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Boosting the French Tech Ecosystem

Cracking the Code

Emmanuel Macron during the workshop in Versailles In this context I was invited, together with a large dozen of foreign investors, to participate in a workshop to discuss what France could to do to attract more venture capital from global firms. Lower social charges for foreigners joining a company less than 10 years old.

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Change We Can Believe In - Reinventing the US Auto Industry: Open.

Steve Blank

As part of this spin out I’d make sure the Government also supports the nascent U.S. As I said, I am far from an expert in the auto industry, government bailouts or other related big “businesses”. Maybe the public can be better served by the government just subsidizing battery research. with the auto bailout. Reply Michael F.

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

Both Sides of the Table

If you read the headlines or talk with zealous friends you may well think cryptocurrencies are either our savior from bureaucratic, ossified governments or are purely speculative Ponzi schemes. More Stable Currency for Some Citizens of the World Some people don’t trust their governments with a national currency.