Uber's scandals show it's time for a dose of realism about start-ups

John McDulingNational Business Editor

Updated Jun 26, 2017 – 12.16pm, first published at Jun 22, 2017 – 2.23pm

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"I want France to be a start-up nation. A nation that thinks and moves like a start-up."

So declared French president Emmanuel Macron recently. For some of us in Australia it felt vaguely familiar. Remember the "Ideas Boom"?

John McDuling is National Business Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Connect with John on Facebook and Twitter.

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