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“Get a damn good lawyer” – top quotes on VCs, clones and risk-taking from IdeaLab! 2012

“Get a damn good lawyer” – top quotes on VCs, clones and risk-taking from IdeaLab! 2012

Nina Fowler October 15, 2012 5

This year’s IdeaLab! in Vallendar felt at times like a battle for the hearts and minds of Germany’s future founders. Students from the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management – who independently put on the two-day IdeaLab! conference each year

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“Fake it until you make it” – Eileen Burbidge’s astonishing tale of Skype’s early days

“Fake it until you make it” – Eileen Burbidge’s astonishing tale of Skype’s early days

Nina Fowler October 15, 2012 14

There’s nothing better than a true story, well told – and Eileen Burbidge’s first public talk about her experiences as the third employee at Skype definitely made that definition. Appearing late on Friday at

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The process and theory behind the “Top 100 Women in European Tech” list

The process and theory behind the “Top 100 Women in European Tech” list

Marguerite Imbert June 8, 2012 1

Last Friday’s listing of the Top 100 women in Tech in Europe came as a surprise to some and a retweet to others. To find out more about the process behind the listing, I interviewed

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