From Chile to Korea, Start Up initiatives have become all the rave globally. Besides being the cool thing to do, to engage the burgeoning youth population in many parts of the developing world, it is touted as the panacea to economic development and diversification strategies. …

Back in 2007 when I had just moved to Bahrain, I met this gentleman of Bangladeshi origin, during prayers in the grand Al Fateh Masjid. Let’s call him, Adam. …

If you are in the innovation space, about every other week, there’s a multi-national corporation announcing its first innovation lab globally or at least in the region. With some dollars for ‘innovation’ to spare from corporate head quarters, the regional managing director builds up a fancy colourful new space with…

…and what the leaves of the Redwoods taught us about the corporate — startup relationship A story about what could be better about big corporate innovation and national start-up initiatives. From Australia to Chile, it has become the fad of the decade to launch another national start-up program or new co-working space aimed at growing promising start-ups. The start-up programs will generally tout a number…