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[Review] Startup Rising

YoungUpstarts

Where there’s been the overthrowing of governments, mass protests and even outright civil war, there’s… entrepreneurship. “ Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East “, written by seasoned U.S. internet executive and venture investor Christopher M.

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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

Gust

My client handled the whole thing with aplomb, fortified by a decade of immersion in the distinctive culture and language of Egypt and the Arab world. What the heck was I doing in Egypt anyway? Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Spanning halfway round the globe – from Turkey to the United Arab Emirates to India, South East Asia and China – the book brings one on a fascinating tour of the complex business characteristics governing our neck of the woods. Let me highlight some of the book’s fascinating themes: Growth of Middle-Class Consumers.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. To diversify the economy, the government put an emphasis on the services and sugarcane industries. Egypt is highly dependent on oil production and the economy is very sensitive to the oil price fluctuations.

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October in Africa: Egypt stifles tech innovation, Google gets busy

The Next Web

The Egyptian government has had a busy time of late, shutting down taxi app mergers, taxing e-commerce platforms, and enforcing digital media regulation laws. Rumors have been swirling that Uber and regional equivalent Careem might be set to merge in Egypt, but it’s not going to happen.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. And the solutions to many of the worlds problems will come from the people as much as from governments. But with empowerment also comes awareness of what others have that you don’t. Which leads to disenfranchisement. And rebellion. Transparency can breed discontent. Collaboration.

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Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections

Both Sides of the Table

As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. used radio to change the way he governed, J.F.K. We want a media system where you don’t have one powerful leader who controls the media and you also don’t want a system where you have one powerful media who controls the power. Social Media helps change that.

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