YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

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

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Technical Review Saudi Arabia Egypt Startup 248

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

” Then we needed a permit to go unescorted, or something. ”But my credentials are for a television network. 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?

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. What are the most common skills in each category?

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Africa Benin Seychelles Nigeria 75

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

As I outlined in my talk, I believe the greatest Internet companies created over the past 15 years have been “deflationary” meaning they are driving down the prices or goods & services. Network Up. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. Prices down. But what else? It is the antidote to top-down control.

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Syria Marketing Libya Los Angeles 361

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

And social media frequently makes news, including when it accelerated the uprising in Egypt this year. Stefana Broadbent: How the Internet enables intimacy. The Internet gets a bad rap for making people closed off, and sometimes, it’s true. Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks.

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Social Media Media Egypt Social Network 193

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? As you become a large, open network for referral traffic your long-term strategic value goes up. As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. That’s the Google lesson.

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