There is nothing new about coworking: its first recorded mention arrived in a 1628 book. But it has rarely been more popular. Berlin’s C-Space became one of the world’s first hackerspace when…
Rouhani’s Re-Election: A Victory for Moderate Iran, and its Entrepreneurs
It’s the economy, stupid. At least, that was the word on the streets of Tehran this Friday, as around 70% of Iran’s 80 million people elected their next President. The Middle Eastern…
Red Herring Crowns Top 100 Europe 2017 Winners
Red Herring has announced the winners of its Top 100 Europe event, in Amsterdam. The prize ceremony was held last Wednesday at the Dutch capital’s Marriott Amsterdam hotel, where for two days…
North Carolina’s Research Triangle is Ready for its Startups to Go Big
This is the second in a series of special features on some of the US’ unsung startup hubs. Our first examined Oklahoma City and the ‘Silicon Prairie’. Stay up-to-date here and on…
Entrepreneur Lu Li on the Startup Gender Gap, and New Book ‘Dear Female Founder’
Women looking to become entrepreneurs face a shortage of role models. Lu Li aims to redress that. Her new book, Dear Female Founder, has pooled together letters from 66 women in business…
In Kabul, Three Generations of Startups Make Plans for a Future without Donors
In 2005, when Farshid Ghyasi founded NETLINKS, Afghanistan barely knew IT. The market, he generously says, was “virgin…there were no players.” It doesn’t take a Silicon Valley VC to know that founding…