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A blueberry in a bowl of chili or why any Founder should visit Austin.

Austin Startup

I saw what impact Skype had on Estonia and there are a lot of examples like that, how a role-model or a success story if presented right, creates a healthy competition and copy-inspired-cats around. if ever think about to take your startup to US, get to know Austin as well as a very strong alternative to the coasts.

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

The Next Web

For example, the city of Amsterdam is currently tendering for a third ’tech’ university in the city together with an investment fund and IP attached. 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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Thoughts from the Digital Agenda Assembly 2012 in Brussels

VC Cafe

Did you know that Professors and Faculty at Stanford get to keep the IP (intellectual property) or their inventions? They found that contrary to the popular belief, they make more money from donations, by incentivizing faculty to commercialize their ideas, rather than owning all the IP and let it sit of the shelf.

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