Regional Investors, brace yourselves for the aftermath of unprofitable unicorn IPOs [Opinion] The fundamental idea behind Initial Public Offerings, or IPOs, is that when companies need capital, they get themselves listed on public... Preetish Panda • 20 July, 2017 oped IPOs Funding
U.A.E This is why Dubai’s homegrown app industry is booming [Opinion] The global increase in the number of smartphone users is a phenomenon very much in evidence in the Middle East, especially in the United... Hamad Almuraikhi • 12 July, 2017 uae Dubai Homegrown apps
Global For profit or nonprofit? What is the answer for social entrepreneurs [Opinion] Word on the street – or in the district, based on the buzz at BDD – is that the hot topic today in social entrepreneurship is... Teresa Chahine • 29 June, 2017 Opinion Social Entrepreneurship For Profit
Global A smart, cost-effective way to build your ecommerce site [Opinion] The broad expansion of internet and its related technologies is impacting people’s daily routines and changing the way they... Mohammed Almokhem • 15 June, 2017 oped ecommerce Online shopping
Iraq Where does entrepreneurship stand in Iraq? [opinion] Many small things are currently shaping the future of the startups ecosystem in Iraq. Even if the digital shift took some time to occur, in... Marwan A. Jabbar • 08 June, 2017 fikra space baghdad talabatey
Global Investing for dummies: how to start investing in startups [Opinion] Investing into startup companies is becoming more and more of a interest for a growing number of the wealthy. The reasons for this... Ida Beerhalter • 25 May, 2017 investement startups Funding
Global How to manage a business operation on opposite sides of the globe [Opinion] We are lucky enough to live in a technologically-advanced time allowing us to expand and manage teams all over the world. In fact, the... Pratik Dholakiya • 01 June, 2017 Advice Tips how to
Regional What's your share of the company? [Opinion] The Souq.com deal was great for the news media cycle, but was it so great for the investors? In tech, these types of events are fraught... Tammer Qaddumi • 08 May, 2017 Souq.com investments VCs
U.A.E Why telehealth is so attractive to investors [Opinion] In his book ‘Healthcare Disrupted’, Jeff Elton comments that ‘until recently, the world changed and healthcare –... Charlie Barlow • 18 May, 2017 Opinion Healthcare telehealth
Regional 5 steps to startup video stardom [Opinion] I see everyday how online video can be an efficient and effective way for entrepreneurs and small businesses to develop their brand and... Jad Abi-Esber • 27 April, 2017 YouTube Vidéo Online video
Libya Libyan entrepreneurship in the time of war [Opinion] Recently, I was shyly approached by two young ICT engineers, Faisal and Omar, with an innovative startup idea: a pair of motion... Ahmed Ben Mussa • 20 April, 2017 Tatweer Research BYTE HEXA
Regional 10 steps corporations must take before investing in startups [Opinion] Corporations want to innovate, but issues such as tighter R&D budgets and organizational bureaucracy can make tapping outside sources -... Kamal Hassan • 09 April, 2017 corporate venture capital the cribb
U.A.E The Souq sale is a game changer for MENA ecommerce [Opinion] We all heard the news: Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer by sales and market capitalization, founded 23 years ago in... Yorgos Kleivokiotis • 03 April, 2017 Amazon Souq.com acquisition
U.A.E Why is the Souq.com acquisition so significant? [Opinion] For those who have been in the dark, Amazon has acquired Souq.com for over $650 million. The news of an acquisition of this size has... Abed Agha • 29 March, 2017 Souq.com Amazon acquisition
Regional Social entrepreneurship needs a culture change [Opinion] It should come as little surprise that social entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa have become rather lackadaisical over... Sami Halabi • 30 March, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship Opinion
Saudi Arabia GEM report reveals Saudi’s startup status [Opinion] Click the 'download' button to the right to access this report. Saudi Arabia has embarked on a long-promised strategy to... Ignacio De La Vega • 23 March, 2017 GEM Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Regional Late? You can kiss my money goodbye [Opinion] I’m sitting in my office and I can hear the central AC sigh quietly reflecting my disappointment. The clock on the wall shifts from... Hamed Fakhro • 16 March, 2017 Punctuality fundraising company culture
Regional How the UAE surprised Linkedin’s cofounder [Opinion] When Linkedin’s first office in the Middle East opened it already had over six million users in the Arab world. Now it has over 100... Christopher Schroeder • 12 March, 2017 Startup Rising LinkedIn World Government Summit
Iraq Building a startup launchpad in Iraq [Opinion] Iraq’s entrepreneurship scene has a number of players helping startups, such as Fikra Space which was launched in 2014, but they... Aziz Alnassiri • 09 March, 2017 Centre for Iraqi Entrepreneurship Opinion Science Camp
Global Driving the Dubai-Nairobi digital highway [Opinion] I just came back from my second trip to Kenya in the past year and it is striking, for all the significant cultural, historic, geographic... Christopher Schroeder • 02 March, 2017 Kenya m-pesa Twiga
Saudi Arabia Saudi VCs: where we are, where we’re going [Opinion] “We do not have enough venture capital investors in Saudi”, is a common theme heard from entrepreneurs across the kingdom.... Abdullah Altamami • 12 February, 2017 Venture Capital VC Tadawul
Regional More tech, more jobs, more growth [Opinion] A new middle class is emerging in ‘growth market’ cities, and it will be technology-enabled businesses that help create new... Faaris Naqvi • 01 February, 2017 Opinion Growth cities jobs
Bahrain Bahrain’s shift from oil to silicon [Opinion] Of the businesses registered in Bahrain, 80 percent are SMEs and they are basically what drive our economy. We have other large... Hamed Fakhro • 17 January, 2017 Hamed Fakhro Bahrain Advice
Saudi Arabia 5 things you need to know about Saudi ecommerce [Opinion] Ecommerce revenues in Saudi Arabia are staggeringly poor compared to countries where the sector is more established. In 2016, ecommerce... Yousef Shanti • 26 January, 2017 ecommerce Trends Opinion