The Founder Institute, the World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, is currently testing the demand for opening its newest chapter in Alexandria, Egypt for the Spring of 2013.

If you’d like to help bring this great program to Alexandria, then fill out an Interest Form today. If enough people fill out this form and express interest by December 2nd, 2012, then the Founder Institute will formally launch an Alexandria Chapter.

The Founder Institute is an early-stage startup accelerator and global launch network that, in just three years of operation, has helped launch over 650 companies across 32 cities and five continents. Through our part-time four-month program, existing and prospective founders can launch their dream company with expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs – while not being required to quit their day job. Our unique Graduate Liquidity Pool also enables graduates and mentors to share in the equity upside of each class, creating strong teamwork-based startup ecosystems where great companies can flourish. We call it “Globalizing Silicon Valley.”

The Institute will be hosting a number of free events in Alexandria, including:

• Startup Pitch Bootcamp on Monday, November 12th, 2012.
• Information Session on Monday, November 26th, 2012.

The Founder Institute program is open to anybody that is passionate about building a technology company: idea or no idea, full-time job or unemployed, young or old, male or female, experienced in business or straight out of school. We also support a wide range of technology industries: including digital media, software, biotech, cleantech, ecommerce, advertising, consumer electronics, and more.

Help bring the Founder Institute to Alexandria and fill out an Interest Form today.

The Global Entrepreneurship Program, implemented by the USAID Egyptian Competitiveness Program, is collaborating with MCSBE, ALROWAD, the GAFI Bedaya Center others to sponsor Cairo StartUp Cup, a business competition designed to encourage business start-ups in a compress time to take a new company to enter the market place. This dynamic event is the first round of Cairo StartUp Cup in the design and development of their business models, their team compositions and action plans. The Cairo StartUp Cup event will be June 22 – 23, with an additional business model development training for interested entrepreneurs on June 20. Register Your StartUp Today! Deadline for Submissions is June 15th.

More on StartUp Cup

StartUp Cup is a US-based organization whose objective is to generate a global network of business model competitions acting as a catalyst to bring together community service providers, coaches and investors in an effort to accelerate the growth of viable and sustainable Startups. Participants in the StartUp Cup events have shared how much value they received from the competitive process, especially highlighting the value of the coaching and mentoring sessions.

The Cairo StartUp Cup will be unique in Egypt because it will focus less on the development of the business plan and more on business model development, go to market strategies, and customer engagement. June 22 and 23 will be the launch of the event. Teams will continue to participate and get support from Coaches until November. Winners of the Cairo StartUp Cup will be awarded based on real business results will be announced during Global Entrepreneurship Week in November. The winner of StartUp Cup will receive an internship with a company supportive of entrepreneurships in the United States.

Who should participate in Cairo StartUp Cup?

• The competition is for early stage Startups from those who have an idea to those building prototypes, and that have been in business up to one year.
• Cairo StartUp Cup is open to any type of business idea. We welcome startups from any industry; in fact, we encourage non-technology and non-IT businesses to participate.
• Women entrepreneurs are highly encouraged to participate in this event.

How will we select StartUp Teams?

• Commitment: The event partners are looking for entrepreneurs who demonstrate commitment to making their startup thrive through their investment of time, energy and resources.
• Team: We want entrepreneurs who can prove they have a highly diverse team committed to the startup.
• Identified Market Opportunity: We want entrepreneurs who have done their market research homework and have engaged with potential customers.
• Idea: Those who can link a startup idea with the market opportunity are more likely to be able to create sales and generate revenue sooner.

If you want to collaborate with us to support StartUp Cup, we are looking for:

• Support in reaching entrepreneurs and potential mentors by utilizing your social media and e-mail lists; we want to ensure we reach a diverse number of startups.
• Provision of prizes to winners. This is a very welcomed support. We highly recommend training or trips to meet potential customers as potential prizes.

If interested, please contact Dalia Al Said at dalsaid [at] ecpegypt [dot] com

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything in here… Recently, I’ve been extremely busy getting out of my bubble and was looking for a new adventure, and finally managed to create my new next big thing…

Starting today, I’ll try to get back to blog some useful information and lessons learned from my new adventure. Will try to share thoughts, experiences, mistakes, and contribution to initiatives that are currently running in Alexandria… So let me know what you want to know about and will be waiting your feedback on my future posts…

For now you can check my recent initiative SUMUAlex and join our fan page….

Mobipreneur
Mobipreneur is a mobile development Event. The aim of the event is to raise developers’ awareness of the difference between Android, Blackberry, Symbian, playbook and IOS platforms and how to develop using Adobe tools on such platforms. Most of the speakers will talk about Adobe AIR, Flash Builder 4.5.1, Java and HTML5 as well focusing on the future of mobile operating systems user experience.

Why Mobipreneur?
The mobile applications field is now one of the ripe fields that most people are focusing on. There are so many different platforms and people’s need for applications on the go is increasing everyday. Adobe, RIM, Google and Nokia definitely have the right set of tools to help make mobile development easy, fast and reliable. And this is what people need a simple and reliable application to serve their needs on their mobile phones. Hence Mobiprenuer is aimed to shed the light on mobile development on different platforms using Adobe, RIM , Google and Nokia tools.

Why Egypt Now?
The recent line of political upheavals in Egypt is re-shaping political, economic and social structures of the country, which implies:
- Revamp of the country’s constitution, legislative field, and economic situation
- Revision and adjustment of values in accordance to the new reality
- Planning and working towards a new vision of the country

Now is the time for innovation and finding new techniques to increase profitability and the field of mobile development offers a wide variety of applications that are becoming more of a necessity than a mere good to have.

For more details visit: http://mobipreneur.me/

Ramadan Kareem to all my dear readers all over the world, May Allah bless your days and accept all your prayers in this great month… Last year I’ve posted 30 wallpapers and 20 songs about Ramadan, and this year I couldn’t find any more classical songs to added to the collection, however I came across with so many designs about Ramadan from so many talented designers all over the world, so here is a collection of best designs to be added to your wallpaper collections.

All artwork are copyrighted to their respective owners.

So, you have heard of Alexandria Startup Weekend, but what’s it all about?

Alexandria Startup Weekend is no ordinary event. It where like-minded entrepreneurs gather for a weekend of company creation. In 54 hours, you take an initial idea from the Thursday night pitches through to a mind spinning Startup company on the Saturday night.

Just don’t think it’s just developers. Its marketing maestros, design gurus, business development wizards, legal geniuses, and the specialist of Startups – the jack of all trades coming together as one, creating a harmony that can only be envied by the corporate world.

OK – so that may be slight sales mode, but it truly all about bringing together the knowledge of the local entrepreneur scene, and helping those in need to find their feet in the world of startups.

Thursday night is all about networking and the pitches. Those with an idea, and are brave enough to stand in front of 300+ strangers give their 1 minute elevator pitch to the crowd. The ideas that people like, and want to work with then get created. From there on, within 48 hours you have to deliver a product and business plan that can stand up to the harsh light of day. Mentors will be on hand throughout the time to help you fine tune the idea that was only conceived 12 hours ago, into a working company with huge potential profits in 36 hours.

Sounds intense? It is!

Saturday night is where the jury panel comes in. Seasoned professionals that have been through the startup mill many times over will scrutinize and find the holes in the plan to evaluate the chances of real world succession.

From there? Well, it’s all up to you. Alexandria Startup Weekend can only help you start your dream. It’s up to you to live it out.

Go on, what are you waiting for? Head over to the Alexandria Startup Weekend website, Facebook Fan Page, or Twitter account and stay tuned for updates to find out for yourself what it’s all about!

Are you thrilled by new technology? Do you love Google products? Do you want to bring new opportunities to your university and your peers? Do your friends say you’re a natural leader? If so, the Google Students Ambassador Program may be perfect for you!

Through the Students Ambassador Program, you become a liaison between Google and your university. Ambassadors plan and host several events during the school year, introduce students to new Google products and features and act as a campus contact for Google teams.

Google Student Ambassadors may

• Work closely with local Google teams
• Host and organize events to bring awareness about Google’s products and brand
• Spread the word about competitions, training opportunities, scholarships and other events
• Attend Google events as a Google representative
• Help Google to better understand your campus’ culture
• Build relationships on campus with faculty and student groups
• Test products and features
• Promote product use and new product launches to students
• Be a source of knowledge for your university about Google products
• Spread Google goodwill to your fellow students

What are the qualifications?

This opportunity is currently by invitation only and is open to students at university. Google MENA Student Ambassadors must be:

• Currently enrolled in a college or university in the Middle East or North Africa
• Pursuing a BA/BS or MS degree
• Passionate about technology
• Able to plan events and manage a budget
• Actively involved in student life on campus

What is the time commitment?

• One academic school year
• Approx. five hours per month
• Three to four events per year

Benefits

As a Google Student Ambassador, you will:

• Receive regular updates about exciting new Google products / features, programs and announcements
• Enhance your professional development, leadership, technical and communication skills
• Be eligible to participate in special Google events, product trainings and be considered for local internships
• Exchange best practices with Ambassadors from other schools and disciplines
• Add the Google Student Ambassador Program experience to your resume
• Get your own Google SWAG

Sounds great, how do I apply?

To apply, you should:

1. Preferably be a second or third year student at your university.
2. Write an Essay on one of these topics:
   • Computer Science and Engineering students should choose among:Mobile applications (SMS and Mobile Web), Local Content & Localization, Cloud Computing or Open Source, explaining “How these Technologies can become an integral part of our lives in the Arab World.”
   • Business and Economic students should choose among:Social Networks, Digital Agencies, Online Advertising or Online Banking Services, explaining “How these Services and Trends can contribute to a healthy online business eco-system in the Arab World.”
3. Write a motivation letter on why you want to be an Ambassador, what you can change in your Country through learning new technical skills and how using Google tools could help your university.
4. Provide a short statement from your Professor or Head of Department confirming your name, level and area of study.
5. Add your Essay, Motivation letter and Professor/Head of Department statement to the registration form by Saturday, April 30. Accepted students will be informed by mid May 2011.

If you are a professor / lecturer / TA, please help spreading the word on campus and help your students identify the potential of becoming a Google student ambassador for the university – feel free to ask for posters and fliers to be placed on your campus from Google Student Ambassador Program Team.

Designing for the ‘fold’ has long been a priority for many Web Designers, but with so many devices capable of displaying your website, how on earth do you know where it is? Should we be worried? This article asks how important the ‘fold’ actually is, the variables at play, changing browsing habits and what you can do about it. The Death of the Fold is upon us, at last!

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Visual hierarchy is one of the most important principles behind effective web design. This session will examine why developing a visual hierarchy is crucial on the web, the theory behind it, and how you can use some very basic exercises in your own designs to put these principles into practice.

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