East and North Africa. What emerged from our...

emiratis uae

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...

careem Mudassir Sheikha

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 x

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...

jones the grocer

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...

podcast coronavirus covid-19

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...

Fintech Bahrain Fintech Bay

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...

Mawdoo3 Artificial intelligence Siri

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...

Sustainability Climate change Green Energy

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...

food tech Entrepreneur podcast

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...

Hyperloop One Hyperloop Transport

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...

Artificial intelligence AI robot

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....

Food & Beverage foodtech Social Media

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...

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...

el grocer e-grocery Dubai

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