Focusing on the foundation

This article is part of an Executive special report on entrepreneurship. Read more stories as they’re published here, or pick up November’s issue at newsstands in Lebanon.   When I was asked to write an article for Lebanese readers about developing tech hubs and how to look at regional specifics, at first I wondered if I could make recommendations applicable to a country I have never even visited. After all, apart from enjoying the food, Khalil Gibran’s “The Prophet” and appreciating the country’s rich history, I have no direct experience in Lebanon, as I suspect is the case for most people in the tech world. However, I did in the past build a startup accelerator in a non-tech hub (far away in Hong Kong) and I spent much of the past year reaching out to others who are working on building communities in emerging tech locations. So I know a