The Blunder Years, Episode 52: Partying in Poland and questioning Silicon Valley
In discussion with Digital Tonto (Greg Satell) on any number of topics, from eastern European Marriott hotels to Big Tech’s accountability. Continue Reading
Poland
Yes: Italy, Spain and Greece still have massive unemployment. But the Euro Zone picture isn’t awful when compared to the United States.
You’ve probably been hearing about the insanely high unemployment numbers for some European countries for the last several years — the number I most hear associated with Spain is 27 percent, and over 50 percent of youth, while similarly horrible… Continue Reading
Poland, a country with basically 200 years of tragic history, is now Europe’s most vibrant economy
Consider this: only 20 years ago, the Russian army still had troops in Poland. Democracy in Poland didn’t even start to gain steam as an idea until June of 1989, and that followed a long period where many economic observers… Continue Reading