Already back from Holidays?

Hi there,

Are you already back from your well-deserved holidays? :)

At EU-Startups we worked the past 4 weeks remotely, aside of a few holiday days, and I have to say this is a bit challenging when you have a 2-year-old kid, and you're traveling together with your wife (also working remotely) to your families abroad. It brings back memories of the pandemic times when we were all forced to work from home.

Long story short I'm really looking forward to meeting my team again in the office this week! :) Also, since I have the feeling we can accomplish much more when working together in person!

Final thought regarding office vs. remote: I found it quite interesting how former Y Combinator president Sam Altman framed it.?On Twitter he asked: "Imagine you have a startup. You hear about a new startup with smart, dedicated founders that is going to compete with you. Are you most nervous if they are:?fully remote, in person 3 days a week, or fully in person". Spoiler: Over 61% rather fear the in-person team!

Sorry for the long intro, here?comes your latest EU-Startups update?with some insights & opportunities that could be interesting to you:?

???EU-Startups CLUB:?We just optimised our?CLUB offering, which gives you unrestricted access to our editorial archive, startup database and much more. The membership for Startup Enthusiasts & Founders, which is just €114 per year, now also lets you post unlimited job posts on the?EU-Startups Job Board. An absolute no-brainer for every European startup that aims to hire top talent in the next 12 months!

?? Prague-based Innovators:?Before her well-deserved holiday, our Head of Content, Patricia Allen, was introducing you to?10 exceptionally promising Prague-based startups?to watch in 2022.

?? Startup Newsletters:?Since you are reading this, you are obviously a newsletter reader. Our contributor Veronica Fresnau just published an overview regarding?15 of the best Startup & VC Newsletters?you should subscribe to.

?? PR Tactics:?Our new contributor and PR expert?Katie Griffing introduced you to some important?PR tactics that B2B startups need to know?about.

?? New VC Funds:?Polish firm?Inovo VC?announced its 3rd fund with €100 million target to support CEE tech startups, and?Lithuania’s?Contrarian Ventures?also launched a €100 million fund focused on climate tech.

???Go Green or Go Home:?Yesterday we introduced you to?10 promising greentech startups?tackling Europe’s waste problem.

?? Founder Interview:?We just interviewed?WeRoad Co-founder Erika De Santi?who is building one the fastest-growing travel operators in Europe. This year the company is on track to hit €30 million in revenue and is experiencing 3.5x growth vs 2019 levels.

??Design Update:?Over the past few days we did some web design updates on EU-Startups.com. We're not fully done yet, so if you spot anything that looks worth than before or that could/should still be improved, please let me know by simply replying to this email. Thank you!

That's all I had to share with you this week. Have a nice day, and if you are still on holidays: Enjoy while it lasts! :-) By the way: This newsletter was sent via email actually already on Friday of last week. If you want to make sure you get the EU-Startups Newsletter via email as soon as we hit the publish button, make sure to sign up here.

Cheers,

Thomas