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Weekly #FIRGUN Newsletter – Oct 11 2024

VC Cafe

The recent wealth tax increase in Norway was expected to bring an additional $146M in yearly tax revenue. the UK is heading in the same direction) What are the companies that will reinvent the Internet for the AI era? Instead, individuals worth $54B left the country, leading to a lost $594M in yearly wealth tax revenue.

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What to Expect When Developing an App in 2021

Up and Running

Internet of Things (IoT). The mobile-savvy nations are China, Norway, United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. In the age of the internet, even clothes are getting “smart.” According to Statista , the market size for AR and VR technology will rise close to 300 billion U.S. dollars by 2024. Take a look at some of the stats.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

ReadWriteStart

Shortcomings related to labor and international ambition create a widespread opportunity for innovation, allowing entrepreneurs to take advantage of its connected country ecosystems such as those in the UK, United States, Finland, Norway, and Denmark, among others.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

This software is being used by the Norwegian Olympic Center and Team Norway. Hibernia Atlantics network of subsea cables provides some of the worlds best internet connections. SomaDetect, a Fredericton-based company, developed a sensor that measures key indicators of dairy-quality from cows. Competitive ICT in Nova Scotia.

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State of the Digital Music Industry 2014: An Insider’s View

VC Cafe

Perhaps most promising is the role of internet radio, with the majority of Americans already listening to some internet radio (Edison Research). 2014 will be the year in which internet radio leads the music industry’s growth. Digital is now the majority of revenues in markets such as the US, India, Norway and Sweden.

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What Tech Entrepreneurs Could Learn from Chamillionaire

Both Sides of the Table

It sort of reminds me of the new generation of innovation that is happening around user-controlled terrestrial & Internet station Jelli.]. It allowed him to do big shows down the line in places like Norway & Dubai. Authenticity - I asked Chamillionaire why he thinks he connects so much with people at tech conferences.

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

The Next Web

We boast the world’s second highest fixed broadband Internet subscription rate only an inch behind Sweden. Ninety-four percent of households are equipped with a computer and have Internet access (the others are still playing 8-bit Nintendo). The Netherlands ranks top place in a large number of ICT indicators.