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Some encouraging data on migration

The Equity Kicker

This is the central conclusion of the Scale Up Report and we see it every day in our own operations and at our partners. Moreover, the percentage of people who are migrants has held steady since 1960 at around 3% of the global population – now about 232m people. Spain and Greece, by contrast, have seen increases in emigration.

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Can Ireland Offer Startups Something Silicon Valley Can’t?

ReadWriteStart

Startup Ireland does not take a seat on the board but does take 10% equity. Ireland Can Help With Going Global. Russia, Belarus, England, Greece and South Africa. Those that are accepted must arrange private-sector funding in an amount equal to the Startup Ireland funding. That’s more than top U.S.

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Ellison Eyewear the Multi-Billion $ Sunglass Industry

Hearpreneur

Ellison Eyewear offers designer quality sunglasses made in Greece using Italian components. Aristotle Loumis was born in Greece and grew up in Chicago, one of 8 children raised by a single parent. Aristotle still splits time between, Greece, Iowa, and Chicago, and refers to himself as “Greek born, city raised, and corn fed.”

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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

Venture Capitalists typically have partners’ meetings on Mondays. So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. I introduced my partners, we spent weeks with the team and felt good rapport. This article was originally published on TechCrunch.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – June 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

Girls in Tech London picked the top women in 19 countries – the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Greece and Israel – on the basis of their leadership and excellence in innovation and technology.

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