The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. Ninety-four percent of households are equipped with a computer and have Internet access (the others are still playing 8-bit Nintendo). But if we’re honest, Amsterdam is currently outdone by several places in Europe.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Next up is a second swing through Europe. I then head back to the USA for a free and open-to-the-public lecture at Stanford University for their Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar on September 30. Facebook Fans Recent & Upcoming Events 2010 I am experimenting with using Plancast to track my 2010 event schedule.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, November 12, 2009 New York: three straight days of Lean Startup (two of which are free) Greetings from Europe, where Im just wrapping up an incredible (and exhausting) speaking tour. Thanks to the many of you who have supported the idea, and especially to our brave early adopters!

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

If youre in Europe, for example, keep an eye out for the innovative YikeBike , a new kind of personal transport device. If youre in Europe, for example, keep an eye out for the innovative YikeBike , a new kind of personal transport device. Their supposed lack of ambition was belied by the many cool demos and startups I got to meet.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 18, 2009

The second trip to DC will come a week later as part of Geeks on a Plane Europe. Most of October will be taken up by a second trip to Europe. That trip should culminate in a week of events around Oredev in Sweden the first week of November. I dont have cities and dates to announce yet, so stay tuned.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

It’s part two of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. If you are an Internet/software business, take care you pick a location that helps you to start. He started Skype in Sweden. Don’t miss part one in this series.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The American VC funds are now coming to Europe , seeing European startups as a new asset class worth investing in. The dry powder in Europe seems to go way beyond the ski slopes. Another question is around exits in Europe , and availability of late stage capital. The challenges is Israel are different than in Europe.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2009

Ill be moderating a panel on " Building an Internet Company for $50K." If you know people who might like to host or help organize events, Im currently working on trips to Boston, New York, another trip to Vancouver, and even some possible events in Europe (around Øredev ). Later in May, I have a few events coming up.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 9, 2009

Id been on the internet since I was playing MUDs as a kid, but by 1999 I felt Id already missed the boat. Berislav - I'd be delighted to learn more; I'm planning to be in Europe this fall around that time, with any luck. I pretty much missed all the trends. As a young entrepreneur, this is quite motivational.

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Mucker Lab

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

Sweden is pretty much my favorite non-Iran country. The only thing better than Silicon Valley is palm trees and beaches, so Silicon Beach must be the perfect place for a techie like me coming from the cold and harsh winters of Sweden. Are there any cool, Mucker / YC esque accelerators in Sweden? Is it something in the water?

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VC Cafe

JUNE 27, 2012

Last week I participated in the EU’s Digital Agenda Assembly 2012 (“DAA12″), a speaker in the plenary session titled: “Delivering Internet-based innovation as a way out of the crisis: the role of Horizon 2020″ and as a participant in the workshop on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Invest in Europe.

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VC Cafe

JULY 2, 2012

Redwood City, California’s Shutterfly, a leading internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, has acquired Israel’s Photoccino , a developer of groundbreaking technologies for photo ranking, analysis and organization. FOUR ISRAELIS CHOSEN FOR “GIRLS IN TECH 100 IN EUROPE”. PRIMUS CAPITAL ACQUIRES AOD.

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Transformify

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Cheaper and faster is also something that we can expect from the internet, which is set the cover even more obscure corners of the globe. You just need a laptop, the right software and an internet connection. I also went to Lund University in Sweden and Rollins in Florida, USA. Digital what? What Is A Digital Nomad?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 29, 2016

China – Measures for Administration of E-Mail Service on The Internet (2006). Sweden – Swedish Marketing Act. The entire EU has plans to create more unified legislation across Europe, so while these laws are country specific, businesses should keep up-to-date on what is up the road. Czech Republic – Act No.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

After rapid international expansion across several continents, as the founding team brought Silicon Valley’s global ambition into Europe, and the extension of its offering to buses and multimodal transportation, BlaBlaCar is preparing for the travel rebound expected as the world reopens. I wanted to bring that level of ambition to Europe.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). Happy Look Like an Idiot on the Internet Day. If your desire was to make yourself look like an ignorant internet troll … I believe you have succeeded.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In mid-March, as the coronavirus was sweeping through Asia and Europe, Tomas Pueyo published a piece on Medium titled "The Hammer and the Dance: What the Next 18 Months Can Look Like if Leaders Buy Us Time." And you have most of Eastern Europe, for example, that has been able to start reopening the economy without severe outbreaks.

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