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E8: Why Scotland Is At a Cultural Inflection Point? | Mark Logan Pt1


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“We lost our pride. But we can rebuild it.”Mark Logan grew up in Clydebank — once the Silicon Valley of shipbuilding. Today, he believes Scotland may be on the brink of a new virtuous cycle of entrepreneurship and innovation.In Part 1 of this wide-ranging conversation, Sepi Golzari-Munro and Mark Logan explore the Scottish tech ecosystem, Scotland's creative sector, culture, startups, belief and mindset — and why Scotland’s success may be hiding in plain sight.-------Timecodes00:00 Mark Logan - Skyscanner & Scotland03:52 Do we Scots know ourselves?07:02 The Rise of the Scottish Tech Ecosystem12:35 Changes in Scottish Tech Ecosystem since 202016:43 Belief & Harnessing Human Energy in Start-ups20:30 Scotland's Creative Sector/Economy------Professor Mark Logan OBE, FRSE is former COO of Skyscanner - one of Europe's most successful technology companies, and former Chief Entrepreneurial Adviser to the Scottish Government. He is the author if the catalytic Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review and is a leading exponent of modern Scottish Entrepreneurship. He is Professor of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow, a Senior Enterprise Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, an entrepreneur-in-residence at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a Visiting Professor at the Glasgow School of Art.-----Instagram:   / public_knowledge_pod  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@public_knowle...Linkedin:   / about  

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