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5 Lessons From the Garage48 Helsinki Hackathon

ReadWriteStart

It gathered 120 hackers from Finland, Estonia and Latvia under the same roof and challenged them to go from zero to demo in 48 hours. The designers and marketers had nothing to do, so they started working on a promo video, more characters and funny names, which made their whole demo more catchy. Everyone in the Same Room.

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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. Tallinn is the capital of Estonia, located just across the Bay of Finland from Helsinki. In Estonia, I was in front of audiences for twenty-one hours, while delivering seven workshops and lectures and mentoring twelve entrepreneurs.

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[ADV] Admiral Markets – Make Your Financial Transactions Risk Free And Protected

YoungUpstarts

The subsidairy companies functioning under the Admiral Markets Trademark are registered in several parts of England, Estonia and Cyprus. Worldwide presence:- Right from its inception in the year 2001, Admiral Markets have successfully made a name for itself in the world market. What makes Admiral Markets so remarkable?

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Even some of the most prominent startup household names in Silicon Valley saw their demise last year — and everyone entrepreneur and startup face this fear. Europe Tallinn For decades Estonia has been at the forefront of technological and business innovation in the Baltic region.

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

The Next Web

Let me drop a few names and you will get the picture: Adyen, Booking.com (acquired by Priceline), Distimo, Mendix, Shapeways, Spilgames, Takeaway.com, TravelBird, WeTransfer and Qandidate. Bringing macro back down to micro – there are Dutch techies and executives ‘ kicking ass and taking names ‘ around the globe.

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

Up and Running

Here are six ways to help you make a name for your startup on the tech scene right now. . Nations such as Estonia or Poland have made a name for themselves as well. In fact, 75 percent of venture-backed startups fail. . So how do you make sure that your startup makes it through the first few years on the current market?

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Looking Back On Our First Couple Years at NextView

Rob Go

At the time, I think we didn’t even had a name for the fund. Some of our most interesting companies have originated in places like Estonia (GrabCAD), Croatia (Farmeron) and Omaha (SkyVu), although all have either moved or have a significant presence in a major tech hub like SF, Boston, or NY.