How to increase your company's productivity? Give your employees a break In the most widely revered startup creation myth, there’s not a lot of sleep happening. Every entrepreneur we know works around the clock a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 December, 2013 productivity working hours
4 technology predictions for the Middle East in 2014 “As we move into 2014, work is no longer a place, it’s something you do wherever inspiration strikes,” says Johnny Karam, regional vi... Ahmed Gabr • 18 December, 2013 2014 citrix Predictions
10 amazing holiday gifts from innovators in the Middle East Whatever your religious beliefs, we all worship at the altar of buying new things, especially at this time of year. We compiled a list of... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 10 December, 2013 gift gift guide morocco
Enigma thinks big data can change the world "Dad, the president retweeted my database!" "Well, it’s great that your boss appreciates your work." "No Dad, I’m talking about the Pre... Aline Mayard • 09 December, 2013 open data big data Diaspora
Gamification startup KidzWeekend wins Startup Weekend Dubai Startup Weekend Dubai is quickly becoming a rite of passage for many serious startups, who come to the weekend like a band of travelers... Kia Davis • 02 December, 2013 Startup Weekend
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... Ahmed Gabr • 11 December, 2013 workplace work distraction
A way forward in Egypt: Rise Up Summit galvanizes entrepreneurship by Tahrir Square Tahrir Square will forever stand as a symbol of Egypt’s revolution and its ongoing transformation, its power seared into c... Nina Curley • 01 December, 2013 Ecosystem
Maghreb A co-working space to develop the Tunisian entrepreneurial ecosystem Who better than entrepreneurs to solve Tunisia’s most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges and contribute to t... Leena AlOlaimy • 01 December, 2013 tunisia Coworking Coworking Spaces
New meetup at Morocco's New Work Lab awards MySportner startup of the month The Moroccan co-working space New Work Lab has launched a new meetup called Pitch Lab, giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch... Saad Zabari • 28 November, 2013 pitch lab new work labs morocco
Activity-tracking app wins at Startup Weekend Doha as women attend in record numbers An activity monitoring mobile application, created by a team that included two high school students, won first prize in the... Christina Paschyn • 24 November, 2013 Startup Weekend
StartupYourLife, the community that’s shaking up the Moroccan startup scene “Countries from all around the world look up to Silicon Valley as if it were the heart of innovation; they’re all getting the... Aline Mayard • 24 November, 2013 startupyourlife morocco events
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... Darine Sabbagh • 19 November, 2013 startup bader ya mammy
4 reasons to join a hackathon A week ago, I ventured off on a special roadtrip: StartupBus Europe, a trans-European 3 day-long hackathon on wheels. In the... Aline Mayard • 07 November, 2013 hackathon Startupbus accelerator
New accelerator Juice Labs will offer in-depth, software-focused mentorship to Cairo's startups Hanan Solayman contributed reporting to this article. Nearly everything Tarek Nasr has been involved in since January 25, 2011 has... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 November, 2013 #jan25 cairo accelerator
Is building hardware in China the secret to crowdfunding a huge seed round? Devices are having a moment, and so is HAXLR8R. The hardware-focused startup accelerator, based between San Francisco and Shenzhen, China,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 23 October, 2013 accelerator haxlr8r china
Regional 4 issues the sharing economy could solve in the Arab world The sharing economy may have led to several multibillion dollar successes like AirBnb and Kickstarter, and brought community back into... Ahmad Sufian Bayram • 22 October, 2013 Sharing Economy collaborative economy Ouishare
Meet the business network that's empowering women in Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV] CellA is a network for professional Saudi women. Founded in Riyadh, it’s quickly spreading to the rest of the kingdom’s commercial and edu... Ahmed Al Majid • 22 October, 2013 ksa saudi Networking
i360 offers mentorship for pay at new coworking space The Cribb In the past year, Dubai has seen several coworking spaces open to enable entrepreneurs, freelancers and traveling professionals to work... Aline Mayard • 01 October, 2013 Coworking Spaces
Will the new MAKE Business Hub kill business by charging for WiFi? After founder Leith Matthews left MAKE Business earlier this year, (under what many say were difficult circumstances), the... Nina Curley • 04 September, 2013 Cafe Coworking Coworking Spaces
Supporters crowdfund a reward for the Palestinian developer who hacked Facebook A Palestinian white hat hacker became a hero in his village yesterday for hacking Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page to reveal a critical b... Nina Curley • 20 August, 2013 IT Security Developers Security
Lebanon Beirut's new Co-Working +961 space hosts first startup pitch event Last week, at the newly launched Co-working +961 space in Beirut, entrepreneurs, investors, and startup enthusiasts gathered to... Reine Farhat • 08 July, 2013 Pitching MIT Coworking Spaces
Palestine gets its first seed fund, supported by MENA Apps and USAID The startup scene in Palestine has been slow to build over the past few years, led by initiatives like Bazinga and grassroots... Nina Curley • 03 July, 2013 Seed stage Incubator Accelerators
LBA Pitching and Co-Working 961 Launch Events in Beirut On July 2, new space Co-Working 961 is launching in Beirut alongside the LBA Pitching Event, which will bring together the Lebanese Angel... Wamda • 01 July, 2013 Coworking Spaces Angel Investment
Coworking space iceaddis gives a home to Ethiopia's startups When one thinks or reads about technology startups in Africa, there are a few places that crop up quite often: Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos,... Jonathan Kalan • 24 June, 2013 East Africa Innovation Coworking Spaces