So we all have been invited to like/vote/whatever by a friend so they can win some phone/vacation/money/whatever and most of us do it regardless of how annoying it can get.
Inspired by @UxSoup’s birthday wish and after discussing it with him, we decided to use a Facebook competition and give out the prize (if won) to a charity. Story short, here’s the Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/AudiCardArtist?sk=app_199811726766693
All you need to do is like the page, search for this reference # 91135401344 and vote for the card that shows. (shown below)
The money won from this competition will be fully donated to a local charity that we can decide in the comments below. We can also decide if the whole amount would be donated to 1 charity or divided between multiple charities. All comments are also welcomed on how to proceed with this 
After all 1st prize is $6,000 !!
And Bloggers of Lebanon, I need your support as well!
Happy Holidays!
I received multiple requests for pictures from people living abroad hence this listing.
Here are the details:
- Ground floor duplex with a small front garden. (Inside surface of 155 sqm)
- Ground floor is a spacious loft (salon, dining, sitting), kitchen & back room, Bathroom.
- First floor has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a spacious balcony.
- 15-18 sqm front garden.
- 2 private parking spaces with access directly to the house. (Can be turned into additional living space)
The house is located in a quiet area facing the Jounieh bay, 5 mins away from Zouk’s old souk. (check Google Maps)
I just got this through whatsapp and thought of sharing…
نشرة الاخبار للعام ٢٠٥٠
- الجيش اللبناني يعاود احتلال شمال اسرائيل بالكامل للمرة الخامسة و يجبر المدنيين على النزوح وسط صمت دولي
- جامعة الدول العربية تعقد اجتماع طارئ لوضع خطة لحل النزاعات بين الولايات المتحدة و المانيا
- الأمن الفرنسي يطلق النار على متظاهرين في الشنزليزيه و تونس تستنكر و تدعو للوقف الفوري للعنف والا التدخل العسكري
- القبض على ٥٠ شاب ايطالي حاولوا التسلل الى الأردن
- الصومال يطلق ثاني رحلة الى المريخ
- لبنان يفوز بكاس العالم على حساب اليمن
- المتظاهرون في سوريا لا يزالوا يطالبون برحيل الاسد
I just found this picture in my iPhoto library and thought of sharing. It’s one of the most creative billboards i’ve ever seen. It was shot on September 2nd, 2001 while I was in NYC. It was on 1 of the towers in Times Square.
Excuse the quality but it was still 2001 
Absolut New York
It’s a 3D image of a New York studio apartment with real items hanging in the air. It was impressive at the time and I believe still is. What do you think?
So I’ve been asked this question today by @WamdaME
“Can you tell us the difference between being an entrepreneur in Lebanon and in New York?”
… and since I can’t answer in 140 or less, a post was born
While I’m far from earning the “entrepreneur” title, I still made some shots at launching websites (with new ideas) but never succeeded to follow through. The main reason behind that would probably be that I never fully committed to it and always kept my day job. Which brings us to what I currently do.
I currently hold the position of Product Manager for a NY based financial services company. The company’s launching a new web application that will change the way people trade stocks online. We’ve been working on this for the past 2 years and beta should launch pretty soon. (We’ve been saying that for the past 3 months but Hey! it’s web development)
My previous job was with another startup “Efonica” which started in Dubai then was bought by a US Telecom company. I also held positions in product dev. and product management in both companies until I resigned to pursue this new opportunity. (Current startup and Efonica were started by same person who I’ve been working with for past 11 years)
So with this background, I’ve been around startups and entrepreneurship attitude my whole career which brings us to the question. (I knew I was gonna get to it at some point)
The most important thing an entrepreneur needs is talent. Talent can be found in Middle East and especially in Lebanon and can compete with any US talent out there. But with talent, startups need tools and facilities. This is where we slack off. Whether it’s power or internet, we’re still a long way from other most countries.
The other important thing that startups need is support. This is where advisory groups and startup catalysts can play a big role. We’ve been witnessing a lot of those companies launching in the past year. Funding is also becoming more available with a lot of early stage seed companies, VCs and angel investors from the area showing interest in local startups. Wer’e still a long way from the funds available in Silicon Valley or New York but at least we’re already taking steps into the right direction.
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