Boris comes over to co-host; Slack's Cal Henderson talks European tech

In today’s episode, Andrii is joined by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, co-founder, member of the board, and former CEO of TNW. The topics discussed include the jobs created by Dutch startups, giant state funding for energy projects, translations of the word ‘computer’, and a bunch of other things in between. 

In the interview section, we’re featuring a conversation with Cal Henderson, co-founder and CTO at Slack and an investor in firstminute’s third fund.

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• Dutch startups created 151K jobs in the Netherlands in 2023
• The Commission has approved a €2.9 billion French State aid scheme for supporting investment in green industries
• Commission approves €902 million German State aid measure to support Northvolt
• 52 Interesting Things I Learned in 2023
• Apple Vision Pro

Music and sound engineering for this podcast is by Sound Pulse.

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