Fighting for talent: how cities, countries and ecosystems compete
summary
Panelists name concrete gaps and moves: France tracks 110 startups (each >$20M) and says senior execs, product leads and senior engineers are hardest to hire; a planned executive order will let validated startups hire any needed roles to speed immigration. Baltic wins cite TransferWise in Tallinn (400–500 jobs) as proof a unicorn can stay local. Visa length, international schools filling up, tax relief and cluster density are tested levers.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:00Who is winning the war for talent
- 5:00How has the ecosystem changed over the last two years
- 8:00What talent are you looking for
- 13:00How are you coping with collateral damage
- 18:20How are European ecosystems trying to vie for talent
- 19:40How do you attract talent back to Shenzhen
- 20:15How do you attract talent back to France
- 23:05Where is your strategy for talent
- 24:30How decisive is the tax systems
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