Global How to make the first 30 seconds of your pitch really count Editor's note: A few weeks ago, Rabih El Khodr from Standup Communication gave us his tips on how to pitch in under a minute. Now, he's... Rabih El Khodr • 29 December, 2014 Rabih El Khodr StandUp public speaking
Maghreb What have 8 of Morocco’s support organizations for tech entrepreneurship achieved? Many startups are now getting support in Morocco either at the seed or growth stage, but support programs and organizations are too few,... Mehdi Reghai • 29 December, 2014 Support OCP Maroc Numeric Fund
U.A.E Carpool Arabia: Looking to ease the UAE’s traffic congestion woes Not many entrepreneurs can claim that their brightest business idea was born on the road, but for Frenchman Benjamin de Terssac, that was... Rachel McArthur • 29 December, 2014 carpool arabia carpooling uae
Regional Traxn launches with Zain, call for applications now open for Jordanian startups In the past few years, MENA startups and corporations kept their distance, holding on to the assumption that corporates are too... Wamda • 28 December, 2014 Traxn zinc incubator ZINC
Regional Top 10 MENA entrepreneurship quotes of 2014 2014 was quite a year for Wamda. We celebrated notable investments and acquisitions, we witnessed the launch of four big VC funds, we... Reine Farhat • 28 December, 2014 Tips
Saudi Arabia The future is bright, the future is ecommerce in Saudi Arabia This article was posted originally on Firnas.org. This year, online payment solution provider PayFort released the State... Reine Farhat • 25 December, 2014 E-commerce Saudi Arabia firnas
Regional LMTD's Will Hutson talks to Wamda about scaling service-based businesses [Wamda TV] At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular... Wamda • 25 December, 2014 will hutson LMTD mix n mentor dubai
Egypt Disrupt!/Graphic! Ideathon awards 4 new Egypt startups No longer the prerogative of the technology field entrepreneurs can now be found in many sectors and events such as the Disrupt!/Graphic!... Eman Mostafa • 24 December, 2014 disrupt design
Regional Startup-corporate partnerships 1/3: the logic behind them King Abdullah II of Jordan with Queen Rania at the opening of the MENA ICT FORUM in November. In the first of our three articles looking... Ahmed Mohammed • 24 December, 2014 corporations startups partnerships
Regional Wamda launches Traxn: a program to help startups scale through large corporates Before we take a deep plunge into 2015, Wamda is wrapping up its 2014 efforts by launching Traxn (pronounced traction), a new program,... Maya Rahal • 23 December, 2014 program Traxn corporations
Regional 4 big MENA VC funds announced in 2014 2014 was a very good year when it came to new funds entering the tech scene in the Arab region. Rather than just seed and early stage, we... Maya Rahal • 23 December, 2014 Wamda Fund Badia Impact fund capital
U.A.E Beam Wallet gets its first investment from Majid al Futtaim In one of its first investments in the regional tech industry, Majid Al Futtaim Ventures announced an investment in mobile commerce... Maya Rahal • 23 December, 2014 Beam Money Beam Wallet Majid Al Futtaim
Regional Still fighting for the funding, hot topic at Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor in Dubai On December 13 Wamda hosted it’s final Mix N’ Mentor of 2014 at the in5 Innovation Hub in Dubai. Hosting some of the city’s most active ent... Wamda • 23 December, 2014 mix n mentor dubai investement Dubai
Saudi Arabia The quick rise of online video content in Saudi Arabia This post was originally published on firnas.org Making the most of the access now had to basic filming equipment, such as... Ahmed Gabr • 22 December, 2014 online video content Saudi Arabia YouTube
Libya Two Maghrebi women named new Ashoka Fellows The Voice of Libyan Women's Alaa Murabit addresses a crowd. Ashoka Arab World, an organization dedicated to enabling social... Wamda • 22 December, 2014 libya ashoka tunisia
Regional 7 notable investments and acquisitions of 2014 There’s nothing quite like a satisfying investment or acquisition to get the entrepreneurial juices flowing. Throughout 2014, Wamda r... Lucy Knight • 22 December, 2014 Roundup Acquisitions Investment
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