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Last week, Romanian Premier Dacian Ciolos and his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov agreed to send a joint letter to the Canadian authorities, calling for a visa waiver (visa-free travel) for Romanian and Bulgarian citizens. I was about to board a plane to a destination outside the EU and queuing at the passport-control, when I read about this letter. Would the …

Every year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) releases an updated list of the top risks to business based on its survey to 750 members of the organization’s global community of academics and business leaders. The essentials of this year’s Global Risks report provide an introduction to the potential pitfalls that could impact markets around the globe. Of the top global risks by …

”We back the best and most ambitious entrepreneurs and help them make their ideas real and lasting.” After years of easy access to cash, a slowdown in funding and IPO has some tech investors and startup founders worried that the industry is facing a correction. But there are still huge venture capital funds (VC’s) looking to splash the cash as …

A Shift At The Top & Romania Has Lost Ground The competitiveness of a nation – which judges a country’s ability to create and maintain an environment that helps businesses – is a very significant indicator for development. The ‘World Competitiveness Yearbook‘ – compiled and published annually since 1989 by the IMD business school – is widely acknowledged as the most reputable measures …

What’s Hot (and Not) – All You Need To Know About Tech Trends   There are many ways to get a pulse on the startup scene to see what is trending. For example, one could look at the sub-sectors getting the most money from venture capitalists (vc). The more deals and money hitting a sub-sector, the more it could be …

The day after the last games of the group stage at the ‘Euro 2016’ were played out in France when we will know the teams who made it to the knock-out phase, another ‘make-or-break’-decision is due: The ‘Brexit’- referendum. In the tragedy of ‘Hamlet’, William Shakespeare’s opening phrase “To be, or not to be…” contemplates death and suicide. 400 years …

What Type Are You?   Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes, but it turns out that the most successful ones can be grouped into six different personality profiles with certain traits in common. This is according to the Founder Institute, a launch program for startups, which has worked with top social scientists to test over 30’000 entrepreneurs in correlating their working …

Have you ever wondered, what’s the difference between regular guys like you & me and self-made, ultra-successful people? Last night, I stumbled upon an article at inc.com I’d like to share here, because it might give you an answer to this question: Ultra-successful people view life differently from us, and its reflected in how they live, work, save, invest, and give. They …

Over 20 years to construct, Over 2’000 workers, Over 2’000 meters deep, Over 200 km/h fast   Next week, the world’s longest and deepest traffic tunnel – the Gotthard Base Tunnel through the Alps – will be inaugurated in Switzerland. The tunnel will span a length of 57 km – with a total tunnel system including shafts and passages of over 150 km – and …

What new trends will emerge in the next several years with the potential for explosive growth? We’ll probably get answers at the ‘Top 10 Tech Trends Debate‘ who takes place this week in Santa Clara, in the center of Silicon Valley. But you don’t need to travel half way around the world to get a glimpse of the future. I …