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Slush 2024
Events 12 months ago

Concerns around revenue growth skyrocketed among European founders this year, the Slush’s annual Startup Struggle Survey found out.

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Events 12 months ago

We break down why startup competitions work, what makes them effective, and how to best organize them.

Tallinn skyline
Startups 1 year ago

LIFT99, a startup-themed co-working hub in Tallinn, helps the wider startup community grow.

Ben saada fairmat
Startups 1 year ago

The Selected podcast caught up with Fairmat founder and CEO Ben Saada at JEC World 2025.

A notebook on a table at the World Economic Forum at Davos in 2025
Startups 1 year ago

There was a noticeable difference at WEF Davos this year in how people meet and talk to each other. 

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Startups 1 year ago

Ahead of the 10th edition of the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, we caught up with tozero’s CEO and co-founder, Sarah Fleischer.

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Startups 1 year ago

With the inaugural JEC Investor Day around the corner, we caught up with five investors who will be attending this special event.

Lubomila Jordanova - Plan A
Startups 1 year ago

Talking to the Selected podcast at Slush 2024, Lubomila explained why she speaks at events so often and the message she’s there to convey.

Europe
Startups 1 year ago

Europe still doesn’t have an answer to powerhouses like Y Combinator, but there are silver linings.

High rise buildings in Vilnius Lithuania during daytime by Dovydas Zilinskas
Startups 1 year ago

At the heart of Lithuania's dynamic tech ecosystem are ten venture capital firms that fuel innovation by providing crucial funding to startups.

Tom Henriksson - OpenOcean
Startups 1 year ago

Now a general partner at pan-European VC firm OpenOcean, Finnish investor Tom Henriksson has been involved with venture investing and startups since the mid-nineties, with some notable successes.

Mikayel Vardanyan Picsart
Startups 1 year ago

Picsart co-founder Mikayel Vardanyan talked about his journey and lessons learned with the Selected podcast.

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