Archive for August 2013
Make a difference…Join Geeklist’s #Hack4Good on October 4 – 6th!
After launching a very successful first #Hack4Good hackathon which produced 48 incredible projects Geeklist, a global social network linking nearly 100k developers, will be holiding it’s second installement on October 4 – 6th across the globe. For all those unfamiliar with #Hack4Good, its purpose is to work for Humanity, striving to find solutions to improve the […]
Founder Interview: Ezakus’ Christophe Camborde discusses their expansion and balancing the short and long-term vision
Throughout the month of August, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising entrepreneurs, where they’ll share their reflections on their year thus far, their plans through the end of the year and how they manage their businesses through the August down period. In […]
Back from vacation, Twitter overhauls Paris presence with new GM & VP
Katie Stanton VP and international Market Developer “@Twitter” added a picture of the EiffelTower to her Twitter profile a few days ago. She is now based in Twitter’s Paris Office, along a new COO for France : Olivier Gonzales. The nomination of O. Gonzales has been officially announced last week and follows the arrival in […]
Founder Interview: Brand Ministry CEO Julien Oudart talks going global with their transformative new platform Nuke
Throughout the month of August, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising entrepreneurs, where they’ll share their reflections on their year thus far, their plans through the end of the year and how they manage their businesses through the August down period. In this installment, […]
iBlazr CEO Vlad Tislenko on crowdfunding LED flash for smartphones
US-based Kickstarter & Indiegogo may boast the lion’s share of crowdfunding campaigns worldwide, but the projects these platforms allow to raise money from individuals are certainly internatinalizing. Most recently in France, Lima (formerly Plug) surpassed their $70K crowdfunding goal for their NSA-proof cloud storage in a little under 24H, and have now joined the elite top-10 […]
Founder Interview: Pretty Simple’s Corentin Raux on building on Criminal Case’s massive success
Throughout the month of August, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising entrepreneurs, where they’ll share their reflections on their year thus far, their plans through the end of the year and how they manage their businesses through the August down period. In this installment, […]
Founder Interview: AB Tasty founders discuss European expansion and going Mobile
Throughout the month of August, the Rude Baguette will be running a series of interviews with some of France’s top and rising entrepreneurs, where they’ll share their reflections on their year thus far, their plans through the end of the year and how they manage their businesses through the August down period. In this installment, […]
Maximizing app revenue with HTML5
My latest posts on HTML5 have generated quite a few comments via offline channels (It’s pretty simple to email me or DM at twitter @pyramedium) on an intriguing topic: “I’d rather focus on building a native app for platform x because the platform has a large user base” or “I’ll build native for x because […]
Paymill launches Mobile SDK to make payments integration
Paymill announced the launch of their Mobile SDK today, bringing their simplified payments solution (and detailed documentation) to iOS and Android. The goal is to help developers in Europe take advantage of the 50%+ of Europeans who have smartphones, as well as to enable the continued rise of Mobile Commerce. The online payments space has […]
It’s not just Parisian Ghost Towns: China signs deal with Paris Metro RATP for Shenyang
Earlier this month, the city of Shenyang launched 3 new tram lines, according to LesEchos, having signed a contract with RATP and Transdev joint venture RATP dev. With another three lines set to launch soon, the new metro system is set to 65 metro stations, which will cover 70 Km and the transportation of 7.2 […]