The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

With huge unemployment rates in countries like Spain, Greece and Portugal, coupled with risk-averseness and impractical education this leads to a circle of hopelessness. There are opportunities to get a feel for running a team, validating an idea, choosing co-founders. It’s a great life lesson in any case. Changing the mindset.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 6, 2012

Whitehill is founder of Entrepreneur Week , the Greek version of which was inspired by riots protesting the country’s austerity moves. He teamed up with a number of Greek organizations, associations and institutions, including CoLab Athens (Greece’s first co-working space), which offers workshops and accelerator programs to startups.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 6, 2012

Inspired by Riots Whitehill is founder of Entrepreneur Week , the Greek version of which was inspired by riots protesting the country’s austerity moves. But it’s easy for Silicon Valley startup founders pitching venture capitalists to forget all the advantages we have in the United States. Ignore the odds; be a survivor. Proactiveness.

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