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What it’s like to found a startup in Estonia

The Next Web

I happen to be from Estonia, a small, but fiercely proud country near the Baltic Sea, one with a burgeoning startup scene that’s full of driven, intelligent and hungry entrepreneurs. In Estonia, people who set out to build a great business can’t expect to be greeted with encouragement and support from the broader community.

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Kahoot drops $50M on Drops to add language learning to its gamified education stable

TechCrunch

The startup was founded in Estonia and has 21 employees, with no “head office” as such, with the team spread across Estonia, U.S., But it has had some notable accolades, including getting named app of the year by Google in 2018. Kahoot picks up $215M from SoftBank for its user-generated, gamified e-learning platform.

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Investors and business leaders: It’s time to take coaching mainstream

TechCrunch

She has keynoted the Oprah conference, given a TED talk, and been invited to Google, Amazon, the World Bank, Union Square Ventures and Red Bull to teach about navigating change and founder and startup wellness. Ariane de Bonvoisin is an executive coach to top CEOs, startup founders and VCs.

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

TechCrunch

For example, a teacher can say they are teaching fourth-grade math or a developer can specify the code language they prefer when asking for suggestions. The company said this feature lets you “share anything you’d like ChatGPT to consider in its response.”

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