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Nope, Elon Musk isn’t joining Twitter’s board — and we think we know why It was a whirlwind week for Twitter Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainabili(show all)Ioanna is a writer at TNW. She covers the full spectrum of the European tech ecosystem, with a particular interest in startups, sustainability, green tech, AI, and EU policy....

Nope, Samsung isn’t making an EV The company wants to avoid any conflict of interest with its automotive clients Two reasons why The first reason behind this decision is that the company doesn’t believe its entrance into theEVsegment will bring sustainable profit. As one of the sources explained: The second reason is that the Korean tech giant is trying to avoid any conflict of interest with its current and potential clients....

Northern Europe’s founders lack ambition — here’s what we should do The curious founder success complex Mentorship from previously successful startup founders Maturity of the ecosystem is something all three national startup cheerleaders mention as part of the cause for the recent success of Europe. What this meant was unclear to me, until Christensen put it in very simple terms. This reflects some prettydecent academic research, which concludes that knowledge imparted by investors, advisors, other entrepreneurs, and, in particular, corporate venture funds, are more important than the money they bring into the company due to the operational value they add....

Northern Europe’s founders lack ambition — here’s what we should do The curious founder success complex Mentorship from previously successful startup founders Maturity of the ecosystem is something all three national startup cheerleaders mention as part of the cause for the recent success of Europe. What this meant was unclear to me, until Christensen put it in very simple terms. This reflects some prettydecent academic research, which concludes that knowledge imparted by investors, advisors, other entrepreneurs, and, in particular, corporate venture funds, are more important than the money they bring into the company due to the operational value they add....

Not a native English speaker? Here’s an invite for Spellr.us! Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....