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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 […]

UK – RESOURCE SOLUTIONS RELEASES SOCIAL RECRUITING GUIDEBOOK

UK – RESOURCE SOLUTIONS RELEASES SOCIAL RECRUITING GUIDEBOOK

Original post by StaffingIndustry Resource Solutions has released their Social Recruiting Playbook, a ‘working guide’ on how to harness the power of social recruitment. Written in conjunction with industry specialists at Carve Consulting, the playbook is designed to introduce senior executives in HR to social media. With more than 175 million professionals using LinkedIn and […]

How poor but sexy Berlin has tapped talent to be Europe’s startup capital

Original post by Nadine Schimroszik via guardian Berlin is poor, but sexy – Mayor Klaus Wowereit’s decade-old slogan still describes Germany’s capital very well. Unemployment is high compared with other German cities and businessmen in proper suits and ties are a rare sight. But something in Berlin’s attitude towards business is changing. Startups are sprouting all over the […]