Weekly Wrap-Up: August 25-29 Looking at our most popular articles this week, they all point to one fact: Startups require hard work, but hard work always pays off.... Wamda • 29 August, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
Saudi photo editing app reaches #1 in UAE, Kuwait App Stores [Podcast] Smartphones have brought photography, a once secondary feature in cellphones, to the center of the industry’s evolution, creating ripe o... Ahmed Al Majid • 29 August, 2013 instagram Developers Mobile
How the Arab startup ecosystem grew in 2012 [Videographic] In the past year, the startup ecosystem in the Arab region took a leap forward, with several new launches, a few major acquisitions, and a ... Maya Rahal • 29 August, 2013 Acquisitions Investment
Lebanon Wixel Studios launched Little Heroes, Big deeds; will it bring them long-awaited success? “To make a successful game, you need to have a good product and a lot of money to market it,” says Ziad Feghali, one of the... Reine Farhat • 29 August, 2013 Education Gaming
Mumzworld seeks investment from 'empowered' women angels; how it's persuading moms to buy online Mumzworld, the Dubai-based e-commerce portal for goods related to mothers, children, and babies, has announced that it’s open for a new r... Nina Curley • 28 August, 2013 Angel Investment E-commerce Women
Startup news ticker: Jamalon joins Endeavor, job-based social network launches, Turn8 opens first round 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 • 28 August, 2013 news
The Mini Entrepreneur tries to find the perfect team member Finding the right hire can sometimes seem impossible. When looking for a team member, you’re bound to hear from and interview candidates f... Wamda • 28 August, 2013 Team building Mini Entrepreneur Team
Egyptian startup Instabug chosen as a finalist in The Next Web's USA Mobile Rally Egyptian startup Instabug is quickly becoming one of the region's major fledgling success stories this year, despite the country's... Nina Curley • 28 August, 2013 The Next Web Developers MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition
How effective are native ads? [Infographic] Statistically, you’re more likely to survive a plane crash than to click on a banner ad. Perhaps this is why native ads are increasing in p... Glen Dalakian II • 28 August, 2013
Here's how Google Palestine was hacked; local root server confirms repair As other outlets are reporting, Google.ps, Google's landing page was hacked yesterday, to protest the naming conventions on Google Maps.... Nina Curley • 27 August, 2013 Hackers Hacker Culture
9 ways to build a better employee: How two Moroccan startups are playing Frankenstein How long will your employees keep working if you can’t afford to pay them any longer? At least eight months, says Yassine El Kachchani, ... Aline Mayard • 27 August, 2013 Interns Recrutement
Startup news ticker: Taghreedat partners with new proofreading startup and LinkedIn helps students Tuesday, August 21st. Ideavelopers and Vodafone invest EGP 6 million in Swipe'n'tap [Tweet] On August 4th, Ideavelopers and Vodafone Egypt... Wamda • 27 August, 2013 news
Dubizzle founders step down as Naspers takes a majority stake: What's next Note: photo submitted by Dubizzle. After eight years of running Dubizzle, the biggest classified ads site in the UAE, founders... Nina Curley • 27 August, 2013 Dubizzle Departures classified
Oman 4 lessons learned from failure: the story of an Omani serial entrepreneur Being an entrepreneur in a small and young market like Oman is not easy if you don’t go lean. With only some 3 million citizens as your p... Maya Rahal • 27 August, 2013 Failure
How the world will replace employees with entrepreneurs [Infographic] The age of the traditional job, and the security that comes with it, may soon be coming to a close. It’s been said that entrepreneurship i... Glen Dalakian II • 27 August, 2013 Infographic
How comedy is reshaping entertainment in Saudi Arabia Comedy ventures have been at the forefront of the rapidly evolving entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia. Within the past few years,... Ahmed Al Majid • 26 August, 2013 Comedy Saudi Arabia Entertainment
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