Startup Rising

A surprising look at the surge of entrepreneurship that has accompanied the recent uprisings in the Middle East, and why it's the new best place for Western investment and opportunity In the midst of the Arab Spring, another revolution emerged which promises to reinvent the region as a centre of in [...]
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A surprising look at the surge of entrepreneurship that has accompanied the recent uprisings in the Middle East, and why it's the new best place for Western investment and opportunity In the midst of the Arab Spring, another revolution emerged which promises to reinvent the region as a centre of innovation and progress: entrepreneurship. Travelling across the Middle East, seasoned investor Christopher Schroeder met thousands of talented, successful, and intrepid entrepreneurs, all willing to face cultural, legal, and societal impediments inherent to their worlds. Equally important, he saw major private equity firms, venture capitalists, and tech companies like Google, Intel, Cisco, Yahoo, and Living Social making significant investments, despite the uncertainty in the region. Here, he marries his own observations with the predictions of these tech giants to offer a surprising and timely look at the second stealth revolution in the Middle East - one that promises to reinvent it as a center of innovation and progress.