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Is Switzerland the next big tech hub?

The Startup Magazine

When you think about Switzerland, there are usually three things that come to mind: fantastic watches, beautiful mountains, and gigantic corporate banks. However, the Swiss tech industry has been growing rapidly in recent years, positioning itself as one of Europe’s top hubs. Switzerland also invests about 3.4%

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Bitcoin Developments in Denmark

The Startup Magazine

In fact, some of the earliest and most active users of bitcoin are in Europe. Europe has been a hotbed of bitcoin activity since the early days of cryptocurrency. One of the first real-world uses of bitcoin was for buying and selling illegal drugs on Silk Road, an online black market that was popular in Europe.

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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

Both Sides of the Table

I pushed for Accenture to transfer me to Europe. During this period of time I found ways to get my firm to staff me in Italy, France, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and the UK. My first corporate job was at First Interstate Bank where I worked in Corporate Finance. I’m sure they meant it.

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Brexit: What Start-ups Need to Know

Cracking the Code

I worked with my colleague James Cameron to look at the potential outcomes and in particular how it would impact start-ups in the UK and Europe and we put together this short post. Example - Switzerland has 129 different bilateral trade accords with the EU, but must accept free movement of people and still pays fees to the EU.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

In the business-efficiency category, Israel scored very high in availability of skilled labor, finance skills, entrepreneurship of managers and venture capital. The IMD, which is a leading business school located in Lausanne, Switzerland, examines the level of developed nations’ competitiveness based on some 330 different parameters.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter August 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The companies will also examine licensing of the inhaled version of Glassia, which is currently undergoing clinical trials in Europe. Novartis AG is a Switzerland-based holding that, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of healthcare products. ISRAELI ECONOMY GROWS 4.7%