The article is originally published on The Atlantic Media’s Quartz in the U.S. It often feels like the entire city of Istanbul, the driver of Turkey’s rapidly emerging economy, is under renovation. I live near Taksim Square, and the adjacent Gezi…
The article is originally published on Wamda. Republished in Japanese on Start-up dating in Japan The stunning rise and crash of digital currency Bitcoin last month has created a vast amount of worldwide interest in what could be a disruptive new global monetary system. The…
The article is originally published on Wamda. Republished in Japanese on Start-up dating in Japan Since the global financial crisis, trust has been low in the conventional banking system and its belief in entrepreneurs isn’t that high either. In this climate, entrepreneurs are disrupting…
The article is originally published on The Atlantic Media’s Quartz in the U.S. Republished in Japanese on Start-up dating in Japan We are entrepreneurs. We work day and night for years to turn our dreams into a reality that we hope will transform society and…
The article is originally published on The Atlantic Media’s Quartz in the U.S. “Can women have it all?” The corporate response still seems to be a resounding “no.” In many parts of the world, women are still waiting for employment legislation and…
The article is originally published on The Atlantic Media’s Quartz in the U.S. You can also scroll down for the Turkish translation. KILLING CREATIVITY Entrepreneurship is a revolutionary act. It is the desire to change the world. Creativity and innovation are…
The article is originally published on Wamda. Republished in 3 languages: in Turkish on Zumbara and Yesilist in Turkey, Japanese on Start-up dating in Japan, and Arabic on Wamda in the Middle East Increasingly competitive economic conditions and growing social concerns force us to search…
This article was originally published on Wamda In a recent article on racism and meritocracy, Eric Riescalls for Silicon Valley investors to pay more attention to diversity and meritocracy, not just to break through stereotyping but because diversity generates productivity. The factors that determine…
The Internet retail giant Amazon has acquired a minority stake in the Istanbul-based online flower and gift store Cicek Sepeti. This is more than just investment news for Turkish market players. It gives a “secure” stamp of approval to the…
As venture incubators sprout up around the globe, pledging to nourish the next generation of startups in a period of global recession, they may now be creating a bubble. After Xconomy’s recent report, Guide to Venture Incubators, counted 64 venture incubators…