Saudi Arabia Tawaref Series: an entrepreneur's journey in Saudi Arabia, from bootstrapping to big bucks As an entrepreneur considering a landing in Saudi Arabia and the establishment of a company, a crucial decision awaits: whether to navigate... Tawaref • 19 February, 2024 Tawaref expanding to Saudi Arabia
Global An essential guide to cap tables Wamda and Clara have teamed up to bring you, startup founders, this essential guide to capitalisation (cap) tables. If you are... Thought Leadership • 17 April, 2023 cap tables
Regional The tech trends that will impact business this year Dr Ross Curran is an assistant professor at Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai Digital transformation will reach... Thought Leadership • 08 January, 2023 Trends
Regional How are consumers shopping in the omnichannel world? Professor Paul Hopkinson is head of Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University Dubai and academic director for Heriot-Watt... Thought Leadership • 25 August, 2022 E-commerce omnichannel
Global Community is king in Web3 – here’s what to know before building yours Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Despite the cryptocurrency market downturn, the general excitement about the... Thought Leadership • 08 August, 2022 Web 3.0
Regional Mena’s startup euphoria is more fragile than it looks Tarek Sakr is a former investment banker and CEO of Kuwait’s largest classifieds company – 4Sale Market participants are now... Thought Leadership • 07 March, 2022 valuations
Palestine Family businesses need to support startups in Palestine Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. In recent... Thought Leadership • 07 November, 2021 family businesses
Global Startup advice: How to avoid cloud application overload Rayhan Aleem is the founder of Alpha Pro Partners, a UAE-based accounting firm focused on the tech sector. Cloud-based solutions are one... Thought Leadership • 01 June, 2021 Cloud Computing
Global Startup advice: How to tackle late payments Rayhan Aleem is the founder of Alpha Pro Partners, a UAE-based accounting firm focused on the tech sector. Here, he shares how startups can... Thought Leadership • 25 May, 2021 cashflow accounting
Global Advice for startups: Key accounting KPIs to monitor Rayhan Aleem is the founder and managing partner at Alpha Pro Partners Running a small business means juggling many different things on... Thought Leadership • 27 April, 2021 accounting
Regional A look at the subscriptions-based economy in the Middle East Digitisation has become the mainstay of the coronavirus pandemic, shifting both consumer and business behaviour. Amid this trend, the... Wamda • 17 December, 2020 subscription SubsBase
U.A.E You need to focus on the problem to succeed Ayman Alashkar, is the founder of UAE-based proptech startup OVERWRITE.ai We entered 2020 like... Thought Leadership • 23 November, 2020 Advice
Regional How do you create customer loyalty online? Niranjan Gidwani is a consultant and the former chief executive officer at Eros Group Dubai This topic deals with how crucial it is to... Thought Leadership • 29 September, 2020 E-commerce
Saudi Arabia Munch:On - Going beyond lunch Most food delivery platforms witnessed a slowdown in business once lockdown came into effect. Working from home gave people enough time to... Shaimaa El Nazer • 30 June, 2020 Lunch:On Munch:On
Global Should businesses be spending or saving their marketing dollars? By Anastasiya Golovatenko, account director at Sherpa Communications The economical whirlwind caused by the outbreak of Covid-19... Thought Leadership • 24 June, 2020 Marketing Advice how to
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 wamda x
Global A public relations strategy is critical now more than ever Sean Pattwell is the founder and chief executive officer at CW8 Communications The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken international commerce... Thought Leadership • 25 May, 2020 public relations PR strategy
Global Navigating Covid-19: Managing people and talent On Wednesday 15 April, Wamda hosted an online webinar, 'Navigating Covid-19: Managing people and talent,’ featuring Nathalie... Wamda • 25 April, 2020 Covid19 talent human resources
Global Balancing short-term survival with long-term stability Scott Cairns is the managing director at Creation Business Consultants, a structuring and advisory services firm based in the... Thought Leadership • 12 April, 2020 coronavirus covid-19 Business planning
Global We are now in the age of triage As the Coronavirus outbreak brings the world's economy to a halt, many businesses in the region are beginning to feel the effects. Fadi... Fadi Ghandour • 07 April, 2020 coronavirus covid-19 startup
Bahrain Startups supporting Bahrain’s self-isolation Pakiza Abdulrahman is the head of startups at the Bahrain Economic Development Board At a time when many businesses cannot serve... Thought Leadership • 05 April, 2020 Bahrain Economic Development Board Bahrain EDB coronavirus
Regional Will remote working become the new normal? The measures introduced by governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) to curb the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has... Dunya Hassanein • 29 March, 2020 remote work remote working work from home
Regional Navigating the risks and opportunities during a pandemic Loulwa Bakr and Khalid Suleimani are both senior partners at Chrome Advisory, a Saudi Arabia-based consultancy As the global... Thought Leadership • 22 March, 2020 covid-19 coronavirus Saudi Arabia
Global Ready, Set, Growth Hack Nader Sabry is a strategist, innovator and entrepreneur in NASA space tech, government and health/wellness. He is also the author of... Nader Sabry • 19 March, 2020 Growth hacking nader sabry