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Why haven’t European investors fully accepted the ‘failure is good’ mentality yet?

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With huge unemployment rates in countries like Spain, Greece and Portugal, coupled with risk-averseness and impractical education this leads to a circle of hopelessness. So you learn to be agile, to take it in your stride, to pivot based on the shortcomings of your competitors. It’s a great life lesson in any case.

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What Greek Startups Can Teach the World

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But it’s easy for Silicon Valley startup founders pitching venture capitalists to forget all the advantages we have in the United States. Currently he’s thinking Chile, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Portugal and Brazil. I’m not belittling the challenges American startups face. Check the P-List. Ignore the odds; be a survivor.

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What Greek Startups Can Teach the World

ReadWriteStart

But it’s easy for Silicon Valley startup founders pitching venture capitalists to forget all the advantages we have in the United States. Currently he’s thinking Chile, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Portugal and Brazil. I’m not belittling the challenges American startups face. Ignore the odds; be a survivor. Proactiveness.