"Arab Crunch" Entrepreneurship Event
It was around 4 pm at the Friendship Auditorium in Princess Sumaya University of Technology (PSUT), where the first Arab Crunch demo event was taking place. The auditorium was almost full, more than...
View ArticleSo Much for our Added Value
Scene 1: Very early morning A typical day... I wake up at seven, turn on my KOREAN TV to Aljazeera, and then to the CNN. I like to watch the news while eating my morning cereal (I never checked before,...
View ArticleWeathering This Recession?Entrepreneurship Is The Answer
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View ArticleA Talk with Herve Cuviliez, a Business Angel in the Middle East
On the sidewalks of Arab Crunch event, I met Herve Cuviliez, a business angel and the Managing Director of Kuv Capital, a growth consulting and early stage investment firm in digital media. We had an...
View ArticlePrivate Equity Professionals... your feedback is needed
I had a conversation with a reputable VC investor in the region (I will not mention his name), we were discussing the status of the industry and the main barriers towards its development?he raised very...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Entrepreneurship
I read a good article by Jim Collins, the author of Good to Great in Inc. magazine describing the evolution of entrepreneurship in the US. I see us now where the US was back in the 80's, but with...
View ArticlePutting Dubai on the World Entrepreneurial Map
We have a proverb in Arabic that says (a coincidence is sometimes better than one thousand appointments) and this is the case with the timing of the International Network for Small & Medium...
View ArticleJordanian Government is launching Two New VC Funds - and Looking for Fund...
It's good to see more action from the Jordanian government to build a professional VC industry. Jordan is very well positioned to become an ICT regional hub and it is one of the earliest markets in the...
View ArticleWhy would a king attend a business angel pitch?
Supporting entrepreneurship is at the heart of the wind of change sweeping through the Arab world
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