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Boris Johnson: The next Steve Jobs will hail from new London tech institute

Original post by Laura Barnes via PCR Prime Minister David Cameron and Mayor of London Boris Johnson have announced plans for a technical and creative institute in Tech City. The project will cost £50 million and intends to house 200 startup companies a year. It will host two annual conferences for companies from the technology and creative […]

Entrepreneur says Dubai needs to harness its own success

Original post by Megha Merani via 7daysindubai Dubai could be a major exporter if ideas can become reality, Megha Merani reports… A former Apple executive believes Dubai has built a brand as viable as the multi-billion-dollar tech giants he used to work for – but then challenged the emirate to make its impact felt globally. Don Strickland, former […]

Silicon Alley Could Revive NYC’s Middle Class, Report Says

Original post by Daniel P. Tucker via WNYC  New York’s tech sector has made some entrepreneurs rich. A new study says it could also preserve and grow the city’s middle class. The potential boom in jobs hinges on city government’s ability to set up future workers for success in software engineering and other fields that require 21st-century […]

David Cameron announces £50M regeneration plan of London’s Silicon Roundabout

Original post by bmmagazine Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO), the body tasked with promoting British technology companies based in the East London tech cluster, is joining forces with digital news network ECNlive, in a partnership that will connect Tech City with investors in the City of London. The partnership was announced this morning at a Tech […]

Hiring old people: The dangerous but necessary steroids of the startup world

Hiring old people: The dangerous but necessary steroids of the startup world

Original post by BEN HOROWITZ via pandodaily Aww man, you sold your soul Naww man, mad people was frontin’ Aww man, made something from nothing – Kanye West, “New God Flow” Your startup is going well, and as your business expands, you hear the dreaded words from someone on your board: “You need to hire some senior […]