What did startups learn at Astrolabs' recent workshop in Amman? After their first Scaling Online Startups (SOS) workshop in Dubai this past May, and subsequent workshops in Riyadh and Beirut,... Glen Dalakian II • 24 September, 2013 Astrolabs Workshops Marketing
What are the most surprising e-commerce trends in the Middle East this year? After PayPal released its Insights report yesterday, which details trends in e-commerce in the Middle East, we chatted with Elias Ghanem,... Nina Curley • 24 September, 2013 PayPal Payment Gateways E-commerce
Addy raises $320K in Silicon Valley, launches address system for Middle East e-commerce When we last checked in with Addy last summer, the startup was generating buzz after debuting at Stanford’s StartX Demo Day for its... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Addressing Mobile E-commerce
SYL Workshop: “Lessons Learned from Entrepreneurs” - Casablanca StartupYourLife, a non-profit initiative which seeks to build the startup community in Morocco, will be organizing its first workshop ... Wamda • 23 September, 2013
Meet the 6 social startups joining virtual incubator i2i from across Pakistan [Note:this photo is of i2i's first class of startups, which graduated this January]. When Plan9 began incubating its first class of... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Incubator Support Organizations Accelerators
Can new media site Beacon create good revenue streams for longform journalists? Beacon, billing itself as a new kind of media outlet, launched last week to considerable fanfare. The site works on a subscription... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 23 September, 2013 revenue streams Citizen Journalism
PayPal Insights e-commerce report reveals trends in mobile, travel in the Middle East The idea that mobile is the future of e-commerce isn’t new, but it may surprise some to learn that shoppers in the Gulf already p... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Mobile Penetration Travel Mobile
PayPal Insights: E-commerce in the Middle East [Report] A new report by PayPal takes a comprehensive look at statistics and trends in e-commerce in the Middle East, specifically the UAE, Saudi... Wamda • 23 September, 2013 M-commerce Mobile Penetration PayPal
Startup Weekend Alexandria during GEW Startup Weekend comes to Alexandria for the third time on November 21-23, 2013. SW Alexandria will follow the basic Startup Weekend model; ... Wamda • 23 September, 2013 Startup Weekend
6 people entrepreneurs should look for at a networking event Dubai is an unusual place. The startup scene is small but growing rapidly, the majority of people are expats, and there are dozens... Kia Davis • 22 September, 2013
Algerian and Egyptian startups help travelers sell products from abroad; is this model scalable? The Arab world is no stranger to luggage that's filled to almost bursting. Many travelers return from trips abroad with kilos of purchases... Aline Mayard • 22 September, 2013 collaborative economy Sharing Economy Shipping
Jordan Can e-commerce site Cazamoda overcome the challenges of family business? As a market for e-commerce builds in the region, many offline retailers are considering going online to launch their own e-commerce... Reine Farhat • 22 September, 2013 Challenges Logistics Namshi
Why Bee Labs' new game is one of the hottest from the Arab world this year Jordan’s Bee Labs is determined to crack the Arab gaming market. Of all of the games that have launched in the Arab world this year, they m... Glen Dalakian II • 22 September, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming
Trip to Innovation in Amman To share its vision of creating a platform to spread entrepreneurship and innovation culture among youth in Jordan, Trip to Innovation... Wamda • 20 September, 2013 Workshops
This Algerian woman needs your vote to win a Harvard competition today Algerian college student Meriem Chehih wasn’t taught how to code in high school. “Here in Algeria, we don’t study computers in high ... Nina Curley • 19 September, 2013 Healthcare Health Mobile
Weekly Wrap-Up: September 15-19 The 12 most emotional moments of launching a startup Creating a unique product and successfully navigating your startup through tough... Wamda • 19 September, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
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