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Mideast Uprisings Will Spark an Entrepreneurship Boom

Just as 1960s counterculture was responsible for the '80s high-tech explosion, the revolutionary wave sweeping the Middle East will trigger a boom in entrepreneurship—but this time the change will be measured in months, not decades.

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Egyptian anti-government protesters hold a sign referencing Facebook in Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 4. (Photo: Chris Hondros / Getty Images),Chris Hondros

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