This week, Byrne Hobart and Erik Torenberg tackle the current state of the EU's tech sector, evolution of private equity firms, consumer credit defaults, online reputation management and more.
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LINKS:
Byrne’s writing: https://thediff.co
Will The EU Choose to Compete?: https://www.thediff.co/archive/will-the-eu-choose-to-compete/
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X / TWITTER:
https://twitter.com/ByrneHobart (Byrne)
https://twitter.com/TurpentineMedia (Turpentine)
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Current state of the EU tech industry
(07:21) Degrowth and economic progress
(12:12) Competent bureaucracy and government services
(18:24) Javier Milei, Vivek, and Trump
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(27:32) Consumer confidence and economic perceptions
(30:48) Deflation and credit creation
(42:45) The Evolution of Private Equity
(50:21) Online Reputation Management
(54:50) Wrap
