Lebanon Online Delivery: Pick, Order and Eat

LOD (Lebanon Online Delivery) is an online service that allows customers to search for a local restaurant, choose from available items and make an order.

On Thursday, April 5, LOD gave a presentation at Seeqnce as part of the Startup Launch Series. You can watch the full video at the end of this post.

In the first part of the presentation the team explained the concept of LOD, the way they came up with the idea, the business model they apply as well as the biggest challenges they face.

In the second part of the presentation the team showed how the service actually works and tried an order.

Besides making an order, the service allows you to do things such as: Read more

Posted on April 11, 2012 by alex in Startups Leave a comment

Up to Speed: Workshop Summary

“I have no hard proof, but all great designers I know are great coders too” – Jad Sarout, founder of Yelo Studio

Jad Sarout, founder of Yelo Studio, gave a 3 day workshop at Seeqnce (March 21-23, 2012). The main aim of the workshop was to lay down the basic principles of coding to an audience of graphic designers and eventually help attendees transform a design into actual functional web pages.

“You are not a cook if you write cookbooks only”, said Jad.

Using a number of practical examples and exercises, he emphasized the importance of having a fundamental knowledge in how to apply design across multiple screen resolutions and devices.

Moreover “web design is architecture. Like architecture you are not providing a support for message only. You are actually creating an environment for the user to live in”, said Jad.

The workshop was made up of 3 sessions. Read more

Posted on April 6, 2012 by alex in Seeqnce Events Leave a comment

eCloset.me, a Platform Where Fashionistas and Brands Meet

eCloset.me is a fashion platform where users can create outfits online, and share them with friends. Users can create different combinations of outfits with the clothes they already have and/or with brand items.

Recently we had a chance to talk to Evelyn Zoubi, the Founder of eCloset.me, who told us that they launched in January 2012.

“There is a big group using web & mobile technologies by eCloset.me, who are helping us improve the features & innovate further”, said Evelyn.

What makes eCloset.me different?

“The personal aspect of eCloset.me, where people don’t only browse through clothes they like, but can also have a digital wardrobe of their own, with their clothes”, explained Evelyn.

“Think of eCloset.me as a fashion game. Read more

Posted on April 5, 2012 by alex in Startups Leave a comment

Interview with Elie-Grégoire Khoury, Co-Founder of Dermandar

Dermandar (“All around” in Lebanese slang) is a Lebanese company specialized in digital image technologies that developed a tool to create and share panoramic photos. It was co-founded by Elias Fadel Khoury and Elie-Grégoire Khoury.

Prior to the mobile app release, the co-founders created a website where you upload your photos regardless of the camera, they get automatically stitched and then you can share them on Dermandar’s platform through a Dermandar account.

The process of creating panoramic photos became even easier when the company released the mobile app. All you need to do is “Shoot & Share”.

Soon after the release, the app achieved great success “with over 200 000 downloads in just under two weeks”, wrote The Next Web.

Two weeks ago we interviewed one of Dermandar’s co-founders, Elie-Grégoire Khoury, via email.

What makes Dermandar different from other similar tools? Read more

Posted on April 4, 2012 by alex in Startups Leave a comment

nabbesh.com, the Portal for People to “Get Discovered”

Recently, the Founder and one of the consultants of nabbesh visited our offices in Hamra. You can read more about the core team of nabbesh in the biographies provided at the end of the article.

What is nabbesh?

nabbesh, a seed stage startup, is a location based online community that connects people with skills and hobbies to other people and businesses that require these skills and hobbies. nabbesh Beta will be live in April across the Middle East.

What makes nabbesh different?

nabbesh is a unique concept that is a first of its kind in the Middle East catering to youth, women and anyone seeking freelance opportunities. Location and rating features are the two differentiators of nabbesh. You can search for a job/employee/individual in a specific area. Moreover, employers can rate employees’ work. This provides a good reference for other employers as well as a motivator for employees to provide a high quality input.

What sparked the idea? Read more

Posted on April 3, 2012 by alex in Startups Leave a comment

Youssef Chaker’s Pitch at ArabNet 2012

Youssef Chaker, co-founder of Jogabo, gave a pitch yesterday at ArabNet 2012.

He was talking about the need for Arab investors to invest in entrepreneurs from the region.

Youssef emphasized the creation of both, supportive environment and infrastructure as vital factors which could take an idea from a concept to a successful startup. “This is something that investors from the region can surely provide”, said Youssef .

“The ideas, the talent, and the funding exist in the Arab world. So why not make it happen?”, he continued. Read more

Posted on March 30, 2012 by alex in Startups Leave a comment

Cinemoz Pitch at ArabNet 2012

Cinemoz, a resident startup at Seeqnce, is the first premium Video On Demand platform for and from the Arab World.

Karim Safieddine, the CEO of Cinemoz, pitched the idea yesterday at ArabNet Digital Summit 2012.

“I am here to make 5 groundbreaking announcements”, said Karim.

The 5 announcements were the following:

“Watch your favorite Arab films and TV shows, for free, wherever you are in the Arab world”.
“The TRUE strategic content partnership with ART Networks: 10,000 premium titles available for the picking”.
“Technology Partnership with Brightcove, the world’s leading video delivery network”. Read more

Posted on March 30, 2012 by alex in Startups Leave a comment

The First TechCrunch Beirut Meetup Is Taking Place in Hamra

Seeqnce is co-organizing the first #TCBeirut Meetup tomorrow, March 30, at Mezyan Pub, Estral Center, Hamra, Beirut.

TechCrunch is the world’s leading technology media property, dedicated to profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

#TCBeirut Meetup is co-organized by Seeqnce tech incubator, entrepreneur platform Wamda, and co-working space AltCity.

We’ll all be there, from 7 pm. Feel free to join us and have a few drinks.

You can find more info on TechCrunch page.

Posted on March 29, 2012 by alex in Startups Leave a comment

Interview with Ramy Dodin, Co-Founder of Magnolia Labs and Former Software Engineer at Google

“For people who see themselves as a sort of a catalyst, the natural place to go is entrepreneurship and found their own company rather than be employees within large companies where they are expected to be more specialized and limited in their thinking” – Ramy Dodin

Ramy Dodin is the co-founder of Magnolia Labs. Prior to Magnolia he worked as a Software Engineer at Google and completed a BA in Computer Science at UC Berkeley.

In an interview we conducted with Ramy recently, we had an opportunity to learn more about his experience at Google, the reason he left Google, his past experience, as well as his view on the startup scene in the Arab world.

In the end he advised other entrepreneurs to be creative and to believe in themselves but at the same time to be humble and open to negative feedback because “there are a lot of extraordinary entrepreneurs out there. If you don’t do it right, someone else will do it”.

Who is Ramy Dodin?

He is a graduate from University of California Berkeley with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences.

Prior to starting Magnolia Labs, his latest startup project, he worked at Google as a software engineer for three and a half years. Ramy started his entrepreneurship journey at the age of 16 when he founded a newspaper in high school.

What is his experience at Google? Read more

Posted on March 28, 2012 by alex in Startups Leave a comment

The Co-Founders of Birdy Nam Nam Announce a New Company: Game Cooks

Do you remember Birdy Nam Nam, the game we wrote about half a year ago?

As a reminder, it’s a Lebanese game where the player has the role of a hero who fights against the evil chickens and saves humanity. The game created quite a buzz after achieving almost half a million downloads in one week only without any advertising or big investments.However, Birdy Nam Nam’s core team has split.

Last week we talked to Lebnan Nader, one of Birdy Nam Nam’s co-founders, to hear about their new company, Game Cooks, coming out this week.

What is Game Cooks?
“It is all about creating iPhone and Android games with an Arabic twist!”, said Lebnan.

He further revealed that currently there are 2 projects (games) under the umbrella of Game Cooks.
One of them can be found on YouTube and Facebook. It’s a Facebook competition where Read more

Posted on March 26, 2012 by alex in Startups 3 Comments

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