The Next Web

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rumors have been swirling that Uber and regional equivalent Careem might be set to merge in Egypt, but it’s not going to happen. Meanwhile, Egypt’s ministry of finance has announced it now requires e-commerce companies to charge VAT of 14 percent, just like ordinary stores, while the country has also started enforcing a law that requires… This story continues at The Next Web Or just read more coverage about: Google.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

James Barood with the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship at Fairleigh Dickinson University's. Silberman College of Business offers some rather harsh words for family business patriarchs in a column at Business Insider: There are millions of Hosni Mubaraks. Most lead family businesses, not nations. Mubarak ruled over 80 million people, while these business founders may preside. over dozens, hundreds, or even thousands. Collectively, though, they may hurt as.

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deal architect

APRIL 24, 2010

On the innovation blog Indonesia and volcanic power Hubble at 20 MIT Tech Review – Top 10 technologies More innovation from left field (from Egypt and Togolese Republic

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deal architect

AUGUST 29, 2012

One of the really nice things about an assignment in Saudi Arabia is its proximity to Egypt (or Misr in the Arabic/Semitic vernacular). It was a convenient weekend destination and I got to visit some of the pyramids. You quickly. Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP

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deal architect

JULY 19, 2010

His sisters, each a year or two older had come back from similar trips to Portugal, Egypt and Turkey. John had just returned from a trip to Italy. His cousin was headed to Amsterdam today, and another was describing her.

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David Cohen

JANUARY 16, 2021

Egypt. Recently, on my social accounts I said that my new years resolution was something that began with E. That was a fun little game, and here are the “guesses” that I received. Exhale. Emigrate to France. Eat crepes. Environment. E-sports hall of fame. E pluribus unum. Empathy.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Also, you need to use a sharply contrasting and bright color to make sure that the noticeability of your CTA is high, according to a top web development company in Egypt.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 14, 2014

In around 2002 I was stuck in my hotel room in Egypt due to food poisoning and the only English TV available was an American business channel. Coindesk just published their quarterly ‘ State of Bitcoin ‘ presentation. This slide stood out for me: Looking at the massive year on year increases in most of these metrics I’m reminded of some wise words from Jeff Bezos.

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Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

During his military career he served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula, Egypt, and the Horn of Africa. My guests this past week on Bay Area Ventures on Wharton Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 111 were: Pete Newell , managing partner of BMNT Partners. John Kuhn , who works at BMNT Partners. Matt Weingart, program development manager in the Strategic Development Office at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

SXSW Pitch features 50 incredible startups from across the United States and around the world The Forrest Four-Cast: February 1, 2020 Scheduled March 14–15 at the Downtown Austin Hilton, SXSW Pitch brings together 50 of the world’s best startups. This page lists all finalists in all ten categories (as well as alternates for each category). This page also consolidates the short interviews that have been conducted with each of these finalists on Medium.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 30, 2014

She sold everything she had, paid off all her debts and left the UK with £10,000, which she promptly lost on a property investment deal gone bad in Egypt. Michelle was "trapped" in Egypt due to not having enough money to leave, so began researching internet business options. She hacked together a website using Dreamweaver and Frontpage software, slowly built up her clientele and also met her future husband and became pregnant, all while living in Egypt for two years.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

You’ll read, for example, of how Cairo, Egypt-based Ahmed Soliman started mobile geolocation social network CircleTie , how Lebanese-born, Saudi Arabia-bred Alex Tohme launched the region’s first underwear shopping e-commerce platform Amourah.com , or even about Zaytouneh , created by Jordanian Fida Taher as the world’s best resource on Middle Eastern cooking.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2012

Early in his career, Ibrahim Abouleish was working in leading pharmaceutical firms in Europe, developing new treatments for osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis, but a trip to Egypt in the mid-’70s would change that. He would leave Europe and move back to Egypt, founding the development initiative SEKEM (Ancient Egyptian for “vitality from the sun”).

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

To date, the Internet has been an incredible force for entrepreneurship and positive change throughout the world (did anyone notice what recently happened in Egypt?) There are two very disturbing bills making their way through Congress: Protect IP Act (PIPA - S.968 ) and Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA – H.R.3261 ). These bills are coated in rhetoric that I find disgusting since at their core they are online censorship bills.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Results in the Middle East (-5%) improved after a 7-percent decline in 2011, yet the region recorded an estimated 3 million international tourist arrivals less in 2012 in spite of the clear recovery in Egypt. People are traveling more. International tourists grew around 4-percent in 2012 to reach 1.035 billion, according the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 1, 2016

He has worked with clients such as AT&T, the Governments of Indonesia and Egypt and the Washington public affairs firm of Cassidy and Associates. Foreign Service Officer, and served as the Agricultural Attaché to Egypt. He was also chief negotiator for the 1987 PL-480 agreement with Egypt. Also Available On. Show Summary. Today we talk with Jim Coyle on: “is the recession over yet?” ” Jim’s response may be a bit hard to hear, yet eyeopening.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Donkey milk was a famous beauty treatment in ancient Egypt. In our societies and business, there’re entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptional personalities and demeanor to pull it through business.

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Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

My client handled the whole thing with aplomb, fortified by a decade of immersion in the distinctive culture and language of Egypt and the Arab world. What the heck was I doing in Egypt anyway? Nevertheless, for those with the courage, resources and determination to succeed in this kind of environment, the opportunities for tech entrepreneurship in Egypt appear to be vast. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Egypt: Multinational. If there’s one word most people describe themselves with professionally, it’s creative. At least, that’s the consensus from professional network LinkedIn, who found that the description topped the list of the most overused words and phrases in its member profiles for 2012. Here’s a quick look at what the 2012 No. 1 buzzwords for countries in which LinkedIn fielded this study: Australia: Creative. Brazil: Experimental. Canada: Creative.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2017

Mesopotamian entrepreneurs prospered by expanding their landlocked trade routes east to the Indus Valley (modern-day India) and west to Egypt and beyond. by Joe Carlen, author of “ A Brief History of Entrepreneurship: The Pioneers, Profiteers, and Racketeers Who Shaped Our World “ Going back to the dawn of civilization, many entrepreneurs have sought their fortunes through adventures of exploration.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2019

Journalism: 2013 saw one of the biggest uprisings in Egypt’s history when the citizens protested on the streets against their elected President, Mohammed Morsi. by Naveen Gattu , COO and co-founder of Gramener. Retail stores, libraries, museums, banks, and stadiums consume significant customer traffic every day. The business users are not concerned only about tracking their customers. Their safety is also an utmost priority. However, it is being proactively dealt with by placing cameras.

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Up and Running

MAY 14, 2019

Take, for example, Habitat for Humanity in Egypt. Building a nonprofit from the ground up is a challenge. Newness creates a certain level of liability, which is evidenced by the fact that nonprofits—like startups—are more likely to fail closer to their founding. Staffing is another common concern; most nonprofits don’t have the budget to match salaries in the for-profit sector.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2012

One of the most important things we do with The Lean Startup Conference is make a livestream of the plenary talks available for free to groups around the world, supporting entrepreneurship communities everywhere. The number of hosts has grown annually, and this year, we have 200+ groups joining us on Monday, December 3. They represent more than 10,000 people total. If you're not attending the conference in person, consider meeting up with one of these groups to watch.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2013

Well, I was going for the analogy of “my friend, have I got a deal for you” that you get at a bazaar in Egypt or a stall in Mexico. This is my third post in a series on Enterprise Software. In part one I covered the need for early-stage enterprise software companies to build up professional services staff to ensure successful implementation projects. This goes against the conventional wisdom of VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. Kudos. The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re interested. And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime.

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Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

He leads the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt (nice vision!) I was in synagogue last weekend for a cousin's bat mitzvah and was struck by the entrepreneurial lessons from the weekly Torah portion. The portion was Exodus 18 , where Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, sits down with him and gives him some mentorship: What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening.The thing that you do is not good.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 6, 2012

I’ve had similar conversations about bringing entrepreneurship to Egypt, where starting a company is considered a low-class occupation. While some might question the sanity of an individual who decides to make Greek startups a cornerstone of a plan to spread entrepreneurship around the world, Gary Whitehill says the young, entrepreneurial tech startup economy taking hold there offers lessons for startups everywhere. Inspired by Riots.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Markets include Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, the Arabian Gulf among others. “. One of the greatest missed opportunities in Middle East business is no longer going to be missed. Back in July, I wrote an essay in Geektime on “ The Anti-Israel BDS Movement Will Fail “ Little did I know how quickly that would prove true!

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Just last year, fashion designer Kenneth Cole’s Twitter account joked about the beginning of the Arab Spring protests in Egypt , tweeting, “Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. By Jeremy Goldman, author of “ Going Social: Excite Customers, Generate Buzz, and Energize Your Brand with the Power of Social Media “ To newsjack or not to newsjack?

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And while the concept of Tunisia and Egypt being ‘Twitter” revolutions is over-stated, it is true that easy media connectivity has greatly accelerated organized action on long-held social and political discontents. It is young people with qualities like this that are changing Egypt.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2013

Examples include: - Kenneth Cole, who decided to hijack the trending topic of #Cairo (a hashtag created for the protests and riots in Egypt) to promote a new spring collection of apparel; - Politician Newt Gingrich, who was shamed for buying hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers; and. Have you wondered what works (and doesn’t) in Facebook? Or how you can undo an ill conceived tweet let loose in a fit of anger?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

By now, many would know that China is expanding aggressively to West Asian and North African countries like Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Algeria, Libya and Egypt. Are China and India still the “factory” and “outsourced service provider” of the world? How big is the market for Muslim-friendly products and services? What are the promises and perils of trading in the East?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2012

Our mandate to him has been to support the social uprisings in Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere. Finish this TV show lyric: “Heroes in a half-shell…” If you can without cheating , you’re probably a Millennial. There’s no hard and fast start date for Generation Y, or the Millennial Generation, but 1980 through 1995 is generally considered the time Generation X gave way to Generation Next.

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Transformify - Recruiting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Egypt. Egypt is highly dependent on oil production and the economy is very sensitive to the oil price fluctuations. 70% of Africa’s population is under the age of 25 shaping one of the largest untapped talent pools in the world. At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation.

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Bryce Dot VC

OCTOBER 11, 2012

God spoke to the guy: ‘I want you to lead Israel out of Egypt.’ In a recent profile of Mitt Romney, the New Yorker uncovers an exchange had between him and Clayton Christensen. At the time, Clay was trying to get Mitt to open up, to talk about himself, his talents and his limitations. Given their shared faith, Clay leaned on the story of the Prophet Moses from the Old Testament: . He tried over and over. Nothing worked. Finally, it worked. The Red Sea parted.

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Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2016

And they have been selling these systems to other countries (Iran, Syria, Egypt, etc.). The future is here it’s just distributed unevenly – Silicon Valley view of tech adoption. The threat is here it’s just distributed unevenly – A2/AD and the aircraft carrier. This is the second of a two-part post following my stay on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

And social media frequently makes news, including when it accelerated the uprising in Egypt this year. Watch his talk to get the inside story, and learn more about how social media gave an incredible gift to Egypt. As a student of social media, you undoubtedly know the impact that social media has had on the world. You have the opportunity to see it live in action every day and learn more about its history and future through your studies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. I recently wrote a post about the open nature of Twitter and why I’m long on its future. I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. But something more nuanced is at hand that is worth debating – is the future of the Internet & global communications more open or more closed?

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 6, 2012

I’ve had similar conversations about bringing entrepreneurship to Egypt, where starting a company is considered a low-class occupation. While some might question the sanity of an individual who decides to make Greek startups a cornerstone of a plan to spread entrepreneurship around the world, Gary Whitehill says the young, entrepreneurial tech startup economy taking hold there offers lessons for startups everywhere.

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Diego Basch

AUGUST 23, 2012

You’ll tweet about uprisings in Egypt while she shares pictures of Louis Vuitton’s finest products. I attended a Machine Learning meetup at Twitter yesterday. It was a very good event, and I learned a few new things. The presentation about ads by Kumar Chellapilla was particularly interesting, and one point stuck with me. In a nutshell, Kumar explained that: Twitter wants to remain freely accessible to everyone in the world.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

To date, out of 17 companies, HOF Capital has backed 7 founding teams with roots in underrepresented regions: Egypt, Latin America, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. New York is now the second-most-active tech ecosystem in the US on all key metrics, after the Bay Area. One of the drivers for that growth is that for European, Israeli, Latin American, and Eastern Canada-linked companies, the East Coast is much closer than California.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2014

percent in Egypt (to 1.2 After being unseated last quarter by Indonesia, China has regained its spot as the source of observed attack traffic in the third quarter of 2013.

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David Teten

APRIL 7, 2017

Additional organizing partners include: MIT Arab Student Organisation , TechWadi , RISE Egypt and NUMA. When Harvard Business School’s Dean, Nitin Nohria, took office, he outlined five priorities to shape his agenda for the School during his tenure: curriculum innovation, intellectual ambition, internationalization, inclusion, and closer ties to the University. At HBS Alumni Angels, we have worked on initiatives in line with all 5 of those priorities.

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