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10 Twitter accounts that could take your ideas to the next level

If you do not feed your great ideas, they will never make it to real life. We have gathered 10 twitter accounts for you to get inspiration, advice and connection in 140 characters. You will also read short bits about the latest in the startup scene. Follow EgyptInnovate's list if you want to take your startup or innovation ideas steps further.


1. Ahmed Alfi (@AOAlfi):

Alfi is the Egyptian godfather of entrepreneurship and the first to speak about entrepreneurship back in 2011. He is a veteran investor and a VC with more than 20 years of experience in the field of investment and startups. He is the founder of the GrEEk CampusNafhamSawari Ventures and Flat6Labs  accelerator. If you get to know Alfi you will know that he is such an honest person, about what he say and what he wants to do. Follow Alfi to get honest tweets about the startup scene in Egypt and ideas that are worth executing.

2. Flat6Labs (@Flat6Labs):

With four locations around the Middle East, including Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and MoroccoFlat6Labs has been able to accelerate over 75 companies since 2011. Follow them if you are looking to start your own company and turn your ideas into products, get the latest and greatest news about their programs. 


3. Wael Fakharany (@mowael):

Wael is the tech celebrity of the middle east.He is the Middle East and Africa Business Lead at Google X. They helped launch many tech breakthroughs including Project Loon, which involves flying Internet-connected balloons to serve global communities with little access to the internet. If you have ever been to Riseup Summit and met Wael, he will probably be taking 5000 selfies with aspiring entrepreneurs. After his TedxCairo talk, this man became an inspiration to many.  He always has something that he is working on, seen, or has to share, you don't want to miss a tweet by Wael.


4. Steve Blank (@sgblank):

Steve Blank is the godfather of entrepreneurship from where it started. He is a worldwide thought leader who is teaching at Stanford university. If you are an aspiring entrepreneur and about to start your own idea execution, you would probably have to stumble upon his book "The Startup Owner's Manual". All the internet search will land you back to his thought. Follow Steve Blank’s tweets, he will teach you much about startups, technology and innovation. 


5- Habib Haddad (@habibh)

With 90K followers on twitter and an entrepreneurship blog, Habib is definitely an influencer and an inspiration to many aspiring entrepreneurs. He is a tech entrepreneur, the CEO of Wamda and the founder of Yamli.com and YallaStartup. If you want to have eyes on what's happening in the startup scene, follow Habib to read about how good ideas happen.


6. Mike Butcher (@MikeButcher):

If you think that international media has ignored the startup scene in Egypt, well this man hasn’t. Mike Butcher is an editor at Large at TechCrunch, and a contributor to several international media channels. He was named one of the most influential people in technology by The Daily Telegraph. He is an avid writer who is passionate about Cairo's startup ecosystem. If you have ever been to any startup event in Cairo, you would have probably met Mike. Whenever he is invited he shows up and he doesn’t only support by writing, but by connecting people to others and giving them honest feedback on their ideas. 


7. Startup Weekend (@StartupWeekend):

Startup Weekend is the largest startup community worldwide with more than 350 cities represented in their network, they have presence in every city around the world. If you have this idea in your head, Startup Weekend is where you can give it a quick start in 72 hours. Next time you pack your bag and move to somewhere, make sure they have their Startup Weekend. Follow them to attend their soonest event and meet aspiring entrepreneurs, developers, designers who can help you form a team and launch your startup.


8. Noor Al-Hajri (@noornet)

The online avatar of the startup scene, everybody knows her, but none has met her. We all follow her tweets and until this year we thought she was an offline avatar, we never thought she was real. She is a Bahraini blogger and an online networking geek. Through her public profile, she always encourages and pushes people forward towards achieving their ideas.Follow her and tell us if you were the lucky one who has ever met her.


9. Greek Campus (@thegreekcampus)

The Greek Campus is an entrepreneurship hub, it is where things happen, whether a reunion breakfast, a conference, or a concert. If you want to get connected with people who can build on you ideas and help you see them as products, stay connected to the Greek Campus events. 


10. Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (@tieceg):

TIEC aims to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in Information and communications technology (ICT) for the benefit of Egypt's national economy. They are the only government in the middle east that has an accelerator, an incubator and also gives grants. They act as a catalyst to the startup ecosystem in Egypt, through their diverse programs that support several groups in the innovation and technology field. TIEC programs do not just focus on Cairo and Alexandria but try to reach entrepreneurs outside this area. Follow TIEC to learn more about Egyptian inspiring initiatives and ideas the market needs.

Last but not least…


Egypt Innovate Facts (@EIFacts):

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