YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

internet executive and venture investor Christopher M. 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.

Technical Review 248

Technical Review Saudi Arabia Egypt Startup 248

The Equity Kicker

JULY 14, 2014

In around 2002 I was stuck in my hotel room in Egypt due to food poisoning and the only English TV available was an American business channel. You can see from the chart below that the number of internet hosts grew 10x from 1989 to 1993 – that’s roughly 2x a year. I forget which it was. Startup general interest'

Egypt 145

Egypt Internet Metrics Hosting 145

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, Internet pioneers. Don’t go into VC.”.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. One investor played chicken with me by threatening not to approve my next-round financing unless I gave him more equity. It was well past the Internet boom, well into Web 2.0, Internet pioneers. Don’t go into VC.”.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Salary Egypt 176

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

But something more nuanced is at hand that is worth debating – is the future of the Internet & global communications more open or more closed? Brands who build pages there are not building equity in the open Internet, they’re building it in today’s walled garden. As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran.

Iran 274

Iran Silicon Valley Tunisia Social Media 274