Top longer reads this week about European tech and startups On angel investing, the end of cars and questions all founders should ask their VCs, here are the best articles from a week in European tech By Michael Stothard 13 June 2019 \Consumer Can BeReal build on its buzz in 2023? By Chris O’Brien 8 February 2023 Top longer reads this week about European tech and startups On angel investing, the end of cars and questions all founders should ask their VCs, here are the best articles from a week in European tech By Michael Stothard 13 June 2019 Money Crowdfunding is big business, says Beauhurst, in this report on top investor types in the UK. Atomico heavyweight investor Sophia Bendz on what being an Angel investor means to her. Is going public in Europe the kiss of death, asks Labiotech, which writes about European biotech. Are vast funding rounds a death knell to startups? Scott Kupor, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, thinks so and says as much in his new book, The Secrets of Sand Hill Road. Investors are picky, but founders should vet investors too. Connect VC partner Rory Sterling explains what questions startups should ask and why. Meet Suzanne Ashman-Blair, partner at much-watched London VC LocalGlobe. Big ideas Car ownership is so over. The average car is unused 96% of the time, says French firm Atos in its deep-dive into the future of British transport. What a rising unicorn population says about the UK tech ecosystem, from Forbes. What happens to rental scooters and bikes when they die? Micromobility podcast cohost Oliver Bruce sheds light on our wasteful woes. How far are we from achieving general artificial intelligence? From Forbes. How once down-at-heels Manchester is reinventing itself as a meeting place for education, industry and government. Great Wired profile on Margrethe Vestager: the European entirely unafraid of the US tech giants. Not sure what’s going on with the French tech scene? Well, then there’s a lot to catch up on: read this, from Venture Beat. What’s next for the NHS app? Partnerships with other app developers, for one. Management How can corporations work better with startups? From the Harvard Business Review. ⏳ What should a post-Series A CTO spend their time on? Related Articles Meet Europe’s fastest-growing bootstrapped companies By Maija Palmer and Riddhi Kanetkar Click here to read more Exclusive: Sharmadean Reid launches new multimedia company By Isabella Pojuner Click here to read more Capitalists aren’t always the bad guys By Nicolas Colin Click here to read more Can BeReal build on its buzz in 2023? By Chris O’Brien Click here to read more Most Read 1 \Startup Life UK government to reform ‘equity for visas’ residency application system 2 \Fintech Is Revolut really worth $33bn right now? 3 \Startup Life Techstars unexpectedly pulls out of Sweden mid-programme 4 \Deeptech The other funding gap: it’s not just unicorns that are leaving Europe 5 \Deeptech ‘There’s going to be a bloodbath’ — is generative AI a bubble?
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