Dave McClure is an entrepreneur and prominent angel investor who founded and runs the business incubator 500 Startups. He is often described as one of the super angel investors. Mr. McClure recently traveled to Dubai with the "Geeks on a Plane" program, which offers the opportunity to meet other entrepreneurs and investors and see different business models. While in Dubai, Mr. McClure stopped by The Cribb, the coworking space established by i360accelerator, which currently houses i360accelerator and TURN8 startup teams. In this interview, conducted by Kamal Hassan, founder of i360accelerator and Innovation 360, Mr. McClure talks openly about his company's investment strategy and why he believes that over the next 10 years more innovation and growth may be coming from outside the US. "I have a really strong belief that there's talent and amazing people all over the planet," he says. Mr. McClure also believes the Arab-speaking market is poised for growth and says his company may make up to ten investments in Middle East startups each year.

• published: 19 Nov 2013
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