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Growth Hack Your Global Network

When you’re writing a book about people who practice lean startup, you need to walk the walk. We’ve been studying how entrepreneurs spark businesses around the world, and our gut told us the traditional route of starting by reading books…

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Hot Slush 2017

Jaan Tallinn waved his magic ring in the smoky black realm of Helsinki’s Slush. He’s the kind of visionary wizard you meet at this rock concert-styled startup extravaganza.  The physicist co-founder of Skype and Kazaa was telling us about not…

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Slovenia’s Blockchain Bet

Zenel Batagelj is telling us about Slovenia’s blockchain revolution. We’re sitting outdoors in a café along the river that snakes through Ljubljana, taking in the last sun on a wintry day in the vibrant, picturesque capital of this tiny yet…

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Web Summit Formula for Success: How to Meet the People Who Matter

Fifty thousand techies, entrepreneurs, corporates and startups descended on delightful Lisbon this month for Europe’s biggest tech conference. The agenda was packed: elite CEOs, heads of state, startup founders, supermodels and celebrities. We started with the little guys. We surfed…

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