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)

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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