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September 30, 2019

Obama’s advice to Europe’s entrepreneurs

Invest in children, universities and basic research to lay the foundations for an entrepreneurial society, the former US president tells a tech audience in Munich.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

“Entrepreneurial culture starts with societies that invest in their children,” former US president Barack Obama told an audience of startup founders and funders gathered at the annual Bits & Pretzels conference in Munich.

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Barack Obama at Bits &amp; Pretzels
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