Posts By Terry Boyd
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336Expat EssentialsExpat Essentials: Car-sharing services let you ‘own’ a car without the car owning you
The first thing our friends and investors ask when they visit us in Eindhoven is, “If I relocated here, would I need...
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884Lifestyle & CultureDIY Expats: How a small winery in Alsace came to mark the best moments of our lives
Sometimes, there is a certain symmetry to life. Take our relationship with Koeberlé Kreyer, a 257-year-old vintner in the Alsace region of France....
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1.3KNews & BuzzUsono: From ‘three dudes who just graduated’ to a medical devices company in one year
(Editor’s note: Eindhoven is becoming such a startup Mecca that it’s increasingly difficult to keep up. It’s important Dispatches does, because by our count,...
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1.3KExpat EssentialsMaintenance in Netherlands, security in Paris, Brussels cause August train delays (updated)
(Editor’s note: This post was updated on 6 August 2017 with additional information.) Ah, it’s August, and train delays are the norm...
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2.8KLifestyle & CultureStrasbourg: Strolling, sipping wine and savoring the essence of France
I can’t believe I get paid to do this …. Well, I don’t actually get paid. We’re a startup, so only our...
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35.7KLifestyle & CultureEurope’s outlet centers (updated): Ultra-luxury at (almost) affordable prices, along with mid-priced brands
(Editor’s note: This post was one of our first – and most popular– on Dispatches’s beta site. You can see our new...
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2.3KNews & BuzzLow profile, high impact: Dispatches’ 2017 list of Dutch start-up stars
(Editor’s note: The first version of this story had out-of-date details about Xandra van Wijk. That information has been updated.) The United...
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5.7KLifestyle & CultureWhy I live in Eindhoven: Nieuw Bergen will be an ultra-Green mini-city
This is why I live in Eindhoven. While Oslo, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Vienna get all the buzz (too much?) when it comes to...
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2.3KStartups & TechHighTechXL Impact Summit: Inside Eindhoven’s major-league startup event
We – my wife Cheryl and I – have been in the startup game since 2010, starting and selling a digital media...
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1.7KExpat EssentialsTerry Boyd: Is patriotism obsolete in a world of increasing global mobility?
On Monday, a European CEO told CNBC reporter Stacey Yuen about a trend that was unimaginable just a few years ago. A trend...
