ReadWriteStart
APRIL 5, 2023
The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Entrepreneurs Want a Great Place for Their Startup A slowdown in economic activity has made it increasingly challenging for entrepreneurs to establish themselves against the backdrop of reluctant consumer spending and recession risks.
Gust
JULY 12, 2012
My wife, Ann, and I took a trip this past spring to visit Estonia, Finland, Ireland and Russia. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them. A two hour ferry ride across the Bay of Finland carried us from Tallinn to Helsinki.
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ReadWriteStart
MAY 22, 2023
Instead, the technology has been limited to niche operators and start-ups, such as Finland’s Varjo, which makes high-end headphones, and Estonia’s Ready Player Me, a cross-game avatar platform. Historically, European startups have lagged behind the US and Asia regarding nurturing unicorns.
Austin Startup
JANUARY 9, 2017
From running around Manhattan in 2008 selling to restaurants while the world economy was in tatters, to the first hire of a startup based out of Estonia, to my current role in Austin, Texas it sure has been a windy road. Looking at my career thus far, it has not followed a textbook game plan by any means.
Austin Startup
JULY 18, 2018
Digital identity on the blockchain has already been used for keeping track of vaccinations in refugee camps, for voting in Estonia, and is being tested in cities and states all over the U.S for various government services.
The Next Web
JANUARY 24, 2014
As a startup hub, Amsterdam grabs the same amount of attention as the girl with braces at the high school dance. So is the Dutch tech startup story sold short? But I think its fair to say that the Dutch post-World War II welfare state isn’t exactly breeding the young and hungry entrepreneur you find in Turkey, Romania and Estonia.
David Teten
APRIL 30, 2018
Why are more US VCs investing in international startups? While fundraising of US VCs has dropped slowly as a percentage of global limited partner allocations over the last decade, non-US startups are receiving a more rapidly increasing percentage of that money. Source: NVCA, Pitchbook. Enterprise Ireland is another example.
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