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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

Today, with the decentralising nature of the Internet, distributed cloud technology and a growing sentiment toward entrepreneurship, the global startup ecosystem has never been so dispersed. What’s the magic formula that helps a city to incubate innovation? But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina?

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HBS Entrepreneurs Founded the Most Startup Unicorns of Any MBA Program

View from Seed

MBA Unicorns Weigh Heavily Toward Software, Consumer Internet, and E-Commerce. Unsurprisingly, software, consumer internet, and e-commerce companies make up the significant majority of MBA unicorns. Consumer Internet: Dianping (Wharton), Delivery Hero (Vienna), Houzz (Tel Aviv), and GrabTaxi (HBS). UCLA Anderson). Conclusion.

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Q&A with Mangrove VC partner Michael Jackson: “You don’t build code at a party”

The Next Web

One of the biggest names behind Luxembourg-based Mangrove is Michael Jackson. Guys like Deutsche Telekom are coming here and opening incubators and stuff, but that’s probably because they don’t have any presence here. Until recently, we had mobile as an extension of desktop Internet, a mini version of a website.

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