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New Zealand’s startup ecosystem poised to grow more ‘tall poppies’

TechCrunch

culture and an economy based on raw materials, Aotearoa hasn’t stood out to investors in the Asia-Pacific region, especially not when they could set their sights on larger markets in China and Southeast Asia. Technology startups are the pinnacle of that strategy. A geographically isolated country with a “no worries!”

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How Support Organizations Can Unlock the Potential of Entrepreneurs in Vietnam

Entrepreneurs' Organization

What is your strategy for hiring the ideal team amid post-pandemic Quiet Quitting ? Establishing a network: Language barriers, cultural differences, and a disorganized startup ecosystem can make networking in Vietnam seem impossible. Talent shortage: Skilled employees are hard to find.

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ByteDance Co-Founder Resurfaces with New Venture in Hong Kong After Two-Year Absence

AsiaTechDaily

In Zhang’s resignation letter to ByteDance employees in May 2021, he expressed his intention to shift his focus towards long-term strategy, corporate culture, and social responsibility. During this time, Zhang has been actively involved in philanthropic endeavors, including his contributions to an education fund in his hometown.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. The median seed round is $500,000 (above the global average of $494,000) and a median Series A round for a startup is $2.4 Digital health, education, B2B SaaS.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

Rome has more than 20 incubators/accelerators and many established VCs; because of its lower costs compared to other European cities, it’s become a major base for startups. Italy continues to have structural problems for startups: Credit is based on a company’s financial history, so loans are off-limits.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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The Rise of Fractional Executives

Reforge

More from Dorian Karen Sun Karen Sun is an advisory CTO, executive coach, and educator focused on building equity and access to technical opportunities. More from Karen Kevin Bechtel Kevin has led brand and product marketing teams at high-growth startups like Upwork and Workrise. VP, Tech Lead, EM, IC).