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In the first six months of 2019, Antler has enabled hundreds of entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds to create outstanding companies that are already positively impacting Global and local economies with the next wave of technology.

According to Forbes, around 90% of startups fail. We don’t know about you, but that sounds like a large proportion of unsuccessful business ventures to us. We sat down with Antoine Poirson, one of our partners at our London office, to discuss his thoughts on becoming an entrepreneur in today’s Globally competitive market.

Antler's Director of Recruiting in Sydney, Adele Moynihan, shares her top interview tip and why.

Seventeen new companies from our second Singapore program presented their startups to over 500 people from Southeast Asia's regional startup ecosystem. The energy was upbeat and buzzing at the event held at the School of the Arts concert hall.

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A majority of people want to start their own company but only a fraction of them do. Amsterdam partner Kim Oreskovic shares her story on becoming part of the next wave of tech and how Antler is solving the issues hindering people from starting businesses.

The “glocalization” of two essential services will be the most important for the next phase of human growth. There are two basic services that need a cross-city facilitation, and they require integration and consolidation. These are payments and Mobility.

Podcast host Alex Chisnall spent some time with Antler's CEO and founder Magnus Grimeland, discussing how the Antler team supports entrepreneurs striving to make their dreams of positive impact come true.

June 12, 2019 | Stockholm: What do you get when you take 14 portfolio  companies, 500 guests, almost 1500 people live streaming from across the  world, one stage and a mission to build the next wave of tech?

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Former Uber EMEA Head of Recruiting and Antler advisor, Nicolas Buteau outlines what he thinks are the most essential tips for hiring your first recruits for your startup, how to maintain team diversity at scale and hiring pitfalls to avoid. We sat down with Nic in London to discuss all this and more.

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Alright, let's say you're going on a trip to Asia and plan on hitting 5 different countries. You know you're gonna need to sort out a mobile connection to the local company in each new place.

Chore.

But, imagine if you could simply get your local SIMs before you even start your trip? So that once you land you are automatically connected. Before you've even finished breakfast in your New York apartment, in 5 minutes you've sorted out mobile connectivity for your adventure to the East.

This is the aim of Airalo co-founder and Antler alumni, Bahadir Özdemir. He plans to turn the traditional roaming market completely on its head through new eSIM technology.

Bahadir stopped by the Antler Amsterdam office for a quick chat with our marketing manager Hayden on the state of eSIM technology and the challenges in being the trailblazer for this emerging space:

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Lessons from recruiting a diverse cohort of rocket scientists, excited entrepreneurs, CTO's, management consultants and all round superstars.