'Brexit' Tag
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Brexit in boxes
March 14, 2019Here’s a handy flowchart from the BBC explaining the current Brexit scenarios. (Tip of the cap to Alastair for sending this to me !)
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Perceptions of Brexit on the other side of the world
March 3, 2019Although I don’t believe to be directly affected by this shambles referred to as Brexit, I am concerned about it. Despite occasionally taking the piss out of my British friends, I am preoccupied by Brexit because on a regular basis I bear witness to its adverse impact on the UK’s perception abroad. For reasons I have […]
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Blockchain for brexit boasts
February 8, 2019Back in 2017 I suggested applying immutable blockchain technology to tracking the bitcoin price forecasts from the plethora of self-annointed pundits. In this same spirit of entertainment, here’s another suggestion for blockchain I wish had occurred to me: Log all the promises of the various UK politicians and talking heads about the benefits of Brexit […]
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Perceptions on the Brexit vote
August 23, 2016Interesting graph from the FT this month. Could it be that France sees something that the rest of Europe overlooks ?
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Brexit not our problem? Think again.
June 27, 2016I received a few intriguing comments on Friday’s fretful post about the worrisome consequences of Brexit for Europe’s innovation ecosystem. One person affiliated with LaFrenchTech believes England’s departure from the EU will prove a boon to France’s tech scene. Another purported that Paris will now become the Continent’s rightful hub of Fintech. I hope such […]
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What will Brexit mean for Europe’s tech ecosystem ?
June 24, 2016Like much of the rest of Europe, I woke up this morning to the shocker that Britons voted to leave the European Union. Although I still believe that venture investing is more about the micro than the macro, I admit that I’m nervous about the fallout Brexit may have, both on my European venture portfolio, […]