Remember the Good Times, Marketing through Nostalgia

In today’s world we as consumers are bombarded with messages all day every day, from TV, to radio, to the internet. On top of all of the messages that companies are throwing at us, there are also the messages we receive from our peers…

Designers, Startups and the Future by Hamad Mufleh

Writing as a designer wasn’t something I imagined myself to be doing when, just four years ago, I had signed up for an analyst position at an investment firm. By the time this article finds its way to your hands, my boss would’ve likely…

Startup Weekend is coming to Kuwait!

Want to know what it means to work in a startup and build a cool web or mobile app?

Startup Weekend allows you to do just that. Over 54 hours, you will:

1. Share you idea.
2. Build your team.

StartupQ8 4th Event on 21st of January

The 4th StartupQ8 event is coming and it’s only 9 days away. In this event we are going to try a new structure. Instead of 3 sessions we will have 2 only, thus to allow more time for open discussions and networking.

Preparing for Startup Weekend? Here are a couple of workshops to help you out

We’re in the final week of preparation for the inaugural Startup Weekend — Kuwait, and have teamed up with developers and entrepreneurs to bring you two workshops (or bootcamps) to help familiarize…

Funding Blocks

With more ideas brewing in college labs and more private/public incubators being set up, many of the common venture funding terms are not captured when investors and entrepreneurs transact in Kuwait. In a country where approximately $750mn of government funding is allocated to start-up related…

OpenCoffee Club Meetup: January 7th, 2013.

Here are the details for the next OpenCoffee Club meetup:

• OpenCoffee Club — Kuwait
• For: Entrepreneurs, startup enthusiasts, developers, programmers, all welcome.