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[INTERVIEW] Mark Attanasio, Toronto Financial Services Executive, Managing Partner Of Hillcrest Merchant Partners

YoungUpstarts

Today, Mark Attanasio gets to flex his full range of expertise and interests as co-founder and Managing Partner of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, a Toronto-based merchant bank focused on early stage and mid market growth companies. One of the advisory areas Hillcrest Merchant Partners works in is electric metals.

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Neko Health: Spotify CEO’s Medical Startup Raises €60 Million in Funding

ReadWriteStart

Neko Health will be able to revolutionize the healthcare industry and expand its operations beyond the borders of its home country of Sweden as a result of the funding received. The compatibility of Neko Health’s goals with those of its partners provided the basis for the company’s future achievements.

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Microsoft’s Purchase Of Minecraft Maker Mojang Shows Comitment To Building Cross-Platform Appeal

YoungUpstarts

billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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Generate and Transformify: Umbrella Solutions to Help Businesses Hire Top Talent Worldwide

Transformify

During the test period, the candidates work out of the coworking offices of Transformify ‘s partners. arrangements can be outsourced to Transformify’s partners. ‘’Test-and-Hire’’ Solution. The candidates are hired as self employed or independent contractors via Transformify Recruitment CRM.

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Twitter Link Roundup #226 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

How Greylock Partners Finds the Next Facebook – crowdspring.co/Ud9VE5. Interesting experiment in Sweden (6 hour work days, with a control group) | Fast Company – crowdspring.co/1unc4cV. MUST READ post on women & men in tech by @mariakatris on @BuiltInChicago and her experiences – crowdspring.co/1xftfiX.

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Dream Tank Summer Programs For Kids in Boulder

Feld Thoughts

Take a look at the student climate strike that a 16-year-old girl in Sweden started. This summer, Dream Tank has partnered up with different Boulder institutions such as the Museum of Boulder , The Riverside , Niche Workspaces , and Peregrine Crypto Cafe to create specific activities for different interests.

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Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013!

crowdSPRING Blog

The madness is best summed up in the Yiddish and there are several variations: meshuggah (which Merriam Webster defines as crazy or foolish, but also happens to be a metal band from Sweden! ), meshugener (a foolish or crazy person), and (for our purposes here) mishegoss defined as general craziness, or a senseless behavior or activity.