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Imagine having a well-connected local friend in Berlin who reads thousands of headlines, browses social media, and digests hundreds of blog posts—all to feed you the most relevant insights about business, career, culture, and city life.
That's Handpicked Berlin.
It’s here to empower, inspire and connect Berlin's professionals.
Focus is what matters.
We don't just curate or throw a couple of links together - we handpick Berlin-first news, career-growth opportunities and value-adding insights on Berlin's tech, startup, and business scene through our weekly newsletter, website and social media.
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or simply someone curious who loves staying ahead.
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I am Igor Ranc, and I founded Handpicked Berlin in May 2022. Since then, it has evolved, influenced and inspired me and others1, and helped me improve my curation skills. Next to Handpicked, I have loads of experience with events, projects and products and have worked in pretty much the whole spectrum of roles: starting in NGOs, moving to big corporate and finally ending up in a scale-up.
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