Global 8 things successful entrepreneurs do to cope with stress During our recent Mix N’ Mentor in Beirut, Wamda’s CEO Habib Haddad asked mentors and entrepreneurs how they relieve the... Reine Farhat • 13 October, 2014 Tips
Lebanon Why should you venture into e-commerce in the Arab region? [Infographic] In an attempt to get more entrepreneurs enthused about starting online businesses, and helping them see why the Middle East is a good... Maya Rahal • 13 October, 2014 paytabs online payment E-commerce
Regional Meet the Arab entrepreneurs who competed at Istanbul's WebIt Congress On the two first days of October, in Istanbul, Turkey, the 6th edition of the Eurasian tech event Webit Congress took place. A large... Abdellah Mallek • 12 October, 2014 turkey event Webit
Regional Lesson One: Mapping Education Technology Startups in the MENA Education is a powerful tool. Those of us privileged enough to get a good education often forget that for the majority of people around... Nafez Dakkak • 12 October, 2014 Wamda Research Lab EdTech Education
Saudi Arabia After a three year struggle, Saudi woman launches dual social entrepreneurship incubator programs Despite notable strides forward, entrepreneurship in Saudi is struggling; getting people to leave their well-paid government jobs with... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 12 October, 2014 tasamy kun Saudi Arabia
Maghreb Is a traditional European delivery system the answer to MENA's payment and delivery woes? Ecommerce in the Arab world is in a particularly fascinating and exciting phase. Everybody knows it’s bound to boom, and wants to be a... Aline Mayard • 09 October, 2014 CoD cash-on-delivery Online delivery
Europe 13 Middle East startups going to Web Summit 2014 This is a crosspost with Web Summit's blog. Well it's somehow October already and the summer is well and truly behind us. This can only ... Robert McGovern • 09 October, 2014 Dublin Ireland Web Summit
Regional Smart phones in healthcare: Lessons drawn from the experience of Kuwaiti AbiDoc With technology infiltrating pretty much every aspect of life, the intertwining of disciplines is the norm, in particular, in the health... Lynn C • 09 October, 2014 Healthcare Saudi Arabia Health & Beauty
Regional A look into the startup specializations of Beirut, Dubai, and Amman Different places do different industries differently – and over time they may come to be identified with the industries they do well. Los A... Ahmed Moor • 08 October, 2014 amman beirut cairo
Egypt Egypt's wearables developers hopeful in the face of hardship The global wearable technology sector is already a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet Egypt is lagging behind in the race to create an... Rachel Williamson • 08 October, 2014 mubster google glass Wearable devices
Regional 4 entrepreneurs share their most embarrassing professional moments [Wamda TV] Late last month at Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, we got to play the role of nosy reporters, dragging five mentors away from their sessions and g... Wamda • 08 October, 2014 Mentor wamda Mix n Mentor
Turkey Startup Istanbul wows entrepreneurs with casual networking and focused mentors iMote's cofounder Ali Elouafiq says that Startup Istanbul, held on September 30th, was the event he had been waiting for. This is... Ali Elouafiq • 07 October, 2014 startup istanbul
Regional Sultan al-Qassemi on MIT Media Lab: imagination realized When I was first invited to join the MIT Media Lab as a Director’s Fellow I took it at face value and assumed it was somehow connected to t... Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi • 07 October, 2014 sultan al-qassemi MIT Media Lab Media
Saudi Arabia Salamz: the casual dating app for Arab youth serious about marriage Young people comprise the largest section of MENA society, which is for the most part conservative. They face many social and financial... Safar Ayad • 06 October, 2014 tinder dating app salamz
Global The definitive guide to developing an MVP UXPin recently released a guide for entrepreneurs, titled The Guide to Minimum Viable Products: A Master Collection of Frameworks, Expert O... Robert Carroll • 05 October, 2014 minimum viable product resources mvp
Lebanon 15 funding and team building tips from Mix N' Mentor Beirut The Lebanese tech scene has evolved a lot since Wamda organized its first Mix N’ Mentor here back in 2012. It’s now more structured and mat... Aline Mayard • 02 October, 2014 lebanon Mix n Mentor