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Boosting the French Tech Ecosystem

Cracking the Code

Emmanuel Macron during the workshop in Versailles In this context I was invited, together with a large dozen of foreign investors, to participate in a workshop to discuss what France could to do to attract more venture capital from global firms. Frederic Mazzella addressing Francois Hollande and John Chambers at the Elysee dinner 4.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VII: We Fought a War You.

Steve Blank

The Cold War After World War II ended, our wartime ally the Soviet Union kept its army in Eastern Europe and forcibly installed Communist governments in its occupied territories. That same year China fell to the communists under Mao Zedong, and the Nationalist government retreated to Taiwan. Meanwhile the U.S.

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Guest Post Techcrunch: My thoughts on Next10

Babbling VC

Money is available for start-ups in Europe and in my opinion, the consolidation of venture capital and the private equity scene is past the worst. Sources of support and capital such as Seedcamp have established themselves. Even the governments are doing their part, like it or not, as is the case in France and Germany.

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