Author: Usama
5 Takeaway Questions from Arabnet Beirut 2013
Despite the conflict next door, Arabnet Beirut managed to rally a good crowd this year for new debates on the state of tech entrepreneurship
Assessing Lebanon’s startup ecosystem
Over the past several years Lebanon has come a long way in developing an entrepreneurship ecosystem, particularly in generating excitement among young people. But
Oasis500 seeking to invest in 110 firms
Oasis500, the accelerator investment fund founded in Jordan, is looking to invest in about 110 start-ups and existing companies this year. That is almost
Start It up: Turning Ideas Into Viable Business
How do you create viable business in the Middle East? GC investigates… Just five years ago, an entrepreneur’s best bet to raise money for
Big Data Mining
The term “Big Data” appeared for first time in 1998 in a Silicon Graphics (SGI) slide deck by John Mashey with the title “Big
Usama Fayyad with EHS staff, March 2013
Usama Fayyad with EHS staff. Published on EHS Twitter account on March 14, 2013: link.
Jordan’s MENA ICT Forum: Bigger, Bolder, Now with Mentorship
Organised by int@j, the MENA ICT Forum returned bigger and bolder this year, to bring many of the region’s tech movers and shakers to the
With reporter Eman Akour of Jordan TV after my interview on @Oasis_500 and @MENAICT at the #JOUSBF
With reporter Eman Akour of Jordan TV after my interview on @Oasis_500 and @MENAICT at the #JOUSBF
‘Time to stop the talking’
Real action needed to boost entrepreneurship in the Middle East With entrepreneurship becoming something of a buzzword in the Middle East, it would be