{"id":14142,"date":"2016-09-13T16:23:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T14:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=14142"},"modified":"2016-10-14T13:27:07","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T11:27:07","slug":"tech-guru-mike-butcher-in-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/14142\/tech-guru-mike-butcher-in-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech guru Mike Butcher in an interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><p><strong><a href=\"\/en\/event\/bits-pretzels-2016\/\">Bits &amp; Pretzels<\/a> attracts global tech celebrities to Munich. Mike Butcher, Editor-at-large at <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\" target=\"_blank\">TechCrunch<\/a>, will grace Germany&#039;s largest startup festival. He is considered one of the UK&#039;s most important startup and tech experts. Wired UK has named him one of the 100 most influential people in Europe&#039;s technology industry for five consecutive years. We had the opportunity to ask Mike Butcher a few questions about Munich, upcoming trends, and Brexit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We are glad to welcome you to Bits &amp; Pretzels in Munich. What do you expect from the Founders Festival?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lots of great ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you have in mind when you think of Munich?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cars and <a href=\"\/en\/11762\/dldsummer-2016-a-look-into-the-future\/\">DLD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In which fields and industries do you see the greatest potential for disruptive startup companies in the coming years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AI, drones, transport, health are a few.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not just <a href=\"\/en\/13897\/kevin-spacey-gives-the-opening-keynote-of-bits-pretzels\/\">Kevin Spacey<\/a> and Ashton Kutcher but also German <a href=\"\/en\/9314\/philipp-lahm-acquires-further-startup-investments\/\">footballers<\/a>, actors and celebrities are involved in startup companies. When did technology and entrepreneurship become sexy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it starts making a great deal of money for the investors and screwing around with old, slow moving industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You strongly oppose Britain leaving the EU. Is there an influence of the <a href=\"\/en\/day\/brexit\/\">Brexit<\/a> vote on British startups already? Do you know London-based startup companies that consider relocating to mainland Europe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#039;s still too early to say. Plenty of companies will find a way of trading in the EU but still staying in London. The main issue is attracting staff to a country which will have uncertainty about visas for at least the next 2 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think other European cities can benefit from the Brexit vote? 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