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What it’s like to found a startup in Estonia

The Next Web

I happen to be from Estonia, a small, but fiercely proud country near the Baltic Sea, one with a burgeoning startup scene that’s full of driven, intelligent and hungry entrepreneurs. The startup attitude. Interpretations for failure. With just 1.34 Or at least ones that won’t immediately assume you’ll crash and burn.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Even some of the most prominent startup household names in Silicon Valley saw their demise last year — and everyone entrepreneur and startup face this fear. Do Not Fear! This is an Opportunity!

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Robot delivery firm Starship Technologies secures $90M funding

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Starship was founded by Ahti Heinla in Tallinn, Estonia, alongside Danish entrepreneur Janus Friis – the latter was the founder of Skype where the pair worked together.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Europe’s Metaverse Market

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According to Rolf Illenberger, co-founder of VRdirect, a virtual reality platform in Munich, none of the big European tech companies are currently relevant to the future of the Metaverse. Historically, European startups have lagged behind the US and Asia regarding nurturing unicorns.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

As a startup hub, Amsterdam grabs the same amount of attention as the girl with braces at the high school dance. So is the Dutch tech startup story sold short? But I think its fair to say that the Dutch post-World War II welfare state isn’t exactly breeding the young and hungry entrepreneur you find in Turkey, Romania and Estonia.

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk originally started building the company in their native Estonia before moving to Boston to join the hub of SaaS / CAD software companies located here. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. January 4, 2012.

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5 Lessons From the Garage48 Helsinki Hackathon

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It gathered 120 hackers from Finland, Estonia and Latvia under the same roof and challenged them to go from zero to demo in 48 hours. Sixteen startups were created during the weekend. Together with Osma Ahvelampi (CTO, Sulake ) and Teemu Kurppa (co-founder, Jaiku ), I was a mentor to those teams. Focus on technology you know.

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