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Angela Merkel talks future of tech in Germany ahead of Berlin startup tour

Elaine Jung March 6, 2013 2

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is putting the tech economy in the limelight this week, after presiding over the opening of CeBIT 2013 ahead of a startup tour through Berlin tomorrow (7 March). CeBIT, the

Poor, sexy… racist? Tackling casual racism in the Berlin startup scene

Steven Blum March 4, 2013 2

Writer Steven Blum investigates the claims of casual racism lurking beneath the multikulti exterior of Berlin and asks if there’s anything that the city’s startup culture – home to many new international workers –

“We’d rather go without water than apps” – Who is Europe’s most app-addicted country?

Charmaine Li February 27, 2013 2

Eighty-five per cent admit they would rather give up drinking water than delete all of their mobile apps, according to a new study released by API company Apigee just in time for the frenzied Mobile World Congress.

5 obstacles to entering the German market – and what to do to avoid them

Julia Alunovic February 25, 2013 0

OK, so we all know of the challenges facing European brands that want to go global, or break into emerging markets. But what about brands from other markets that are eyeing up the potentially

Jobs of the week – Work for HowDo, Squeaker.net, GameDuell, Centralway

Felix Goede February 22, 2013 0

It’s time for a change of (professional) scene when the number of things on your “annoying things about my job” list reach double digits. We know that looking for a new job can be

Should startups and politics mix? Meet the organisation that wants to lobby German law-makers to be more “founder-friendly”

Erik Heinelt February 21, 2013 1

Here Erik Heinelt of Bundesverband Deutscher Startups (BVDS) explains how the organisation is working as a lobbying voice in Germany and what needs to be done to make an impact on a political scene