Sitting outside a coffee shop in central Barcelona, with La Sagrada Familia looming overhead, Evan Mcgloughlin is reflecting on his decision three months ago to ditch his native Dublin for the Catalonian city, along with his co-founders, to build their language learning start-up, Weeve. There were several reasons for the move but principally it came down to money and the cost of living. “Originally it was just cost. Dublin was simply too expensive. We were four people looking to move out, looking to live together, looking to have enough space that we could all work in a good environment both…

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