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Businesses are like castles – they can stand on their own but without something to defend them, they are open to attack.

This post was co-written by Paul Klemm from Earlybird Venture Capital and me. It’s our attempt to break down why going to space is important, why we are at

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

“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

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

“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

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

Earlier this week, the boards of Just Eat and Takeaway.com reached an agreement to combine their two European food delivery businesses. Per Techcrunch: "While, following completion, Just Eat Shareholders

In the Summer of 2013, a media company named BigBalls launched a Youtube channel titled COPA90, with the hopes of providing football-related content. Thanks to their conversations about recent games,

The world is full of counterintuitive ideas – ideas that seem to be good but once you dig deeper, aren't. A great example is 0% unemployment. No one wants people without

How come we all like to buy stuff online so much? And when we do, we want it fast and we don’t want to pay a lot for it.

Earlier this week, Flash, the scooter startup from Delivery Hero founder, re-branded as ‘Circ’ and announced 1M rides. 24 hours later, Tier, the Berlin-based e-scooter rental startup, unveiled new hardware

Two weeks ago, Fnatic announced a 19M Series B. A couple of days later, Immortals announced an acquisition and a 30 million Series C. If you don’t know who

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. Last week, Berlin-based Keatz announced

Everyone knows the Dollar Shave Club story. A guy launches a business selling razor blades online for $1, their video goes viral, they profit and sell to Unilever for $1b.