Ditching US Tech: Part 2. Zalando, Spotify, Klarna, Mistral AI, Just Eat Takeaway

About this episode

This episode explores whether European tech companies can replace Silicon Valley giants and discusses various European alternatives in tech.

Europe is minting unicorns faster than ever, but can its consumer apps actually replace Silicon Valley? In this episode: The News: Parloa raises $350M, ASML crushes the $500B mark, and Klarna takes on banks.The Deep Dive: Can you survive without Amazon or Google? We compare the best European alternatives in e-commerce, AI, and media.The Strategy: A realistic 30-day guide to switching your browser, email, and cloud to European providers.Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/tatami/rid...

Topics covered

• unicorns
• consumer apps
• e-commerce
• AI
• media

Keywords

• Zalando
• Spotify
• Klarna
• Mistral AI
• Just Eat Takeaway
• Parloa
• ASML

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Zalando, Spotify, Klarna, Mistral AI, Just Eat Takeaway

Places: US, Europe, Silicon Valley

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