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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

Eindhoven, Netherlands. And this is just one of the many pioneering technologies surfacing out of this mid-sized Southern city of the Netherlands. But now more and more tech companies cite a pool of talent and the Irish Venture Capital Association ’s investment tendencies as reasons for the city’s appeal. Pune, India?.

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

The Next Web

This was reported as being untrue by British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) about a year ago. External constraints or the lacks of resources (finance, skills, business idea) are relative minor reasons. Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

The report’s country profile assessment also noted that Israel’s favorable financial environment, the category in which it was placed 14th, and the availability of venture capital, the pillar in which it came in 10th place, also contributed to making the country an innovation powerhouse. Diversified U.S.

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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

Both Sides of the Table

Terrorism at scale can only occur when these organizations can move money around to finance people who make bombs, buy guns, train recruits and so forth. About 400 years ago merchants from the Netherlands were sending ships to Asia in search of spices widely desired in Europe. We’ll have to see how it all plays out.