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Dan Taylor

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42 articles
Europe’s €108B events paradox: A full band but no amps
September 16, 2025·Events

Europe’s €108B events paradox: A full band but no amps

Europe recorded €108 billion from exhibitions and events in 2024, according to UFI’s latest data. The continent welcomed 102 million visitors to over 2,000…

10 min read
How We Drove GoWest’s Record-Breaking Social Media Success
March 17, 2025·Events

How We Drove GoWest’s Record-Breaking Social Media Success

CEW Communications drove a 51% increase in LinkedIn followers for Nordic venture capital forum GoWest.

4 min read
Alexandre Mars
July 14, 2021·Startups

Alexandre Mars

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author Alexandre Mars on how and why his VC firm Blisce is the world’s only B-Corp certified fund.

27 min read
Stewart Rogers
June 9, 2021·Startups

Stewart Rogers

In this episode, I sit down with (former) digital nomad, journalist, and co-founder of the Badass Empire, Stewart Rogers, to discuss the future of…

2 min read
Emma Jackson
June 2, 2021·Startups

Emma Jackson

This week, force of nature and doer of cool stuff Emma Jackson stopped by to discuss where creatives fit into today’s data-driven world, 5G…

2 min read
Volker Hirsch
May 19, 2021·Startups

Volker Hirsch

Volker Hirsch drops by the studio to dish about Luciano Pavarotti, Venture Capital, Quantum Mechanics, and SPACs.

1 min read
Monty Munford
April 28, 2021·Startups

Monty Munford

On this Episode of the Selected podcast, industry legend Monty Munford stops by the studio to drop some serious knowledge about breaking into Bollywood…

1 min read
Bindi Karia
April 14, 2021·Startups

Bindi Karia

Dan sits down with Bindi to discuss women in VC, Draper Esprit’s unique model, why she hates snowboarders, and why the New York Rangers…

1 min read
Nancy Fechnay
April 7, 2021·Startups

Nancy Fechnay

In this episode, we sit down with veteran venture capitalist Nancy Fechnay to discuss her focus on female founders and the announcement of an…

1 min read
March 24, 2021·Startups

Chris O’Brien

Veteran tech-journalist Chris O’Brien discusses the current state of the media, & how startups tech companies can get a journalist’s attention.

2 min read
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