Berlin

Berlin’s Coolness Versus Stockholm’s Experience

Original post by BEN ROONEY via WSJ A recent report that sought to rank the world’s tech centers put Silicon Valley top and Tel Aviv second. What was more surprising was that Berlin came only 15th behind London—and what was perhaps stranger still was that Stockholm was not even on the list. Given the success of Sweden’s […]

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 […]

These are the Berlin startups that rocked TechMeetups Drinks & Demo Night!

Remote hiring, advertising optimization, content matching social app, online fundraising, hosting for integration, social app for getting help to get a date. What do you get when you bring presenters from these fields to the same space at the same time? Evening full of insights, laughs, questions, great feedback and of course – beer and […]

Is Germany the best place to start your start-up?

Original post by David Meyer via zdnet For many in the IT industry, the dream is to set up a tech start-up and grow it into the next Google or Apple. Individual start-up scenes are thriving in EMEA, but from staffing to rent, exit potential to government support, there are huge differences between countries. But which country […]