Ever since I started the international startup series, I’ve been hearing bits and pieces about the African startup scene. A few of these sites just kept popping up in blogrolls across the web so it’s been a thrill to finally dig in. These types of sites — these hidden gems — are why I started [...]
Back in October, I started exploring startups sites across the world to get a better sense of the global startup scene. It all started with Indian and Korean startup sites in Asia. Next, we visited Middle Eastern sites coming out of Jordan and Israel. Recently, we visited the Nordic, Dutch, and UK [...]
This series started when I wanted to realize the global interconnectivity of the web startup industry. As the global financial system crumbled for its lack of transparency, I wanted a better picture of the global web startup system and where it was going. So far, I’ve covered the Middle Eastern and Asian [...]
In the last International Startup post, I visited some of the popular startup sites covering India and Eastern Asia. Now, we’re on to the Middle East. Check out what’s going on over there:
StartUpArabia
StartUpArabia is another one of the blogs that made me want to write this international startup series. Mohamed Marwen Meddah’s [...]
For better or for worse, the past few weeks have reinforced the global interdependencies of our financial system. Money flows across borders with ease. Whole companies flow across borders with a bit more regulation, but with ease nonetheless.
On the startup end, I think the setting is a bit different. The startup industry [...]