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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Full house at the launch of Tim Wu’s new book ‘The age of extraction’. Including many of DC’s antitrust royalty.

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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

🚨 New working paper alert 🚨 Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Spain needs an abundance agenda.

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Launching a new side project: a newsletter on non-market strategy. We’ll dive into everything from lobbying to how polarization shapes corporate success. If you’re curious about the forces beyond markets that drive business outcomes, subscribe here: www.strategybeyondmarkets.com

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Strategy beyond Markets | Substack

How companies create, capture, and protect value in an age of polarization. Click to read Strategy beyond Markets, a Substack publication.

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

This article intro needs to become a meme: „Like the Tyrannosaurus rex in Jurassic Park, EU officials hunt by movement. If part of the economy is growing fast, they’re rapidly on its tail.“ on.ft.com/3RDAIJ9

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

Atomico’s „State of European Tech“ report by is out. What are the greatest challenges in the next 12 months? While access to capital is still the #1 issue, geopolitical risks and regulation feature prominently, with #AI regulation being specifically called out. Europe is leading in the wrong domain.

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Lobbying is bad? Countries that are more pluralistic & offer more advocacy opportunities, rank better on ease of doing business metrics. Potential reason: smaller, more dynamic firms find it easier to lobby for innovation & startup friendly policies. Insights from a new book by Nicola Persico.

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

Business climate is definitely deteriorating in the Netherlands. It comes up in every conversation I have with expat friends. It’s not just financially motivated. Many don’t feel welcome anymore. I see lots of people starting to build new options outside of NL. fd.nl/economie/149...

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Zorgen over vestigingsklimaat: ‘Ik moet aandeelhouders uitleggen waarom ik nog in Nederland zit’

Politieke partijen hebben in de verkiezingscampagne nauwelijks aandacht voor het vestigingsklimaat, terwijl buitenlandse investeerders bezorgd zijn over recente lastenverzwaringen.

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

Seems the metaverse was a one-hit wonder.

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

Such a strong text. „Compared to the parade of nonstop bullshit that constitutes life in the stagnant West, life in Israel pulsed with an inarguably real vitality […], and a transcendent and overriding sense of purpose.“ www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...

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The Dogs of War

Traveling Route 232 in the days after the Hamas attacks

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Google: “Our relevant market includes every human being alive and online.”

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Ben Schroeter @benschroeter.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Thank you, Daniel. Let’s get this party started.

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Daniel Florian 👋 @danielflorian.de · 05/11/2023

Welcome @benschroeter.bsky.social, one of my go to sources for insights into EU affairs, economics and tech policy! Give him a follow! 👌

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