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The title will mislead you into thinking that Iran is a communist (economically) country. I doubt that's the case because, though I am not Iranian and have never been to Iran, I have hundreds of Iranian friends whose families in Iran own big and small businesses. Some examples that come to mind immediately are a friend whose dad runs a medical diagnostic lab in Tehran, another whose family (brothers) runs an advertising agency, and one whose family manufactures household cleaning agents. Web entrepreneurship might not be thriving like in the US, but that is not the only kind of entrepreneurship and this title can lead one into believing that there are no successful entrepreneurs in Iran.

PS Mad props to Startup Weekend.

The problem with tech entrepreneurship in Iran is that US sanctions disable iranians to have business with the rest of the world. Most of online payment methods are blocked in Iran, and I think most companies are not allowed to have business with Iranians.
You're absolutely right. On a global scale Iran is isolated. My issue was how using the word "entrepreneurship" instead of "web entrepreneurship of global scale" mis-positions Iran as having no civilian economy.

A friend's friend has made a fortune by cloning eBay for Iran seven years ago.

Yep, was in Iran backpacking last summer and had to carry all funds needed while in the country (and emergency money) in cash for the two weeks! I did occasionally talk to people in bazaars who claimed they could take foreign credit card payments for a commission.
Not to mention their government is eager to sever links to the wider internet and create a tightly controlled national network.