Liam Boogar
Developer Competition Code in the Dark returns to Paris March 21st
After last September’s successful edition, we’ve decided to bring Code in the Dark back to Paris this March at Deezer HQ. The competition, which pits developers against each other in a race against time to recode web pages ‘in the dark’ (without previewing code in the browser), brought together over 150 developers for the last […]
Deal Circle raises $750K in bid to take on AngelList in Europe
Copenhagen-based DealCircle has raised $750K from a slew of business angels, including former JustEat CEO Klaus Nyengaard, ZenDesk co-founder Alexander Aghassipour & SEED Capital, looking to expand its online funding platform to Europe. Founded by Lars Buch, formerly head of smartphones for Nokia in Denmark, and Bertrand Bisson, a former lawyer, the platform looks to reduce the amount of legal fees […]
After botched Dailymotion acquisition, Yahoo! France relocates user data to Ireland
If you’re going to bring on a former Googler as your CEO, you can expect their organizational structure to mimic Google’s as well – This week, Yahoo! users in France received a new, obligatory terms of services agreement which informed them that their user data and payments information will now run through Yahoo! Ireland, the […]
France’s Startup Scene tackles the question “Can you teach someone to be an entrepreneur?”
In different moods or stages as an entrepreneur, I’ve found myself on both sides of the fence regarding the question “Can you teach someone to be an entrepreneur?” On the one hand, there’s nothing special to being an entrepreneur – some days it’s like working in a small team of a big company, only instead of […]
How can I help you if you don’t know what you need?
This article is part of the “Unbullshit-able” series – a series of articles around questions & phrases that entrepreneurs are asked that are bullshit-proof. Today’s phrase is “Let me know what I can do for you.” For many of us constantly trying to empty our inboxes (I achieve Inbox Zero about once a month), receiving emails […]
Dealissime cofounders launch Selectionnist to bridge Women’s media & eCommerce
Two of France’s biggest success stories in recent years, Tatiana and Lara Rouyres, cofounders of Dealissime which sold to Living Social just one year into launch, have left their roles as French country managers of Living Social, and have announced their next startup: The Selectionnist. Meant to bridge the gap between magazines like Elle, Vogue […]
Is there logic behind France’s rumored €1 Billion Google Tax?
French Minister Arnaud Montebourg, in charge of ‘getting the economy back in shape’ (paraphrasing), is rumored to be putting together yet another ‘Google Tax’ that could hit the search giant with more than €1 Billion in back taxes on previous years. The minister, who was received by his fellow Frenchmen at LeWeb last December to […]
Uber to tackle urban ridesharing, launches UberPop in Paris
Uber announced today via their blog that they will launch on February 5th UberPop, an urban ridesharing service that will undercut UberX prices by nearly 50%. The offer, which will allow individuals to register their car on Uber and transport other individuals, comes just days after the 15-Minute law was confirmed by the French Government, forcing […]
Voxeet raises $1.5 Million for its pitch-perfect conference call solution
If you haven’t caught one of YouTube’s most recent viral videos – A Conference Call in Real Life – then you might be more surprised about the news that yet another conferencing solution, Voxeet, announced a $1.5 Million round of fundraising from Partech, Xavier Niel, and a handful of others. Since the adoption of WebRTC, there […]
Cycloramic’s Bruno François navigates the Shark Tank to raise $500K for 15%
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZhnEHOMzY If you haven’t seen it yet, Cycloramic cofounder Bruno François‘s performance on Shark Tank last night is a must-see. Not only is François one of the first French founders to appear on the show, but he had all 5 of the “Sharks” at his mercy, and ultimately walked away with $500K for 15%, instead […]