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Let’s Talk Maternity Leaves: Does Being a Mother Hurt the Careers of Women in Egypt?

Being a mother shouldn’t damage or limit the careers of women. Any reasonable person should agree to that. But reality is still unfair....

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Why Elon Musk Hires and Fires People

If wealth is how you determine a person’s success, he’s among the planet’s richest. If it’s ambition and influence, Elon Musk has already...

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3 Top Dating Apps You Can Use in Egypt and the Startups Behind Them

Dating isn’t usually easy, and online dating is even harder. It doesn’t feel safe, you feel like you’re always taking a risk or...

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4 Essential Lessons and Eye-Openers For Egypt’s Startup Ecosystem At RiseUp From Home

The Egyptian-born and esteemed entrepreneurship platform, RiseUp, recently held a special virtual event in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The event was not...

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If You Could Change Your Career Right Now, What Would You Pick?

A few months ago a close friend of mine who was about to graduate from university had a dream that she was studying...

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45 Startups Are Set To Exhibit At StartEgypt Forum 2020

StartEgypt are graduating 45 social impact startups from all over Egypt in the StartEgypt 2020 Forum. This comes after an incubation program that provided...

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7 Egyptian Startups to Look out for in 2020 That Are Venturing Into Almost Unchartered Territories

The following Egyptian startups have entered tricky markets where evidently none or only a handful of entrepreneurs have dared to tread. They span...

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Eleven Innovative Startups Are Set To Graduate At Flat6Labs Cairo’s Fall 2019 Demo Day

Almost four months after the commencement of Flat6Labs Cairo’s fall 2019 cycle, and filtering applicants from over 1200 applications, eleven promising startups are...

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Flat6Labs Cairo DevelUp: Networking For a Developed Startup Eco-System

“This event is very important to our startups because we invite corporates across different industries, in order to encourage business to business deals...

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Ahead of Their First Summit in Egypt, Meet the Organization Dedicated to Enable Refugees and Migrants to Build Their Startups

We don’t want to say that we’re giving refugees an opportunity, we believe they are the opportunity. — Valentina Primo, the Founder & CEO...