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Post-pandemic shifts means Patch will take co-working to UK small towns and suburbs

TechCrunch

Patch will take empty local high street shops and turn them into “collaborative cultural spaces” with its “Work Near Home” proposition aimed at traditional commuters. The head of product will be Paloma Strelitz , formerly co-founder of Assemble, a design studio that won the 2015 Turner Prize. Now, a new U.K. Grays Yard.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Bird noted that “thanks to our high retention, we’re able to build a company culture that makes up for any of the disadvantages of a smaller labor market.”

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

Indeed, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Trade & Investment Agency in London have even been known to fund Italian entrepreneurs abroad to help them gain more experience. It has an estimated 67 VC funds, with 18 of them started since 2015. What are some overlooked opportunities right now?

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Korea’s leading accelerator program, K-Startup Grand Challenge’s alumni startups thriving in Asia

AsiaTechDaily

The program supports startups financially and gives them multiple opportunities to network with top tech companies, VCs, mentors, etc. South Korea is the best country among the other countries in Asia because there’s no cultural barrier here. Besides the 3.5-month ” said Aykan Ekici, co-founder of Khenda.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

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mitú has been able to amass more than $40 million from Universal/Comcast, WPP, The Chernin Group, Advanceit Capital and of course Upfront Ventures to take on this opportunity we see in front of us. There are some powerful stats by the Latino Donor Collaborative that show just how powerful Latinos have become in economic development.

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