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“أنا عندي فكرة ستارت أب.” كم مرة سمعت الكلام ده من صديق أو حد تعرفه؟ غالبًا كذا مرة وأحيانًا بتكون الأفكار مستوحاه من أبليكيشنز زي أوبر وكريم. لكن في أفكار …

Are we running out of water?  Egypt suffers from a water shortage of about 30 billion cubic meters, as the country requires about 90 billion cubic meters annually in order …

Say what? “Delivery Hero pledged that it will ensure fair competition with Glovo as an independent economic entity and it won’t misuse its ownership rights again to acknowledge confidential information …

Zero-waste, conscious living, minimalism, and veganism, you’ve probably been hearing these terms a lot lately.  These are all names of sustainable and green lifestyles around the world. What’s that about?  …

كلنا عندنا أفكار startups عايزين ننفذها بس يمكن معندناش الإرادة الكافية إننا نكمل أو بنفقد حماسنا بسرعة وأفضل طريقة ترجع حماسنا تاني هي قصص النجاح لناس سبقونا و بدؤوا بالفعل …

Are you an entrepreneur or a business owner facing project management challenges? Do you want to create a smoother workflow, and stay updated on your team’s progress? Are you tired …

إنت صاحب شركة؟ لو أنت رائد أعمال أو صاحب شركة وبتواجهك تحديات في إدارة مشروعات شركتك أو منشأتك  وعايز تنظم شغلك وتكون على علم دايمًا بسير مهام الفريق من غير …

هتفرق؟ بصراحة مش هتفرق كتير، والموضوع اللي شاغل العالم كله اليومين دول هي القائمة السوداء للشركات الصينية اللي غرفة التجارة الأمريكية أضافت لها شركة هواوي من كام يوم وتأثير ده …

ليه glovo سابت مصر فجأة؟ أكيد فى يوم كنت نسيت مفاتيح العربيه عند واحد صاحبك ولأنه ساكن فى التجمع وأنت في أكتوبر. فقلت ياه لو فى حد يقدر يوصلك المفاتيح …

النفس البشرية تعشق كل ما هو مجاني. الجميع يحب أن يحصل على شيء ما، بدون أن يبذل فيه مجهودًا يُذكر. لذلك تجد أن كلمة مثل (مسابقة – جائزة – مفاجأة) …

So do you think you can present your startup idea in five minutes? That is what the 10 startups masterfully did at Arabnet’s Startup Battle in Cairo on April 24th …

دي كانت تصريحات السيسي في المؤتمر الأخير لما سأله صحفي فرنسي. فكنا لازم نتكلم إزاى إن ريادة الأعمال بتقدم حلول لمشكلة زي البطالة. ومن هنا افتكرت موقع WUZZUF (وظف.كوم) اللي …

تقدر تقدم للناس فكرة شركتك الناشئة وتقنعهم بيها في خمس دقائق؟ ده اللي العشر شركات الناشئة عملوه في مسابقة Startup Battle تبع مؤتمر عرب نت في القاهرة يوم 24 أبريل …

For the last three years, I’ve wanted to go to ElRe7la but somehow I missed it every time. And now I regret missing all the chances I got before to …

إيه هو مؤتمر عرب نت وStartup Battle؟ ده حدث بيجمع الحاجات الحلوة كلها في مكان واحد، pitches مبتكرة وفرص التمويل والتعرّف على رواد الأعمال. من ضمن فعاليات المؤتمر مسابقة باسم …

What’s Startup Battle and Arabnet? Promising pitches, lucrative funding, fruitful networking, and ambitious business deals, that’s Arabnet Beirut 2019 in a nutshell! Building up to its 10th bigger-than-ever conference, Arabnet …

Generally, there are two types of investors willing to accepting a risk rate. The first are the ones looking for small risky projects that have low profits expectations. The second …

Women have shaped our history in all sorts of ways.  Some tell you it’s ‘a world driven by men’ but women have played a crucial role in our current state. …

Update: Last post on Slyd was in June 2019. Slyd might be inactive.  Have you ever been stuck in a situation where you need to reach a place that is …

رأس المال من أساسيات قيام أي شركة، خاصة لو شركة ناشئة، طب ازاي انت كشركة ناشئة لسه بتبنى نفسك ولسه ببساطة كده مستجد في السوق هيبقى معاك راس مال كبير …

Top Coworking Spaces in New Cairo The work atmosphere is one of the most crucial success elements for entrepreneurs because the launching of startups mainly depends on creativity and finding …

الإبداع بصفة عامة في أي مجال هو أهم عنصر لأي واحد بيشتغل أو طالب بيدرس، وغالبًا بنلاقي الناس المبدعة بتقضي وقت طويل وتبذل جهد كبير عشان توصل لكده. الإبداع محتاج …

الفالنتين يعني الحب ،الورود، اللون الاحمر، اليوم ده بتحس أن الشوارع فيها فرحة وبهجة. كلوا بيكون سعيد، ما عدا السناجل. بس قولت ليه نحصر الفلانتين في يوم طالما نقدر نخلي …

Top speaker line up and unique participation from Asia 13-14 February, Dubai, UAE STEP Conference 2019, the biggest experiential technology festival in the Middle East, is back for its seventh …

Tafra Meetups has launched almost a year ago with the vision of creating a community for techies.   Technology has always been a hot topic. There are many different entities …

Economists can be the acceleration for any startup looking to grow fast.   One of the problems in the startups ecosystem in Middle East is their tendency to underestimate the …

طب إيه؟ كل اصحابي اللي كانوا معايا في الجامعة بقوا founders و CEOs؟ طب منا أذكى منهم وأشطر منهم و وكذا و كذا أكتر منهم بكتير … حلو اوي. أنا …

Hygge Coworking Space has opened its doors to the public. The space promises an environment of “hygge.”   So what is hygge anyway? Hygge is a Danish concept of being …

WE’VE GOT NEWS!   For its seventh year in a row, the largest experiential tech festival in the Middle East, STEP Conference, is coming home to Dubai Internet City on …

Missed RiseUp, the largest entrepreneurship summit of the year? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! No doubt that RiseUp is one of the largest events that happens in Egypt each …

بص انا عارف انك كل ما تقرأ لي مقالة هتتصدم.  بس الكلام ده حقيقي و هتتصدم اكتر لما تكمل المقالة.   معقوله فتكات بتاع التعارف الجاد ووصفات الكوسة المحشية!!! ده …

We talked previously in another article about the personal characteristics that will help you choose between startups and multinationals. Now, I want to tell you about specifically Egypt: the history …

The Arab Startup Competition (ASC) established by MIT Enterprise Forum since 2006 on a yearly basis. It is a great opportunity for emerging entrepreneurs that could have a huge impact …

Both offer amazing benefits and tricky challenges, but it is always a difficult decision: startup vs multinational! This article is a continuation of the first post: Is a Startup Career a …

Preferring a startup career is trending right now.   Everybody has his preferences regarding anything in life starting from the food s/he eats, style in clothes to kind of people …

My name is Hassan. I’m the founder and CEO of Teknolojia. 5 months ago, I didn’t know what the heck Blockchain was! I wont make you a Blockchain expert but it …

انتشر التسوق أونلاين بشكل كبير الفترة اللي فاتت في مصر.   For English version, click here.   من أهم المواقع اللي خلت التسوق أونلاين ينتشر في مصر والناس تشتري حاجات …

In an effort to support startups all over Egypt after incubations, Startups Galaxy has teamed up with IceAlex! At Startups Galaxy, we want to keep startups alive, and push them …

معقولة أوبر بكل الارقام والعربيات والمليارات دي بتخسر؟     .بص  انا  هحكيلك  القصة  من  الاول في  يوم  في  شتاء  ٢٠٠٨  والجو  متكتك  والدنيا  بتمطر  اتنين  صحاب  كانوا   بيحضروا  مؤتمر  …

In collaboration with Entrepreneurs’ Society (ES), the AUC hosted “Made in Egypt” Open Day on Thursday, October 18th at the New Cairo Campus.   The Made in Egypt event was …

Online shopping has boomed in the previous years in Egypt.   .اضغط هنا للنسخة العربية   One of the major contributors to this was the increase usage and popularity of …

Egypt Needs Powerful Social Enterprises We need startups that increase awareness, education levels, incomes and skills. Our community needs startups that make us better human beings. We need social startups …

The future is for us, so we need to start preparing for it today. We need more high tech startups with very smart founders in Egypt that work in AI, …

“Our idea is going to revolutionize the babysitting industry!” “We are the Uber of fashion!” “Our product is like Instagram BUT with a share button!”   We hear these ideas …

  Hey everyone 👋   Hope you enjoyed Techne Summit like we did! This was the best year. We are Startups Galaxy, Egypt’s online startup directory. Why are we doing …

أنا سمعت الاغنيه دي بس مش فاكر بتقول ايه ، كانت تقريبا  شاي ناني نناي ناي! تقعد تدور علي جوجل علي الاغنية متعرفش تجيبها. لحد ماتسمعها مره كمان، متعرفش برضوا …

This year at Techne Summit, expect 200+ startups , 100+ speakers, 6 competitions, 5000+ attendees and 80 investors from 25+ different countries… Techne Summit 2018 will be held at Alexandria …

In an effort to keep startups alive after incubation, Startups Galaxy has teamed up with Innoventures for their cycles! At Startups Galaxy, we want to keep startups alive, and push …

Startup founders looking to jump-start their journey often turn to a startup incubator for help.   What is an incubator? Basically, an incubator helps startups face common early stage questions …

هل أسوأ لحظة في يومك لما المنبه يرن الصبح علشان تصحى تروح الشغل؟ ايوه شايفك وأنت بتضحك وبتقول ايوه، وعينك مليانه شغف مستني هقولك ايه …   الشغف الكلمة الي …

FEPS Business Incubator (FEPS BI) is delighted to open its 2nd Incubation Cycle!   .للعربية اضغط هنا. فتح باب التقدم للدورة ٢ لبرنامج الاحتضان بكلية الاقتصاد والعلوم السياسية It is a …

يسر حاضنة أعمال كلية الاقتصاد والعلوم السياسية أن تعلن عن فتح باب التقدم للدورة الثانية لبرنامج الاحتضان و التي ستستمر لمدة 4 أشهر!   For English version of this announcement, …

Alexandria has become a startup hub and Cairo shouldn’t feel so special now.   Entrepreneurs now have greater opportunities in Alex to kick-start on their potential startup ideas. Especially with …

Let’s all agree that food is a priority to a lot of us in Egypt!   Food is a huge part of our lives, the usual conversations of what we’ll …

لقد عثرت على موقع يسمى ProductHunt.com واليكم ما توصلت إليه!   ProductHunt هو موقع يخدم نوعين من الأشخاص: أولئك الذين يقدمون منتجات أو خدمات جديدة ، وأولئك الذين يتطلعون إلى استكشافها. …

زي ما في وراء كل قطاع اقتصادي متنامي مجموعة من رجال الأعمال المتحمسين و الشغوفين – وراء كل جدار مدرسة ، في رواد مرتقبين و رجال أعمال صغيرين وعقول إبداعية …

My name is Hassan and I fell in love with startups!   I’ve got 8 years of experience in customer service and the last 9 months helping startups manage and …

Will Uber Eats compete with Otlob and other food deliveries in Egypt?   According to Recode, a popular technology news website in the US, people in the US are now …

How did Product Hunt become so great without a previous “Product Hunt”? That’s the paradox! I started an article previously about Product Hunt. (You can read it here.) It highlighted …

Bots are taking over Egypt! Imagine this: it’s 1:30 AM, you stumble upon a great event on your Facebook News feed. And you want to catch that early bird ticket …

Technology’s involvement in Egyptian lives has increased and has solved a number of daily headaches. For businesses, VOO decided to provide a large amount of delivery companies under one roof, …

أصبحت كلمة  “فرى لانسر” تداول  فى الكثير من المجتمعات والمناسبات هذه الفترة فماذا تعنى هذه الكلمة ؟ وما هو تعريف الفرى لانسر؟ الفرىلانسج (العمل الحر) هو طريقة للعمل فكما يوجد …

We’ve reached a time where having a job in a startup is now longer such a terrible thing. Some startups in Egypt are now growing fast, and can offer benefits …

I found a website called ProductHunt.com and this is what I think about it!   What is Product Hunt? ProductHunt is a website that serves two types of people: those …

Behind every growing economy is a bunch of passionate entrepreneurs. Behind every school wall, potential pioneers, entrepreneurs and creative minds are found here and there. Fortunately, school students are starting …

التدوين  كان  ولايزال  من  أنجع  طرق  التسويق  بالمحتوى،  لكن  ليست  كل  قطعة  محتوى  سوف  تقوم  بتحقيق  الهدف  المنشود؛  لأن  الكثير  من  الشركات  التي  تقوم  بإطلاق  مدونة  للتسويق  عبرها  تقوم  بجذب  …

 مصر   حاليا   وصلت   لمرحلة   ان   تشتغل   في   شركة   ناشئة   لا   يعتبر   حاجة   سيئة.   في   الواقع   …

The Training industry has suffered in the past decades with the rise of تنمية بشرية .  Furthermore, we’ve seen a lot of self-help books that might have had the right …

Slowly but surely, buseet surprised us by appearing on Google Maps one sunny day.   We found out that you can book buses through Google Maps with buseet. and we …

Can I get a summer internship in Egypt now? We’re in July and some students (like us) were late in finding a  good program for the summer! We’re here to …

Have you recently bought something from the supermarket? Chances are, you went home with plastic bags, and that’s not good!   Let’s be honest though, we just can’t suddenly stop …

Meet Gigi and Hesham from the Nescafe ad: two promising programming and media students politely trying to explain themselves and career choices to their older family members. The humor in …

Join those with similar interests! Ramadan is all about gathering with everyone we’ve literally ever met. We have gatherings with our immediate family, our extended family, friends group, work friends, …

It’s been quite a troubling time for driver-on-demand apps these days. Every year or so, we hear some big news about bans, and things continue normally. Just this month, we …

MisrCab launched to replace Uber and Careem since they are having legal issues? Currently Uber and Careem are going through a legality blender with the Egyptian authorities. You can read …

What do you think about the creativity for the entrepreneurs? Is it the main key to have a successful startup? Creativity is the most vital element for entrepreneurs, and they …

فشلنا بيبدأ من اول ما نتولد, و بنفضل نفشل و نتعلم. ازاي هتتعلم تمشي مثلا من غير ما تتشقلب على وشك كل يوم عشرة خمستاشر مرة. المشكلة ان في فترة …

يوم 29 سبتمبر 2017 ايلون ماسك ال CEO و Lead Designer لشركة Space x. جاب علماء ناسا و صحفيين و قعدهم قدامه و عمل live feed للعالم كله. بيشرحلهم بالتفصيل …

انا جعان. هناكل ايه. معرفش بس انا جعان. طب فيه اكل في التلاجة؟ لا ما فيش و مش هطبخ. طب نطلب؟! نطلب ايه؟؟!!, دور على منيو الراجل بتاع الفطير اللي …

The Startups for Your Zodiac Sign! In the last page of most magazines, you will find a horoscope page. Listing out the different signs, you glance at yours, knowing that …

Cars move over, the buses are here! The year 2015 was all about drivers on demand, with Uber and Careem taking the region by storm. We even saw protests when that …

اسهل لطريقة لتصليح اي حاجة عطلانة في بيتك الشهر اللي فات جاتلي فاتورة المياه ب 1200 جنيه مصري، اتسندت على المحصل وقلتله ليه كده بس، انا زعلتكم في حاجة؟ قالي …

Happy Holidays! For many employees, the last days of December are summarised into one sentence, “Shit I have so many vacation days left and I didn’t take any yet.” As …

Winter arrived in Cairo last week.  Everyone woke up on Wednesday to rain in Heliopolis and the east side of the city. Now, we think people should use their laziness …

One of the biggest issues for startups is marketing. You know your product/service is awesome, and you’re trying to generate the highest sales. One of the ways you do this is …