Why the best startups look like bad ideas Chris Dixon, an investor at Andreessen Horowitz, who previously founded SiteAdvisor (a web security startup bought by McAfee) and Hunch... Nina Curley • 21 October, 2013 Expert Advice
Lebanese entrepreneurs launch musical tuner app from China Last summer, when we last checked in with the Stars of Science-winning startup that’s building Roadie Tuner (previously c... Glen Dalakian II • 21 October, 2013
5 qualities to look for in a co-founder There are many reasons why people search for partners with whom to found a business. Sometimes it’s because of the need for essential s... Muhanad Sabha • 21 October, 2013 Cofounder Team building Advice
The story of Jordanian pharmaceutical giant Hikma: from bartering to IPO [Case Study] This is the fifth post in our case study series, in partnership with the El Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at the A... Wamda • 20 October, 2013 case study Healthcare Health
4 questions we'd like to see answered at Webit, the tech conference in Istanbul On the heels of Webrazzi, Istanbul’s cozy, startup-focused tech conference, comes Webit, which will bring over 8,000 attendees to Istanbul o... Wamda • 20 October, 2013 events
Is Algeria ready for an online supermarket? Despite significant challenges for e-commerce sites in Algeria – including the fact that only 14% of Algerians are internet users – t... Aline Mayard • 20 October, 2013 algeria
Global Entrepreneurship Week Lebanon Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to ... Wamda • 18 October, 2013 GEW
Weekly Wrap-Up: October 13-17 On behalf of the Wamda team, we'd like to wish you and your family a happy Eid! Thank you for making Mix N' Mentor Beirut such a great... Wamda • 17 October, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
Maghreb In Tunisia, an entrepreneur fights desertification and creates spaces for women to succeed “When I was young I was fascinated by superheroes. They not only have extraordinary powers but there is always a strong morale… a sense of ... Wiem Melki • 17 October, 2013 desertification tunisia Environment
Dubai's Dubarah is successfully helping Syrians find jobs: can it survive on donations? There is no doubt that the million of Syrians who were forced to leave their country during the last two and a half years face several... Muhanad Sabha • 17 October, 2013 Social Entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend Dubai Startup Weekend comes to Dubai, UAE on November 28-30, 2013. SW Dubai will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone can pitch their i... Wamda • 17 October, 2013 Startup Weekend
How a Dutch woman became an entrepreneur in Beirut - with a little help from her friends This piece is part of a new series on expat entrepreneurs. Last week in Beirut, a crowd of native Beirutis and foreigners... Aline Mayard • 17 October, 2013 Independant Publishing Book
10 of Reid Hoffman's most valuable tips from LinkedIn's Series B pitch deck As part of Greylock Partners’s mandate to “always help entrepreneurs,” Reid Hoffman has published LinkedIn’s slide deck from its Seri... Nina Curley • 16 October, 2013 Expert Advice Advice
Dubai's Emaar launches $100 million fund for emerging designers As a series of glamorous events this week in Dubai attract the fashion world’s heavyweights, Emaar, the Middle East’s biggest developer, ha... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 16 October, 2013
Startup news ticker: Women’s portal Ounousa reaches 2m FB fans; Arab startups to pitch in San Francisco Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 16 October, 2013 ticker
BusinessPulse's workshop about the latest trends in e-commerce and trading BusinessPulse, an online portal that provides advice and support to SMEs in the region, is organizing a workshop on the 28th of October in... Wamda • 16 October, 2013 Dubai Workshops
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