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Central Europe startups follow the Small Town Rules

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The tech startups in Central Europe are following the Small Town Rules to achieve successes in a different way than Silicon Valley. Oliver Holle at The Next Web Europe explains how in Hail the hidden champions: Why fringe markets may beat Silicon Valley (at least for investors). While Silicon Valley startups are always shooting to […]

March 11, 2012 Filed Under: SmallTownRules Tagged With: startups

Look for the new book, Small Town Rules By Barry Moltz and Becky McCray in April 2012

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  Business is now forced to play be a different set of rules. When every customer can now talk directly to each other, it’s like a small town.  When people listen more to what your customers say about your company than your advertising, it’s like a small town.  When it now takes multiple jobs to […]

January 11, 2012 Filed Under: SmallTownRules

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