The Moscow Startup Village evokes the spirit of Woodstock

skolkovo_startupvillageIt’s early in the morning at a ‘sprawling’ location on the outskirts of Moscow and the main stage is pumping out 1990s rock by the Young Radicals.

Queues are forming and the first act is up in two hours, it’s like any other MittelEurope summer festival, but this one is different. For a start, there are no bands, there are definitely no drugs and the strongest intoxicant on offer is a cup of milky faux-capuccino. Continue reading