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Inside cafes and the Fado bars, laden with ancient Portuguese tiles, they looked to the Web. And made their plans. Being thrown into the fire of an economic recession made for a much more dynamic culture that many observers had typically come to expect from a southern European country. When the country had to turn to the European Union for a bailout in 2. Portugal was forced to implement harsh austerity measures. Watch Kalifornia Tube Free. Some 4. 85,0. 00 Portuguese, particularly young university graduates, left the country during the crisis to try to find opportunities abroad. Watch Fired Up! Online (2017)' title='Watch Fired Up! Online (2017)' />E Entertainment Television, LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal with news, shows, photos, and videos. Watch, binge, or skip After a rough start, The Orville actually manages to push out some decent scifi TV, without sacrificing bursts of slacker comedy from Grimes. Watch 247 live news video and breaking news coverage on abcnews. 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There are reasons behind the success story. People are well educated in Lisbon, and salaries are lower than in other European metropolitan areas, as are living costs. A luxury hostel whose name says everything about this new spirit The Independente. It looks out over the throng of colorful buildings on Castilo Hill. And startups are based in old buildings with beautiful tiled walls in the cobblestoned streets of downtown Lisboa. And Portugals long history of maritime exploration and discovery didnt hurt. Striking outing new territory is in the Portuguese DNA. And they had something else that was a crucial ingredient. Something that their Southern European cousins didnt have a in built facility with the English language. It was not only taught in schools, but unlike neighbouring Spain, which has a large population and can therefore bear the economic cost of having English films and TV shows translated, little Portugal could not. This familiarity with English is a huge strength for two reasons. Firstly, this made Portugal able to trade internationally more easily. And secondly the average taxi or Uber driver as well as the average government worker speaks English, something you wont find in Barcelona or Madrid. Suddenly, its far easier to access as an ex patriot entrepreneur, come to create a business in the sunny climes of the Portuguese sun. This combination put Lisbon in exactly the same environment as Berlin found itself in the mid 2. Ad break grab 2 for 1 tickets on 2 for 1 release is April 5, noon CEST, to Techcrunch Disrupt BerlinLisbon boasts an iconic suspension bridge which looks like the Golden Gate Bridge, bronzed surfers, trams, hills and a vibrant technology industry. Remind you of somewhere Today in 2. Lisbon scores well on access to talent, affordable housing, and adequate public transportation not to mention weather. And lets not forget that the Bairro Alto is a historic picturesque quarter dating from the 1. Fado playing bars, pubs and cafs, which are quiet during the day, but transformed at night into the citys vibrant nightlife quarter. Beautiful old venues stand side by side with striking contemporary additions. But the city is re animating these venues, such as the 1. Palcio de Pombal which now annually houses the Lisbon Investment Summit. No surprise then that the European Digital City Index lists the top key features in Lisbon as the low cost of living and the high quality of life. Another factor has played into the citys hands Because of the countrys small population, Portuguese startups launch with an eye on international expansion from day one, continuing the tradition of this small, seafaring country. In that respect its far closer to the United Kingdon in mindset. Its these combination of factors that is leading to an explosion of startups in Portual and Lisbon in particular. You could say this is becoming the Berlin of the South. In 2. 01. 6 VCs invested only 1. Preqin, a global investment research company. Although these numbers are small by comparison internationally, this represented a sixfold jump from 2. And a 2. 01. 6 study backed by Allianz Kulturstiftung, the German insurance companys foundation, ranked Lisbon as the fifth best performing startup community in Europe, ahead of such stalwarts as Stockholm and Dublin. Watch Voice From The Stone Streaming there. Lisbon also scores well in terms of its  global creative class, as coined by influential academic Richard Florida. Creative industries are a massive driver of economic growth today, and led to the rejuvenation of Londons East End. But Londons huge price hikes in recent years and lets not even go into Brexit has left it with a growing problem. The latest statistics show more young people are moving out of London than at any time since records began, because of the cost of housing, which has seen rents rise much faster than salaries. Some 4. 0 per cent of Londons music venues have closed in recent years. In the US, New York creatives and San Francisco tech entrepreneurs are moving in droves to Los Angeles, where its cheaper to live well, and in a city with a great art and music scene. And while Berlin continues to pull in these creative classes from more expensive parts of Europe, many are now looking to Lisbon as an alternative. This year, for example, Europes largest technology conference, the Web Summit, will hit the city for the second time, having attracted over 5. Some traffic congestion, a strained Metro and a handful of logistical issues at the venue wont be enough to stop Web Summit from remaining in Lisbon until 2. And the deal could be extended by a further two years. More than 5. 3,0. CEOs and 7. 00 investors, flocked to Lisbon for the event, which was said to generate more than 1. Web Summit was rumoured to have brought to Dublin, where it started. Having pulled off such a huge event, literally showcasing the city, its fair to say even more will come in 2. NEW DEVELOPMENTSSecond Home, perhaps the ultimate statement in creative class spaces, was announced for the city last year, but really gets going this year, opening up in the hippest quarter of the city. It will be housed inside the Mercado da Ribeira, joining a number of co working and artistic spaces in the city including Coworklisboa and Village Underground Lisboa. The latter linked to Shoreditchs iconic Village Underground will be made out of shipping containers and disused buses. Furthermore, Factory, which created a number of iconic startup spaces in Berlin, has also put down rots into the city. At the same time international startup accelerator Startupbootcamp is rumoured to be arriving, as well as Impact. HUB. In fact, a strength not a weakness of the Lisbon startup scene is that its not just about Portugal or Lisbon. Indeed, its no accident that a London based Second Home might want to expand there. MAIN HUBSThe six story Startup Lisboa building started as the citys main startup hub, which from 2. Around 6. 0 companies are based out of the six story building where regular events and workshops are also held. Judicial Watch Because No One Is Above The Law Weekly Update Gov Records Found on Weiner Laptop. Huma Abedin Government Documents on Husband Weiners Laptop U. S. Doesnt Vet Counterterrorism Trainees from Developing Nations   2,8. Huma Abedin Government Documents on Husband Weiners Laptop A major Clinton scandal development this week State Department confirmed that it has 2,8. Huma Abedins work related documents from the FBI that Read More.