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News
- What Brexit? London’s still attracting more tech talent than other European cities (CityAM covers London & Partners and LinkedIn research)
- Over a quarter of students start or are planning to start a business whilst at university (London Loves Business covers Santander Universities research)
- Business rates appeals plummet as companies struggle to navigate new system (Telegraph)
- Microsoft revamps its startup programmes with $500m commitment and new co-selling programme (TechCrunch)
- Forbes has acquired UK tech publication The Memo (City AM)
Opinion
- Now is Britain’s moment to pair patient capital with ambition (Stephen Welton, chief executive, BGF)
- Airbnb and the unintended consequences of ‘disruption’ (Derek Thompson, senior editor, The Atlantic)
- What Sequoia’s Mike Moritz doesn’t understand about startups in China(Benjamin Joffe, partner, HAX)
- We need Eastern and Western Powerhouses too (Sebastien Kurzel, Masters student, LSE)
- Everyone hates Silicon Valley, except its imitators (Erin Griffith, senior writer, Wired)
Features
- Harvard Business Review: What happens to a startup when venture capitalists replace the founder
- Forbes: UK Business Angels Association targets the regional funding gap
- The Next Web: Full steam ahead: A look into London’s tech scene
- Fast Company: The Intel Foundation is betting it can transform refugees into tech workers