Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Tech Startups Face All The Usual Challenges And More In Gaza


Building an IT startup in the Gaza Strip isn't simple: Electricity is sporadic, there's no mobile 3G and even if you can sell your app outside Gaza's tightly controlled borders, it's difficult to get paid. Still, IT has some advantages in Gaza, and the possibilities have fostered a crop of devout entrepreneurs. At a first-of-its kind session to win seed money this week, Gazan entrepreneurs pitched, among other things, an app that uses music to help colorblind people dress well, a sports social network and 3-D printing for the masses.


Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=235570841&ft=1&f=1009
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