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Crimean accelerator packing its bags as region moves to embrace Russian ideals
- doug1001 13y agofrom the geektime.com OP: Geektime wrote about previously, the lack of the entrepreneurial spirit is really what got them there and the reason that Russia goes from one dictator to the next instead of embracing individual opportunity. any Ukrainians find this more than a little patronizing not to mention untrue? the fact is that a couple of years ago, Russia signed a long-term lease for the Crimean naval base; Russian troops were lawfully deployed there (many with their families) prior to the current conflict. In a region comprised largely of Russians (lawfully deployed there) it's no surprise that those people will side with Russia--just like US troops deployed to Afghanistan don't become anti-US the moment they are deployed to foreign soil. more objectionable is criticizing Ukrainians for "lack of entrepreneurial spirit" and for "not embracing individual opportunity." Seriously? This is a nation in which people have taken to the streets twice just within the past 10 years--and in doing so put their lives on the line. That's far better proof of "individual responsibility" than signing up to YC or whatnot.
- hrkristian 13y agoFinish reading the article before commenting. >Ant-Lab owner Petrov is now moving to Kiev, where the startup scene is more embraced. Ukraine’s capital has six accelerators, GrowthUp, EastLabs, Happy Farm, WannaBiz, Founder Institute, iHub and Polyteco. The article is railing against Crimeans, not Ukrainians, although yes that earlier sentence did seem a bit odd.