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Privacy and Innovation: The Opportunity in GDPR

From where I sit in Paris, an American living and working in France and the US throughout most of my professional life, I’d like to share my take on the EU’s new data protection and privacy requirements. Sure, this is…

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Airbnb Dreams: A Postcard from Paris, to CEO Brian Chesky

Dear Brian Chesky – Next time you’re in Paris, you must check out this listing: “5 STARS – BEAUTIFUL – PARIS CENTER OF THE MARAIS.” It’s what makes your platform so awesome. The pics. OMG. Lovely, long white curtains. Stone…

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The Landing Pad for Digital Nomads: Zoku

Zoku Amsterdam is a new way to travel, work, and yes, live – from the glorious, expansive, roof garden café, a communal space that blends a bustling co-working tech hub and hip social club, to the perfectly designed details in…

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Plugging into the Global Hive: StartupCity Summit

TNW’s sprawling sun-drenched Next Web tech conference in Amsterdam felt like a California music jam, a bustling festival-styled European tech smorgasbord, bringing stars like Wired Co-Founder Kevin Kelly, Station F Director Roxanne Varza, and dozens of startups, digital innovators and…

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