IBM Chief Digital Officer @ AstroLabs & Upcoming Events!
The Chief Digital Officer of IBM, Bob Lord, visited AstroLabs on February 7th, to share his perspective about the new digital direction IBM is taking globally and how startups can ride the new cognitive wave by leveraging IBM Watson’s Augmented Intelligence technology. Bob’s visit reinforced IBM’s strategic partnership with AstroLabs, focused on supporting the growth of the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem.
AstroLabs Academy — Meet, Learn, Discuss & Discover
Upcoming Classes:
- PR Workshop: Marketing Communications the Growth Hacking Way-April 8th 2017
- Comprehensive Digital Marketing Track — Dubai - April 14th-20th 2017
- Comprehensive Digital Marketing Track — Riyadh - May 14th-17th 2017
Upcoming Free Events At Our Space:
- Continuous Delivery at GitHub — February 28th 2017
- User Journey Mapping for Product & Market Fit — March 6th 2017
- Being Data Driven in 2017 & Dubai Introduction to Web Analytics Wednesdays — March 15th 2017
- LinkedIn Workshop- An Intro to Social Selling with LinkedIn — March 21st 2017
AstroLabs & Beirut Digital District
AstroLabs entered into a collaboration agreement with Beirut Digital District (BDD) with the goal of supporting startups in Lebanon and Dubai. The agreement extends a series of benefits to the resident startups of each organisation including the ability to work out of each other’s premises during visits, support their regional expansions and provide them access to each organisation’s resources.
Looking For New Opportunities ? Start Here!
- Android Developer with Node.JS experience— Wenaak
- Marketing Analyst — Making Waves
- SEO Account Manager — Netbooster
Insights & Tips By Market Experts
- Tips For Cloud Computing Security — Ibrahim Bou Ncoula
- Future of Content Marketing — Hussein Dajani
- Startup Lessons In What NOT To Do — Louis Lebbos
Discover AstroLabs With Thomson Reuters
Take a virtual tour of AstroLabs with Thomson Reuters, and learn about how you can get involved at our coworking space or through our events.
More News
Challenge 22
Louis & Muhammed (our co-founders) had the opportunity to train the semi-finalists of Challenge 22 on fundraising, pitching techniques and business development for startups. Click here to read more!
Knowledge Corner
Ever wondered what people mean by a Tech Stack? Here’s an article we recommend this month on understanding what makes up a “tech stack”: http://www.thesoftwareguild.com/blog/build-your-own-technology-stack/
