Global Should entrepreneurs lie? Cross-posted from Havard Business Review. An experienced VC fund manager I have known for years told me recently that if a person does... Daniel Isenberg • 06 January, 2015 truth lying
Regional To be an entrepreneur rid yourself of illusions Ali Elouafiq has cofounded, with Ali Lakrakbi, iMote, a connected device that help localize one’s cellphone and keys. Now, about to start a... Ali Elouafiq • 06 January, 2015 illusions
Regional The biggest opportunities for would-be founders in 2015 The best companies solve the biggest problems – the really hard ones that few people even know about, much less know how to tackle. T... Ahmed Moor • 06 January, 2015 2015 startups new year
Regional Careem acquires Saudi-based home delivery service Enwani For the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem the year is starting on an inspiring note. After the recent acquisition of Shahiya by Japanese... Stephanie Nour Prince • 05 January, 2015 enwani acquisition careem
Maghreb Women SenseTour: 5 months, 5 countries, 25 changemakers Sarah Zouak, 25, talks about her project, the Women SenseTour in Muslim Countries, with an air of normalcy. However, the tour... Eric Reidy • 05 January, 2015 turkey iran morocco
Regional twofour54’s Issa Aghabi talks funding and failure [Wamda TV] Last month, at our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai, we took the opportunity to talk to mentors about their particular areas of e... Wamda • 05 January, 2015 Issa Aghabi mix n mentor dubai TwoFour54
Global Meet Zilzar, the Islamic world's answer to Amazon This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org Amazon and China’s Alibaba made ecommerce huge; now, it seems every other website is s... Safar Ayad • 05 January, 2015 islamic finance Zilzar
Regional Startup-corporate partnerships 3/3: 6 success stories Announcing the ShopGo deal In our series on startup-corporate partnerships we've looked at the logic behind the relationships, and why... Ahmed Mohammed • 04 January, 2015 corporations startups CER
Maghreb If hackers and makers in Morocco mingled, they could all be winners Like most Maghreb and Middle East countries, Moroccan entrepreneurs often refuse to collaborate and to share knowledge with one another.... Asmaa Guedira • 04 January, 2015 collaborative communities makers Maghreb
Global Facebook’s Jonathan Labin on how entrepreneurs can stand out [Wamda TV] At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular areas of ... Wamda • 04 January, 2015 jonathan labin mix n mentor dubai Mix n Mentor
Global The 5 people VCs and entrepreneurs should avoid becoming, at all costs We’ve listened to mentors and entrepreneurs share the most misguided and cringeworthy personas they’ve faced in the startup world, and how t... Stephanie Nour Prince • 31 December, 2014 meme VC Venture Capital
Regional Investor and entrepreneur Noor Sweid talks to Wamda about angel investing [Wamda TV] At our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai earlier this month we took some time to talk to the mentors about their particular areas o... Wamda • 31 December, 2014 Noor Sweid mix n mentor dubai Mix n Mentor
Regional Startup-corporate partnerships 2/3: why are there so few? The second in our series of three articles looking at the intricacies of the startup-corporate relationship, we follow on from the logic... Ahmed Mohammed • 30 December, 2014 corporations startups partnerships
Global How to make the first 30 seconds of your pitch really count Editor's note: A few weeks ago, Rabih El Khodr from Standup Communication gave us his tips on how to pitch in under a minute. Now, he's... Rabih El Khodr • 29 December, 2014 Rabih El Khodr StandUp public speaking
Maghreb What have 8 of Morocco’s support organizations for tech entrepreneurship achieved? Many startups are now getting support in Morocco either at the seed or growth stage, but support programs and organizations are too few,... Mehdi Reghai • 29 December, 2014 Support OCP Maroc Numeric Fund
U.A.E Carpool Arabia: Looking to ease the UAE’s traffic congestion woes Not many entrepreneurs can claim that their brightest business idea was born on the road, but for Frenchman Benjamin de Terssac, that was... Rachel McArthur • 29 December, 2014 carpool arabia carpooling uae