The Next, and Overlooked, VC Opportunity: The Middle East This piece was originally published on the Harvard Business Review on April 17, 2013. Venture capital is ignoring the Middle East for all... Christopher Schroeder • 25 April, 2013 Ecosystem Angel Investment Investment
Disruptive Entrepreneurship Part II: Key Takeaways from the Skoll World Forum After performing my annual pilgrimage to the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University, UK — which gathered almost ... Leena AlOlaimy • 25 April, 2013 Social Change Conferences Social Entrepreneurship
Disruptive Entrepreneurship Part I: We’re Going to Change the World For just three days once a year, I don’t have to explain myself. The notion that business and social impact are in fact m... Leena AlOlaimy • 25 April, 2013 Social Change Conferences Social Entrepreneurship
A Look at Egypt's ICT Sector: Growth, Strategy, and Impact on Startups Note: this piece has been adapted from the Arabic original. To help the Egyptian economy recover from the revolution, the Egyptian... Mohamed Salah • 25 April, 2013 Advertising Egypt Mobile
Looking to Boost Your Career? Here’s What to Do (And What Not to) When looking for a new job, or trying to advance in your current career path, there are a few do's and don'ts to keep... Lama Ataya • 24 April, 2013 Tips Programme
A Look at Entrepreneurship in Morocco: Where Can Startups Turn for Help? Entrepreneurs in Morocco today face several challenges: meeting mentors and investors, finding a suitable office space, building... Aline Mayard • 24 April, 2013 Mentorship Ecosystem Coworking Spaces
Google Acquires Wavii for $30 Million, a Startup Founded by a Lebanese Entrepreneur In Silicon Valley, the race is on to build a better mobile news summarizer. Google is the latest to make a move, with its... Glen Dalakian II • 24 April, 2013 Mobile Google
How Social Media is Affecting the Arab World [Infographic] Social media is a force for empowering entrepreneurs, say 86% of those polled in a study by the Dubai School of Government (DSG). Drawn fr... Maya Rahal • 24 April, 2013 job Social Networks Social Media
An Overview of Gaza's ICT Labor Market [Report] Gaza might not be the first place one associates with gender equality. Yet the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector may... Wamda • 24 April, 2013 Telecommunication
InstaBug in Egypt Makes Bug Reporting Easy for Mobile App Developers Ask most users what they hate most in any kind of app, and the answer is usually “bugs”. But as even the best developers in the world ... Omar Aysha • 23 April, 2013
Expert Advice: 5 Tips for Building an E-Commerce Company from Andre Haddad [Wamda TV] Over the past 13 years, Lebanese entrepreneur Andre Haddad has honed his expertise in e-commerce. Now based in the San Francisco Bay... Nina Curley • 23 April, 2013 eBay Expert Advice Sharing Economy
How Gaming Startups Can Measure the Success of a New Release Game developers across the Arab world are picking up steam, but recent releases by mobile developers in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt show... Glen Dalakian II • 23 April, 2013 Mobile Gaming Marketing Mobile
Turkey 8 (Tweetable) Stats to Know about E-Commerce in Turkey The Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey (Image via Travel Busy)As Turkey's economy grew from $200 billion in 2011 to almost $800 billion ... Wamda • 23 April, 2013 Facebook Social Media Mobile
Egyptian Team Delivers a Killer Global App: Ninja SMS Recently we had an Arab company going head-to-head with Google, now we have the Ninja apps team going head-to-head with... Omar Aysha • 22 April, 2013
New Business Consultancy Helps Startups Get On Their Feet in Egypt New entrepreneurs in Egypt come up against a variety of challenges: registering a company, finding legal help, renting an office,... Hanan Solayman • 22 April, 2013 Startup Services Consulting
Lebanon The Arab World's Hottest Hardware Startup this Year? Instabeat Raises $11K in 5 Days Swimmers, says Lebanese entrepreneur Hind Hobeika, have it tough when it comes to technology. To measure their performance, they’ve been f... Nina Curley • 22 April, 2013 Stars of Science Hardware Sports