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Startup Rising
- The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East
- Narrated by: Christopher M. Schroeder
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-06-14
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $19.95
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Despite the world's elation at the Arab Spring, shockingly little has changed politically in the Middle East; even frontliners Egypt and Tunisia continue to suffer repression, fixed elections, and bombings, while Syria descends into civil war. But in the midst of it all, a quieter revolution has begun to emerge, one that might ultimately do more to change the face of the region: Entrepreneurship.
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Balanced view to the region and quite motivating to the young entrepreneurs. A must listen to/ read by the young generation and policy makers. Inspiring.
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If you are an entrepreneur, thinking of becoming an entrepreneur, or want to invest in an entrepreneur anywhere in the world please read this first. The passion and drive shown by the startup profiled here will both inspire you and help shape your understanding of what it really means to be a startup.
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
If you are interested in knowing what is happening in the middle east regarding Internet start-ups and entrepreneurship spirit then this is definitely the book to bring you up to speed with names and examples.