Many investor and global companies try to come to Iran and i think every day software industry going bigger
US sanctions still apply, which essentially blocks a major business and money pipe. Includes EU firms, as they need to be able to trade with US.
Also means you can’t partner or sell to US software cos, so no exit strategy.
One of a few countries affected: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and the region of Crimea.
Rule of thumb: if Salesforce.com is not available, something is not right.
Meetups in Ankara is so popular too. In Ankara, we have at least a meeting every 2 days but in Iran, it may be a meeting per 2 weeks. The most of meeting in Ankara is technical and they talk about technologies and tools, in Iran, most of the meeting is about business and startups.