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The curse of financial metrics for startup ecosystems

The curse of financial metrics for startup ecosystems

An article this morning on how the startup ecosystem in the Netherlands is starting to lag seriously. This is not entirely true; many sectors are quite leading, but the clumsy yet sacrosanct metric of money raised is subpar. Techleap: development of the Dutch tech sector is lagging behindThe Netherlands is

Are cryptocurrencies all about greed? (yes)

Are cryptocurrencies all about greed? (yes)

This week Binance one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure providers invested $200m in the venerable Forbes (and I’m not dwelling too much on the financial details, but let’s point out that a SPAC is also involved — oh my!). Forbes Announces $200 Million Strategic Investment

Is Web3 Only About Greed? (Yes)

Is Web3 Only About Greed? (Yes)

Today I wanted to share this article from Ian Bogost [https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-icopilots/recent-activity/shares/#] published by The Atlantic about NFT and web3. I have been quite vocal myself about my unease (and sometimes plain nausea) about where many are trying to push the internet: > First

The Metaverse untold story

The Metaverse untold story

The untold story of the metaverse idea that Facebook (erm, “Meta”) seems to be so desperate to reboot is that, like Google, their revenues depend on ads quasi-exclusively. Facebook and Google’s Ad Addiction Can’t Last ForeverFacebook’s first-ever drop in users is an ominous sign for a business

European Unicorns or Infrastructure?

European Unicorns or Infrastructure?

I find it difficult to reconcile the recent explosion of European unicorns and how we dropped the ball on crucial technology infrastructure investments. We decided that engaging in a race to be the next Amazon web store or the next Facebook was key to the future of Europe as an

Looking back at 2021 – Part 2

Looking back at 2021 – Part 2

As Stéphanie did a few days ago [https://www.icopilots.com/looking-back-at-2021-part-1/], I’m going to try to wrap up 2021 with a few highlights and ideas for the next five years. No surprise about the predominance of covid during these last two years in our work, the management of

Looking Back at 2021 – Part 1

Looking Back at 2021 – Part 1

As the year came to a recent close, here are my 2021 highlights in the telegraphic form: from work adaptations to personal achievements as well as challenges and gratefulness. Catch up with you soon! Work Transformed Further Building on our 2020 experiences we launched our Icopilots Webschool [https://icopilots.thinkific.