It’s the debate that’s been argued by rappers, surfers, chefs, swing dancers, and oyster connoisseurs: which is better, East Coast or West Coast? Setting aside the fact that many of the country’s finest originations come from burgs scattered across the heartland, the two regions where the ocean meets the terra firma have long been seen […]
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Experts estimate that the combined value of Estonia’s six most successful startups Creative Mobile, Grabcad, Fortumo, Transferwise, Zeroturnaround and Erply could be 305 million U.S. dollars or 235 million euros. The figure is comparable to the market value of the listed retail group Tallinna Kaubamaja, which stood at 248 million euros on Tuesday, Estonian newspaper Eesti
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It’s rarely when “mafia” actually refers to something positive. However, “Estonian mafia” (or #estonianmafia for Twitter users) has come to describe the entrepreneurial phenomenon stemming from the small country in the Baltics. The term was allegedly coined by the US venture capitalist Dave McClure at a well-known event for tech start-ups, Seedcamp in London. McClure
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Kris Hiiemaa, the founder and CEO of Erply, a New York-based, Estonian-founded software company focusing on retail and point-of-sale technology, advises aspiring entrepreneurs against wasting much energy and time contemplating, when a potential investor taps on their idea. The energetic chap sitting opposite me is wearing a casual t-shirt and scans his eyes rather quickly
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