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Europe's tech ecosystem is feeling the impact - positive and negative - of macro events
Europe's tech community views the UK's triggering of Article 50 as the most material event of the past 12 months
Which event of the past 12 months has had the most material impact - positive or negative - on Europe's tech ecosystem?
More than any other event, the Brexit process is singled out for its impact on the European tech ecosystem
- 52%
- of survey respondents cited the triggering of Article 50 as the most material event to have impacted the European tech industry in the past 12 months
Europe's tech community is feeling the impact of Brexit in different ways
How, if at all, has the UK triggering Article 50 to start the Brexit process impacted your company?
The ongoing uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote and exit process is impacting hiring, fundraising and office location decisions
How, if at all, has the UK triggering Article 50 impacted your company?
Meanwhile, in France, Macron's electoral victory has injected huge optimism into the French ecosystem, creating a renewed sense of entrepreneurial spirit
How, if at all, has the election of Emmanuel Macron impacted your company?
There was a lot of self-bashing in France, lots of people saying that “it is much better in the West - especially in the tech ecosystem, it is much better in Silicon Valley, it is better in London, and so on.” We were kind of self-hating on ourselves. I thought it was a generation thing, and it would take a long time to make that shift. But that happened overnight with Macron being elected. The day after he got elected there was no-one complaining in France, there was a new burst of positivity in the country.
