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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by Raed667 on Friday May 12, 2017 @08:11AM (#14323258)
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Tunisia. Its main advantage is that the country produces SF-grade engineers for 10% of the cost.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/11/tunisia-is-becoming-mena-n...

https://www.wamda.com/2015/11/why-accelerators-are-flocking-...

http://www.tunisia-live.net/2015/07/10/tunisia-start-up/

Some nuance: https://medium.com/@ostl/tunis-as-a-startup-city-or-not-2d4d...

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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by flippyhead on Friday May 12, 2017 @08:16AM (#14323285)
I'd love to put this to the test. Do you happen to know of any good places to advertise our open developer positions there?
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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by carlmungz on Friday May 12, 2017 @08:18AM (#14323304)
I did an interview on the Middle East and North Africa recently and the guy I spoke to said similar things about the talent available in the region.

You can check it out here: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2017/05/11/tech-in-the-...

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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by Raed667 on Friday May 12, 2017 @08:18AM (#14323303)
The first platform that comes to mind is https://www.jobi.tn/ (also a local Tunisian startup)
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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by Cardinal_ on Friday May 12, 2017 @11:24AM (#14324795)
Hey how can I contact you?
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Re:Ask HN: Which developing nations have interesting tech st... by carlmungz on Friday May 12, 2017 @08:19AM (#14323308)
Thanks for this.
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