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Finding funding, specially early stage seed fund, is very difficult in the first-world, not to mention it is almost impossible in a third-world country like Egypt (where I was born and lived most of my life), how is that being resolved?
Finally, I really wish to see the startup scene improving in my home country, this will develop a new generation of entrepreneurs that are willing to take the rotten bureaucracy for a ride and push to improve the governing policies.
You're basing your whole point on this revolution that was undone soon after, which really takes away from the core points of your article. That said I can definitely imagine how much of a positive impact an attempted revolution could have on people's appetite for change.
Regardless of politics, it's still incredible how many young Egyptians are starting and sustaining businesses.. and particularly ones that are solving social and environmental problems that systems (political or otherwise) have not fixed.
My understanding is that the people of Egypt voted for a Muslim representation. They got just that (for better or worse). Until el-Sisi, with his military power, decided it didn't suit his own views.