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Startup Weekend Agadir

Startup Weekend makes its way to Agadir, Morocco for the first time on May 24-26, 2013. SW Agadir will follow the basic Startup Weekend mo...

Startup Weekend

Algeria Hosts the First All-Women Startup Weekend

The latest in Startup Weekend's new women-focused events, Startup Weekend Algeria was the first event of its kind to feature a...

Startup Weekend Women

The First Startup Weekend Ramallah Awards a Job Application Screening Platform

Note: this piece is adapted from the Arabic original.Startup Weekend Ramallah almost didn't happen. The organizers- Jaafar Houjair, ...

SWRamallah Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Assiut Breaks Barriers in Upper Egypt

Assiut held its first StartUp Weekend (SW) last weekend on a Nile boat-hotel facing the picturesque view of the old town. There was...

Startup Weekend

Meet the Winners of Startup Weekend Jeddah

At the first Startup Weekend to grace Jeddah over a week ago, a wedding arrangement site won the day, led by two women. Hoping to serve...

Badir Saudi Arabia Startup Communities

Startup Weekend Ramallah

Startup Weekend makes its way to Ramallah in Palestine on April 4-6, 2013. SW Ramallah will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone ...

Startup Weekend Competitions

Startup Weekend North Lebanon

Startup Weekend comes to the Beirut Arab University in North Lebanon on April 26-28, 2013. SW North Lebanon will follow the basic Startup W...

Startup Weekend Competitions

First Startup Weekend Byblos Welcomes Pitches from Lebanon, Jordan, and Cyprus

On March 1-3, Startup Weekend came to Byblos, Lebanon for the first time, bringing together participants from across Lebanon, Jordan, and...

Startup Weekend

First Startup Weekend Kuwait Unites Local Entrepreneurship Community

Finally, Startup Weekend has made it to Kuwait's small but growing entrepreneurship scene. Startup Weekend Kuwait kicked off a...

Ecosystem Startup Communities Startup Weekend

Mobile Apps Win the Day at the Second Startup Weekend Nablus

Mobile seemed to be the theme of last month's Startup Weekend Nablus, evidenced by the top five startup teams selected by the panel of...

Conferences Mobile Mobile Apps

Startup Weekend Sanaa

Startup Weekend makes its way to Sana’a, Yemen for the first time on May 29-31, 2013. SW Sana’a will follow the basic Startup Weekend mode...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Tunis

Startup Weekend makes its way to Tunis, Tunisia on March 1-3, 2013. SW Tunis will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone can pitch ...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Izmir

Startup Weekend heads to Izmir, Turkey on March 1-3, 2013. SW Izmir will take place at Izmir Ekonomi Universitesi. The event will follow th...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Jeddah

Startup Weekend makes its way to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 27-29, 2013. SW Jeddah will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone c...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Byblos

Startup Weekend makes its way to Byblos, Lebanon on March 1-3, 2013. SW Byblos will take place at the American University of Technology Ca...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Kuwait (Q8)

Startup Weekend makes its way to Kuwait on January 31-February 2, 2013. SW Kuwait will take place at the Gulf University for Science and T...

Conferences Startup Q8 Startup Weekend

Windows Startup Challenge

Microsoft, Startup Weekend and DEMO recently announced the Windows Startup Challenge, a global contest offering developers, designers and...

Competitions Developers Mobile Apps

Startup Weekend Giza

Startup Weekend is coming to Giza on March 7, 2013. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch t...

Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Startup Weekend is coming to Riyadh on January 30, 2013. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch...

Startup Weekend

Weekly Wrap-Up: December 02-06

This week has been especially full of advice on what to do and what not to do. Check out our posts for some legal advice as well as what...

Advice Arabic Content CoE Cards

Online Review Site Wins Startup Weekend Doha

More than 30 budding entrepreneurs pitched their innovative business ideas at Startup Weekend Doha this past weekend. Forming their...

Job Recruitment Startup Weekend Taxi + Traffic

54 Hours Inside Bahrain’s Emerging Tech Startup Scene

Having already touched 200 cities worldwide, the global grassroots Startup Weekend movement recently came to Bahrain’s burgeoning tech s...

Competitions Innovation Startup Weekend

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 18-22

This week was all about looking outside to identify and adapt solutions to problems within local ecosystems. What are your thoughts about...

Advice CoE Cards Conferences

Startup Weekend Doha

Qatar is hosting another startup weekend between November 29th and December 1st, 2012. The event will take place at Carnegie Mellon U...

Startup Weekend

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