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The global political situation

Had a morning call with a friend from the startup community.  One of the first things he mentioned was that he left Paris for London on one of the last trains before the general strikes.  And that there was a fatal stabbing outside his London hotel the night before.

It has been difficult to ignore the changes in the global political situation in the past few years, especially since 2016 with the Brexit vote, the US election, then months later the Catalan independence referendum and finally last year the Gilets jaunes in France.  I have close work and personal relations in all of these places.

There's a lot of anger and frustration in the world of late.  And there are plenty of excuses to get angry and frustrated working in a startup.  Combining discontent from both politics and startups is a potential recipe for disaster.  I'm doing my best to balance staying informed yet neutral on politics.  And of course Startical 2.0 is about staying healthy and positive in my startup!

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