{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tech.eu","title":"UK's “digital services tax,” lessons learned from Blizzard and Click & Grow, interview with EarlyBird's Christian Nagel, and more","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/16bcc6eb\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2515,"description":"The biggest deal of the week: Monzo, the UK-based fintech company, is now a unicorn. The company has raised £85 million and now boasts more than a million users. \r\n\r\n\r\nThe UK plans to introduce what it calls a “digital services” tax that will target tech giants \r\n\r\n\r\n - UK chancellor announces 2% ‘digital services tax’ on tech giants’ revenues starting in April 2020\r\n - Hammond's digital tax faces opposition from big tech firms\r\n - US attacks UK plan for digital services tax on tech giants\r\n\r\n\r\nInterview: Christian Nagel, co-founder and managing partner at EarlyBird \r\n\r\n\r\nLessons learned from the story of Click & Grow, and the rise of indoor smart gardens\r\n\r\n\r\n - Estonian-founded “smart garden” startup Click & Grow raises $11 million from an IKEA stores operator and other investors\r\n - Q&A with Mattias Lepp, founder and CEO of Click & Grow\r\n - I Tried the Click and Grow Herb Garden — Here's How It Went\r\n - I grew basil and lettuce using this indoor smart garden — and the process was truly effortless\r\n\r\n\r\nEvents coming up soon:\r\n\r\n\r\n - Govtech Summit in Paris; November 12\r\n - Techstars Startup Weeks around Europe; November\r\n - Global Entrepreneurship Week around the world; November\r\n - Investors Day & BETAPITCH Global 2018 in Berlin; November 15\r\n\r\n\r\nDid we miss something? Let us know by filling out the event submission form.\r\n\r\n\r\nOur reading recommendations:\r\n\r\n\r\n - Matthew Hughes on TNW: “Influencer marketing is bullshit”\r\n - Diablo Immortal Reveal with Chat Reaction — Blizzcon 2018 Opening Ceremony\r\n\r\n\r\nWe hope you enjoy the podcast! Please feel free to email us with any questions, suggestions, and opinions at andrii@tech.eu or tweet at @tech_eu, @nnovick, and @adegeler.   For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3S7FadxnDDFVJsNF1EaysmsIekXd_xWzeJsc4XIE2HQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzkzMTcvMTYyOTQ0/ODQ2OS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}