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December 21, 2012 04:02 am GMT

TechCrunch Goes To Athens On January 4th To Meet Up With Greek Geeks

greek-tcWhen I left Athens, Greece, over a decade ago, startups were definitely not cool. In fact, there were no tech startups at all. Since then a lot has changed. Tech entrepreneurship has become a global thing and, inspired by cultural influences like The Social Network in addition tomore serious factors, hackers all over the world want to build the next big thing.Despite the Greek government-debt crisis and the high unemployment rate, tech-savvy Greek folks are following the global trends and forging ahead to create their own jobs by founding promising early stage ventures. Tech entrepreneurship has become a legitimate career option for many of Greeces ambitious youth; perhaps they can contribute into turning the economy in a few years time?

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