Wamda

Regional

Things to keep in mind when prepping for a VC round [Opinion]

Investors and industry-leading startups can do great work together. (Image via MetroMBA) Entrepreneurs are a gifted breed of individuals...

Walid Faza Wamda Capital VC investment

Regional

Is COD still the only way for ecommerce?

As the ecommerce market in MENA continues to grow by more than 40 percent annually, so does the urge to challenge the dominance of cash on...

JadoPado online payment MENA

Regional

No one ever said entrepreneurship was easy: tips from a pro

This is a crosspost with Khalid Alkhudair's LinkedIn blog. I’ve been an employee and I’ve been an entrepreneur, and being an entrepreneur i...

khalid alkhudair entrepreneurship

U.A.E

What I know about pretotyping: Karina Sotnik

Karina Sotnik explaining the benefits of pretotyping. (Image via Wharton School) For Karina Sotnik, Silicon Valley was just the beginning...

Karina Sotnik What I Know Pretotyping

Global

12 tips for getting hired by a startup [Infographic]

As the region’s number of startups grow so too does the interest from graduates and career changers in those startups. We’ve written many ti...

StartupCVs job hunting resume

Regional

Cash is not king [Opinion]

The reliance on COD payments is hurting MENA's ecommerce sector. (Image via sharktankblog.com) This is a crosspost with Mo Ali Yusuf’s L...

cash epayment PAYMENT

Palestine

Gaza entrepreneur gives his 5 lessons for success

Castle Soft began in the late 1980s with a piece of paper, a pencil, and a vision to create accounting software that is reliable,...

al-aseal accounting software Majdi Abu Daff

Egypt

Lessons from the Tahrir Academy shutdown

Tahrir Academy first announced their closure earlier this summer. News that Egyptian online learning center Tahrir Academy was...

nafham legislations close down

Lebanon

How Lebanon and its diaspora can mutually benefit in the startup ecosystem [Opinion]

Editor's note: this is the first of two articles on diaspora engagement. Connecting a diaspora and its home country can’t be a one-way r...

Startup Megaphone Elie Nasr Foo

Regional

What I know about angel investing: Ed Roberto

Ed Roberto at the Great Wall of China. (Image via Techstars) With more than 30 years of experience as a startup founder, cofounder, angel...

Ed Roberto What I Know techstars

Lebanon

Entreprenergy summit celebrates MENA startups

Marc Dfouni, cofounder and CEO of Eastline Marketing interviews MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib. (Image via Abed Kataya) Just...

Aline Kamakian Lebanese League for Women in Business Ahmed Alkhatib

Lebanon

Startup creativity spurred by 'networked space'

Office design matters more than most entrepreneurs realise when it comes to employee performance, which is why the UK Lebanon Tech Hub made...

networked spaces UK tech hub lebanon

U.A.E

TechWadi MENA Roadshow: Dubai

The TechWadi Roadshow, a ten-day traveling roadshow powered by Google for Entrepreneurs, is coming to Dubai, UAE on October 27 -...

Dubai techwadi MENA

Saudi Arabia

6 challenges facing Saudi entrepreneurs [Opinion]

The future is wide open. (Image via Realty Today) We have all read articles about what’s wrong with the entrepreneurship support culture a...

Saudi entrepreneurs nader ajami ksa

Global

Rules of engagement: attracting media attention

Dealing with the media can be hard – a little scary sometimes. Handing over the painstakingly-crafted story of your startup to a...

media for startups media management Tips

Regional

Optimization finally matters in MENA e-commerce [Opinion]

Back in 2010, I wrote about the upcoming ecommerce boom in the Middle East, despite the many omni-present barriers at an...

funnel leakage friction

Regional

5 ways startups should approach smart cities

Dubai's smart city, Silicon Park, aims to improve life, society, mobility, economy, governance and the environment.(Image via...

Dell Smart Cities IoT

Regional

6 reasons why you should start accepting bitcoin payments today

Ease of use, lower fees and increasing adoption - what's not to like about bitcoin? (Image via BitOasis) This is a crosspost with...

Bit Oasis Bitcoin

Saudi Arabia

How this Saudi app developer is nurturing talent

[Update]: Ibtikar released a new trivia game called HEXA, with tens of thousands of questions in more than 15 different fields...

U.A.E

The Law: 3 legal concerns of UAE startups and how to solve them

The law and startups - an essential partnership. (Image via wrike.com) When it comes to setting up a business in the UAE, entrepreneurs...

Copyright Free zone law

Regional

Prototype to product: how to manage your manufacturing

Manufacturing is one of the final obstacles for hardware startups and it can be a rage-inducing affair. Flaky suppliers, the belated...

pch manufacturing Hind Hobeika

Regional

Change your positioning [Cartoon]

Omar Al Fil is a digital producer at Wamda and freelance graphic designer. When he's not illustrating kooky cartoons he's making weird...

target audience positioning Humor

Regional

I pitched to Dave McClure: here's what I learned

When I first heard that Dave McClure was coming to Ramallah and Gaza, my immediate reaction was wow, we’re definitely doing something r...

Kenz Dave McClure

Regional

Three killer strategies to engage your inactive app users [Opinion]

Keeping your app users engaged is an art and a science. (Image via eventasticme.com) Through my work with AppsGuru I've seen...

retention churn rate Faisal Al Bitar

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