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How the heck did the great European Renaissance emerge from the depth of its Dark Ages?

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I kept asking that question during a family trip to Italy in 2004. That puzzle led me to consider writing the New Florence, New Renaissance blog, in addition to the Deal Architect blog. Both blogs are celebrating their 15th birthday.

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Advancing Gig Worker Conditions in the EU: Progress and Setbacks

Transformify

This blog post critically analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed legislation, taking into account existing case law in countries like Italy, Spain, France, and the UK. Additionally, the proposal tackles the issue of algorithmic management, a prevalent practice across various forms of work.

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Twitter Link Roundup #80 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The image above is a photo of Manarola, Italy – a small town in northern Italy. The case for Startups, Lawyers & VCs to Blog (with data to prove it) – [link]. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more!

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I thought I was pretty sell suited to answer that question because having grown up in Northern California but lived and worked in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain & Japan over 11 years I had seen quite a few societies and work environments.

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European startups: Here’s how to (not) raise capital in the US

The Next Web

You can check out his blog and follow him on Twitter. One of the last entrepreneurs I met on a funding trip, ended up raising a $6M round in Italy. Previously, he worked in venture capital in Europe. But don’t expect to go back with a check.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Italist is the essence of what we do: bringing online the experience of shopping from the streets of Italy. It took me weeks to decide what to name my food blog. After all, the name of a business is everything and when it comes to online blogs, people simply wont click if they see an unappealing name! 3- Tag to define something.

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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

Both Sides of the Table

I wrote a blog post related to this called Is it Time to Earn or to Learn? 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. Of course the 4-hour work week and DL plan is a gross over generalization and meant to be shocking.

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