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Ecosystem Deep Dives #30: Philippines - Riding the wave
Similar to Peru in LATAM, the Philippines was late to the Asian startup fury but it is catching up fast.
Timothy Motte
Jun 20
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Ecosystem Deep Dives #29: Peru - Late Bloomer
After a late start due to a historically import-driven tech sector, the Peruvian startup ecosystem is finally heating up.
Timothy Motte
Jun 8
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Ecosystem Deep Dives #28: Thailand - Big eats small
Thailand's start-up ecosystem is dominated by conglomerates; with all the positives and negatives that brings.
Timothy Motte
May 25
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Ecosystem Deep Dives #27: Uzbekistan - Total Reboot
A drastic change in governance has led to Uzbekistan reinventing itself and its national start-up ecosystem in the process.
Timothy Motte
May 17
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Ecosystem Deep Dives #26: France - The Startup State
After struggling to transform its extensive talent pool into local champions, the French start-up ecosystem has finally achieved takeoff.
Timothy Motte
May 10
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Ecosystem Deep Dives #25: Argentina - Constant Paradox
While the country seemingly has everything it needs to succeed, deep-rooted institutional glitches still hinder it from reaching its full potential.
Timothy Motte
Apr 28
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Ecosystem Deep Dive #24: Turkey - Startup Silk Roads
A historical crossroads between east and west, Turkey's start-ups are honoring their ancestors' desire for commercial expansion.
Timothy Motte
Apr 19
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Ecosystem Deep Dive #23: Ghana - Quiet but coming up
Ghana's start-up ecosystem is often hidden behind Africa's "Big Four". However, Kwame Nkrumah's country has attributes others on the continent don't.
Timothy Motte
Apr 12
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Ecosystem Deep Dive #22: Bangladesh - Asia's goldmine
Suffering from severe under-coverage in international media, Bangladesh's economy has quietly become one of the most impressive growth stories of this…
Timothy Motte
Apr 5
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Ecosystem Deep Dives #21: Romania - A long time coming
Romania's former communist government wasn't keen on private enterprise. But decades later, Romanian tech founders are using some elements of communist…
Timothy Motte
Mar 29
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Ecosystem Deep Dives #20: Iceland - Small but mighty
Hit hard by the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland doubled down on its strengths to come out of its economic headache. The country's start-up ecosystem…
Timothy Motte
Mar 22
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Ecosystem Deep Dives #19: South Africa - Still room to grow
While often considered one of Africa's most developed start-up ecosystems, South African start-ups still suffer from unnecessary red-tape and…
Timothy Motte
Mar 15
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