Archive for July, 2010
Uncovering the Iran of Innovators: First Tehran Sandbox Dinner
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Thinking of Iran, words that come to mind mostly are in the realm of ”nuclear weapons”, “sanctions”, “chador” or “petrol” – and on TV, news from Iran hardly ever is good news. On the ground, things look different: there’s also the Iran of startup entrepreneurs from e-learning to nano-tech, of upcoming contemporary artists, of high-end researchers, movie directors and musicians. [...]
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Officially on a short holiday between St. Petersburg and Moscow, I was also on a mission: organize a Sandbox dinner in both these cities. Thanks to the great help of several Sandbox members from Russia and abroad, we could put together a small event in St. Petersburg and an amazing one in Moscow.
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