Archive for August 2013
What’s in a Name? 10 French startup name-changes, for better or worse
Whether it’s dropping the “the” (TheFacebook –> Facebook) because Justin Timberlake told you so, or changing your name to “HighTail” (YouSendIt –> HighTail) because… well, sometimes there’s no good reason for a name change, but we notice them anyway. A name can be a pretty powerful thing – it’s your brand, your identity, your id […]
Abracadacom is a one-day bootcamp in all the things that startups suck in.
As the fall season kicks off, I can’t think of a better way for startups to get back into the swing of things for the Fall Conference Season than by attending Abracadacom, a one-day event that will discuss branding, PR, communications, and marketing – I’ll even be discussing launching internationally alongside Cookening CEO Cedric Giorgi […]
Founder Interview: Allmyapps CEO Thibauld Favre on taking a startup to profitability
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, […]
This Stanford Knight talk gives a preview into the future of digital media
Digital media is the next big frontier – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Traditional business models and distribution are disappearing, and consumer content consumption habits & expectations are changing. In a recent talk about her year as a Fellow in Stanford’s John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship, Marie-Catherine Beuth (@M_C_B) discussed a project she has been […]
France’s latest social network reveals just how much trouble print media is in today
The past few years have been quite rough for print media around the world. Traditional print newspapers like New York Times have become the exception to the rule in their successful transfer to digital (even though it’s still losing revenue each year), while Newsweek has stopped publishing print altogether. France has had its own set […]
Founder Interview: BIME CEO & Cofounder Rachel Delacour on their breakout year
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, […]
Twitter in hot water again in France – this time, for Homophobic Hashtags
The problem with giving into the requests of the government is that, well, you have to follow through. After an altercation with a few advocacy groups and the French government over some anti-Semitic trending hashtags earlier this year, Twitter promised to provide a streamlined access for users ( & the government) to signal inappropriate content. […]
LeCamping now accepting applications for Season 5 of its no-equity accelerator
Paris accelerator LeCamping has opened up applications to the fifth season of its no-equity accelerator. Run by Silicon Sentier, applications to the program are due by September 25th, with the program starting on November 15th in the new Silicon Sentier space, which recently crowdfunded 70K€ of the 1M€+ budget for the newly renovated space. Paris’ […]
Founder Interview: BonitaSoft CEO Miguel Valdés-Faura on building a global software company from France
The following is a guest post from Sramana Mitra, the founder of One Million by One Million (1M/1M), a global virtual incubator that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. This interview originally appeared on her blog SramanaMitra.com. Miguel Valdés-Faura is the CEO and co-founder of BonitaSoft, a software company with the mission of […]
Founder Interview: Melvin & Hamilton CEO Nicolas Metzke on building an international luxury brand
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, […]