Talent The Golden Age for Talent is Over Talent is at the intersection of everything happening in technology and society. So what the hell is going on right now?
COVID-19 How to react to COVID-19 — an operating guide for startup founders The world has become a series of experiments on government efficiency, containment strategies, and personal isolation. We can’t control how those experiments play out. But we can focus on what we can control: our companies.
COVID-19 "2020 was the year the internet actually began" “Historians of the future might write something like: 2020 was the year that the internet actually began.” – Balaji SrinivasanBefore World War II, most American women served one role: housewife. But
COVID-19 The effect of COVID-19 on European Tech “There are decades when nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.” – LeninIn the past 24 hours, the stock market crashed to bear territory, Trump pumped a $500 billions
Companies 3 €10 billion startups One of my hobbies is identifying interesting opportunities and fast-growing companies. I even keep a list of the major industries and some interesting companies to invest in. But I’m
Markets 7 Consumer Tech trends in Europe Earlier this week, Heartcore released Consumer Technology Trends 2020, a 42-page report combining quantitative analysis of consumer tech in Europe, their predictions and an articulation of their investment thesis. Heartcore
EU Regulations (Anti)trust and freeloading billionaires Some time ago a friend sent me an email message with <<DO NOT SHARE>> in the subject. In it was a spreadsheet with the names of
EU Regulations The European strategy for data, explained This is an excerpt of the content. I'd like to know how cool it looks before I need to cut it down. Is this OK? Or this? Or maybe this length?
Markets Dark kitchens and the default path “Imagine the most profitable restaurant in your city has no tables, no chairs, and no patrons. Chances are you just pictured the future of dining.”That’s the first line
EU Regulations Barcelona, e-mopeds and overregulation On February 11, Timo Buetefisch–founder and CEO at sustainable mobility company Cooltra–tweeted the following: If you can’t read a very pissed off CEO's Spanish, let me translate
Geographic Hubs Immigration and the $33 billion problem I’ve talked many times about the importance of hiring great people and the long term implications of not doing so. It’s rather simple. Great talent attracts great talent
China China, Europe and the race to the bottom China has been on the news quite a bit during these past few weeks. The now famous coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which originated in Wuhan, China has spread to 22 more countries
Markets The Carbon Complication Last week, Microsoft President Brad Smith, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood and CEO Satya Nadella announced Microsoft’s plan to be carbon negative by 2030. "By 2030 Microsoft will be
Talent Diversity (and courage) in European tech Last week, Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne resigned over criticism from within his coalition government of the handling of a postal workers’ strike. On Tuesday, Sanna Marin was sworn into
Geographic Hubs A playbook for European Tech Hubs (or: what would you do with €100 million?) I’m fascinated by the rise and fall of civilizations. Guns, Germs and Steel, a Roberto Caro-esque account of how geographical and
Talent Finding great talent (and something new) Or: Great Talent is like Flying First Class A few weeks ago, Paris-based Welcome to The Jungle raised €20 million (on top of an €8 million raise last year) to
Venture Capital Europe has Major Bragging Rights Yesterday, Atomico in partnership with Slush and Orrick launched the 2019 State of European Tech report. Everyone’s talking about the report, and they should. It’s a fairly big
Geographic Hubs Estonia is much like The Lord of the Rings It’s not uncommon in history that a single set of policies (often pushed by a few) turn around the future of an entire country, changing its downward trajectory propelling
Venture Capital Blooming Late report and the two sides of late stage funding Earlier this week, Tech.eu released the Blooming Late, a 60-page report on the rise of late-stage funding for European tech scale-ups. It’s the third in a series of
Interview The counterintuitive ideas that make Entrepreneur First work Last week I had the chance to talk to Matthew Clifford. Matt is the CEO and founder of Entrepreneur First, a talent investor that funds hundreds of founders every year,
EU Regulations Free speech and unintended consequences Robert Moses was an American public official who spent over 50 years shaping New York City as we know it. Other than the amassing power, one of his main goals
Venture Capital Is Europe growing up? For a while I’ve been saying that one of the biggest problems in Europe was a lack of growth capital. And I’m far from being alone here. “European
Geographic Hubs Das Berlin Startup Szene “Berlin ist arm, aber sexy.” - Klaus Wowereit, Mayor of Berlin 2001 - 2014 “Berlin is poor, but sexy." Next month is the 30th anniversary of the fall of the
Markets Startup campus – trend or fad? “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris
Markets Ownership and the future of transportation Earlier this week, e-bike DTC brand Cowboy announced Jeremy Le Van is joining the team as VP of Product. Jeremy co-founded (and later sold) calendar app Sunrise to Microsoft, so
