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What it’s like to found a startup in Estonia

The Next Web

Nowhere in the world offers the kind of business climate that is so conducive to innovation, creativity and success for the aspiring entrepreneur. I happen to be from Estonia, a small, but fiercely proud country near the Baltic Sea, one with a burgeoning startup scene that’s full of driven, intelligent and hungry entrepreneurs.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Entrepreneurs Want a Great Place for Their Startup A slowdown in economic activity has made it increasingly challenging for entrepreneurs to establish themselves against the backdrop of reluctant consumer spending and recession risks.

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A Visit With the European Startup Community

Gust

My wife, Ann, and I took a trip this past spring to visit Estonia, Finland, Ireland and Russia. The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. We had a lovely time in Northern Ireland.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one. We have 30 procedures to go through when starting a legal business entity – ranking us #5 globally of light bureaucracy when incorporating. The point is clear, we need more entrepreneurs with the ambition to build large lasting companies.

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6 Ways to Make Sure Your Tech Startup Will Succeed in 2018

Up and Running

That makes it even more important for entrepreneurs to come up with viable propositions for their business. European cities like Berlin, Stockholm, or Amsterdam were on the list of the top locations for tech startups in the global Startup Ecosystem Report 2017. Nations such as Estonia or Poland have made a name for themselves as well.

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Host a Livestream of The Lean Startup Conference

Startup Lessons Learned

Last year, about 150 groups participated, including sites in Buenos Aires; Prague; Copenhagen; Tallinn, Estonia; Guadalajara; Warsaw; Bucharest; Kiev; Ljubljana, Slovenia;Wollongong, Australia; Uruguay; France; Germany; India; Israel; Italy; and The Netherlands. These simulcasts are important community-building opportunities.

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You’ve graduated from the incubator cocoon… now what?

The Next Web

We often hear of the successful entrepreneurs and start-ups, such as Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram, the lucky (and deserving) 1%. As Ben Rooney of the Wall Street Journal reminded us in a recent article , Skype originated with some engineers in Estonia. But what about the remaining 99%?

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