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European dreamin’

The European Union wants Europe to get better at scaling startups. Here’s what that means:

Background

Ursula von der Leyen is entering her second 5-year term as president of the EU starting December 1.

One of her key initiatives? Closing Europe’s “innovation gap” – a.k.a. figuring out how the region can become more competitive in the tech industry. 

To sum up the commission’s strategy in a few words: they want to invest more, invest earlier, and focus better.

What’s holding the EU back? 

Some of the key hold-ups von der Leyen has mentioned are:

• They need more private investment/capital

• Complex red tape and bureaucracy

• Costs of complying with legal regulations

Are their plans realistic?

Great question! The EU kinda has a reputation for making a lot of rules and regulations. This new direction is basically asking for a culture shift to take place.

But it’s not impossible. And for startups based in Europe, this is likely welcome news.

Experts have noted a trend of startups moving from EU countries to the US due to capital flow. This, in turn, is causing brain drain as people move to work at these companies. 

Why should you care?

If you’ve ever dreamt of working and living in Europe, this should be music to your ears! 

Maybe we’ll start seeing more job opportunities across the pond in a few years so we can live out our very own Eat, Pray, Love fantasies in Italy. 🍝

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Is this the funniest person on LinkedIn?

Let’s be honest…

It’s the Friday after a holiday.

You’re still stuffed from Thanksgiving dinner. You’re overstimulated. You want to turn off your brain and laugh a little before the Sunday scaries kick in.

Enter: Ken Cheng

While some people are out here shaming people for not being “professional” enough on LinkedIn, others of us are actually trying to enjoy ourselves because life is short but it doesn’t have to be boring!

Here’s another example of a classic Ken post:

You heard it, folks! Keep your friends close and your murderous stepdaughters closer.

See you next week! 👋