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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria

Gust

Internet connectivity is still sparse but mobile phones are everywhere, with major players and familiar brands aggressively pursuing new markets. Perhaps most importantly, IT and Internet business are simply a breed of their own. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

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Millennials In Asia Are Ambitious And Entrepreneurial: VISA Study

YoungUpstarts

Filipinos come a very close second at 79-percent, followed by Russia (60-percent). We know that the Millennials are defined by their love for and use of technology, but how much do they really embrace the Internet and their devices? The quantitative research was conducted online between June and July 2011.

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Turing Distinguished Leader Series: With Partner David Zhang, TVC

ReadWriteStart

He focuses on investments in fintech, the internet, and software. So that’s the big one, obviously, with the geopolitical tensions, not just Russia and Ukraine. And then, in 2011, they announced this plan to split as mail and streaming services. The theme of this episode is how to scale unicorns. Jonathan Siddharth .

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35 Leading Women Entrepreneurs Paving The Way For Success

Designmantic Blog

Her commitment towards the small business community have honored her with the 2011 United Nations NGO Positive Peace Award and a mess of other awards that especially advocate for women businesses. She also founded the first ever international women’s internet organization to aid women in constantly-increasing technical workplaces.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

This is Facebook’s second acquisition in Israel, following the acquisition of Snaptu for $70m in March 2011. Global sales in 2011 were $2.76 Facebook’s acquisition of Face.com will enable the social network to embed face recognition software into its photo app. SHUTTERFLY ACQUIRES ISRAELI PHOTO SOFTWARE COMPANY PHOTOCCINO.

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Y Combinator's First Batch: Where Are They Now?

thenextweb.com

The front page of the Internet. To have been responsible for funding and nuturing something that legitimately calls itself the “front page of the Internet”, the Y Combinator program has to have done something right. Google+ is What Internet Forums Should Have Been. Koreas High-Speed Internet Access Passes 100% Penetration.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter December 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Altor Networks was founded in 2007 by security and networking experts from Israel’s Internet security giant Check Point. Prestigious London-based Monocle magazine, a global briefing journal covering international affairs, business, culture and design, has chosen Haifa as the city with the most promising business potential for 2011.