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 Recruitment 

 

The European startups layoffs project


Startups across Europe have rapidly had to cut costs — and this has, sadly, often meant putting staff on temporary leave or letting them go completely. 

We've started a project to track those companies shedding staff — so far discovering nearly 60 from all different sectors.

The hope is that it'll be a useful resource for the community, but particularly for hiring managers and founders looking to scoop up talent. Maybe we can help some of these workers find new homes.

Read ⁠— and contribute to ⁠— the full list.

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 Venture Capital 

 

Top female investors in Spain


Spain outperforms the rest of Europe in terms of gender diversity in tech startups.

This is, at least in part, due to the country having some top female investors who value diversity.

But who are they?

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 Opinion 

 

Let's talk about "inspirational" founders


Successful entrepreneurs are successful because they are visionaries who work 100 hour weeks. Right? 

Wrong. The idea that we can succeed with nothing but our own brilliance and determination is a PR masterstroke that obscures barriers created by class, gender and race.

It's time to rethink the narrative, writes Monica Karpinski.

 Food 

 

The startup waging war on cow farts


A Swedish startup attempting to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by stopping cows from burping and farting has raised €500,000 to industrialise the process.

It may sound humorous, but it's a serious issue. Around 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock, twice as much as the emissions from all air travel.

Find out more. 

Enterprise Account Executive, MongoDB, Paris
Sales Manager, Qualtrics, Munich

Check out our jobs board if you are looking for a new role at a startup.

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💡 Sam Altman, the former president of Y Combinator and now the CEO of OpenAI, tackles the topic of ideas generation. He explains why giving founders ideas doesn't work, the kind of idea that makes a great startup and how to get help. 

☝️ Talk on stage at Slush about the responsibilities and challenges of a startup COO by Tammy Nam of PicsArt.

🇪🇺 The European Commission is in the process of drafting the EU Startup Nations Standard with the aim to promote best practices to support startups and scale-ups. Fill in this survey by Not Optional by June 3 to help them influence policy. 

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If you hate GDPR, get ready for the Digital Services Act! Silicon Allee and Allied for Startups are hosting an online discussion about what the new act will mean for startups.


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A free online ‘refresher’ about product/market fit, covering key ideas from Y-Combinator, Marc Andreessen, etc. with simple next actions to validate your assumptions and deepen your fit.


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