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

TechCrunch

In doing so, they’re participating in an economic revival that could change the destiny of the depressed Atlantic region. Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Soon, the region’s hard-luck narrative stuck.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

Put off by high taxes and paperwork in their home country, many Italian entrepreneurs moved to places like London in years past to startup. 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.

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Editorial: We owe a duty of care to founder mental health and it requires a collaborative solution

NZ Entrepreneur

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health.

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. What advice would you give to entrepreneurs pursuing a startup in Oklahoma? Increasing the diversity in our start-up ecosystem also requires a strategic focus.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Respondents said they invest around 50% inside Czechia and 50% across Central and Eastern Europe, while some are more focused across CEE generally, with some percentage of the fund supporting startups that have scaled to the U.S. The advice is to “be frugal to accommodate to the new situation and roll on.”. Travel and gastro.