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September 23, 2015

Why Europe isn't creating any Googles

  • Europe's relatively cautious attitude to investment stands out as one of the biggest hurdles — and among the most difficult to change.
    • By MATTI HUUHTANEN
    Associated Press

    HELSINKI — Micha Benoliel grew up in France and launched his first technology startup there, but he never forgot the atmosphere of adventure and optimism in San Francisco, where he studied in the early 1990s.

    So when he came up with an idea for a smartphone app that could send messages without Internet or cellular connections, he went back to California in 2011 to pursue his dream.


     
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