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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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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

The focus of our first segment is how Silicon Valley and the U.S. military and are now helping government agencies operate with the speed and urgency of Silicon Valley. During his military career he served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula, Egypt, and the Horn of Africa.

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

Both Sides of the Table

The world still has economic challenges that often aren’t perceived by many of us the tech world in our little cocoons of Silicon Valley, NYC or Los Angeles. Think Tunia, Egypt, Syria and now Turkey. Prices down. Network Up. But what else? It is open and empowering. Which leads to disenfranchisement. And rebellion.

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Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 2 of 2)

Steve Blank

The future is here it’s just distributed unevenly – Silicon Valley view of tech adoption. And they have been selling these systems to other countries (Iran, Syria, Egypt, etc.). Politics: In Silicon Valley most startups fail. It’s what Silicon Valley calls disruption.

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Twitter, Jobs, Democracy & The US Elections

Both Sides of the Table

The topic of social media came up and one dial-in caller lamented the fact that all Silicon Valley was producing was silly social media companies. As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. That undervalued attribute in life and in tech. I was on NPR this week with Peter Thiel and Gregory Zuckerman of the WSJ.

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What Greek Startups Can Teach the World

ReadWriteStart

I’ve had similar conversations about bringing entrepreneurship to Egypt, where starting a company is considered a low-class occupation. But it’s easy for Silicon Valley startup founders pitching venture capitalists to forget all the advantages we have in the United States.

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What Greek Startups Can Teach the World

ReadWriteStart

I’ve had similar conversations about bringing entrepreneurship to Egypt, where starting a company is considered a low-class occupation. But it’s easy for Silicon Valley startup founders pitching venture capitalists to forget all the advantages we have in the United States.