Starting over: Lessons from 2 entrepreneurs who've closed a business The process of winding down a company is an essential part of learning and growth. That’s true across lots of fields and specialties, and i... Ahmed Moor • 31 August, 2014
Code no more: Jordanian platform debuts drag-and-drop builder for in-app ads When Samer Tarazi and Omar Massad of RedTroops – an in-app advertising-focused startup that connects advertisers and app developers, and a... Hayden Pirkle • 31 August, 2014 in-app ads redtroops Advertising
Shelvies builds on Instagram's momentum in Saudi to promote ecommerce This article was originally posted on Firnas.org. During my meeting with Khalid Al-Issa, the young developer told us how he built... Safar Ayad • 28 August, 2014 shelvies ksa saudi
Global 8 essential skills for growing your team [Infographic] Do you need to expand your team but don't know how to start? According to data extracted from LinkedIn, the best recruitment managers are a... Maya Rahal • 28 August, 2014 CV Job Creation Job Recruitment
Maghreb Behind the scenes at Rocket Internet's eBay in North Africa When we hear about Rocket Internet, it’s usually related to massive fundraising, aggressive strategies, and management style (check out o... Aline Mayard • 28 August, 2014 Kaymu Rocket Internet
6 ways to gamify your customer acquisition model If you have never heard the word ‘gamification’, the reason is not because it is not a proven concept, but because companies might not tak... Hanan Solayman • 27 August, 2014 Gamification Customer Acquisition
Global 3 examples of corporates and startups collaborating in emerging markets When the corporate world isn’t a source of suspicion for the startup it’s often one of mockery. After all, how many sectors were disrupted b... Martin Pasquier • 27 August, 2014 General Electric Coca-Cola Nigeria
Google's top 10 all-time acquisitions Heard of it? Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998, offering their soon-to-be famous search engine to the world of the... AlQiyadi • 27 August, 2014 acquisition Google
New app aims to make shopping easier for Saudis Prayer time five times a day is nothing new in the Middle East, but technology development in the region is allowing people to engage with... Lucy Knight • 26 August, 2014 ksa Saudi Arabia
Use your Monopoly and Risk skills to learn entrepreneurship “Where do I start? I have a business idea but have no clue what to do next.” If you’ve ever said this sentence, then you’re the audience fo... Hanan Solayman • 26 August, 2014 Startup County Egypt
Young Lebanese innovators honored by MIT, confirms a growing trend Update: Wamda has just learned that a third Lebanese, entrepreneur Rand Hindi, was also included in the MIT list (editors were... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 25 August, 2014 littlebits MIT
Desado founder blazing a trail for Muslim fashion The world is increasingly recognizing the tremendous potential of the global Islamic economy — one that encompasses diverse sectors i... Natasha D'Souza • 25 August, 2014 muslim Fashion
16th Silicon Oasis TechForum in Dubai TechForum, an event hosted by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, is a community networking platform that hosts technology professionals, e... Wamda • 25 August, 2014
MENA startup launches to make sense of complex geopolitical big data Built-in geospatial information on infrastructure to bring maximum context to events on the ground Over the past few years, we’ve s... Maya Rahal • 25 August, 2014 infographics visualisation Eqlim
Learn and adapt: Lebanon's Sociatag shows us how it's done If you’re active in the Lebanese startup ecosystem, then you’ve probably already met the young entrepreneur behind Sociatag, the social int... Stephanie Nour Prince • 24 August, 2014 Beirut Digital District lebanon
7 online marketplaces for artisans in the Arab world If you dream of strolling the streets of Egypt or Morocco for a bargain on an traditional handicraft, you can now enjoy the thrill of the... Salma Alheraiqi • 24 August, 2014 cirqy the anou Bazaar in Egypt
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