Liam Boogar
Steve Jobs called it: France claims Amazon is killing bookstores with loss-leader prices
During a conference of bookstore owners in Bordeaux this week, Aurelie Filippetti, France’s Minister of Culture, renewed her fight against Amazon, who she says has killed the market by lowering prices and by introducing free shipping. As reported in LeMonde, Amazon has taken advantage of one French law which allows books to be discounted at […]
With 20.000 Social Headhunters already on board, MyJobCompany launches in the UK
Social recruitment solution MyJobCompany announced this week that they are launching in the UK. The service, which builds upon the traditional recruitment tools by adding “social headhunters” – individuals who push job listings to their network and earn money if the post is filled because of them – already counts 20,000+ social headhunters, and has […]
Shopmium raises $5.6M Series B from Ventech, Accel & ISAI to crack retail shopping & mobile
Mobile promotions startup Shopmium has announced a $5.6M Series B from Ventech as well as previous investors Accel Partners & ISAI. Founded in September 2011 by Eli Curetti, Quentin de Chivré and Philippe Cantet, the startup previously raised $2.1M from Accel & ISAI in order to connect shoppers and their mobile phones, and it seems they’ve had some […]
Meanwhile in France: Apple to pay 5 Million € in unpaid taxes on 2011 iPads sales
Apple’s been in the spotlight quite a lot recently, and it seems that the company with $137 Billion as of January 2013 just can’t get a break. The French association SACEM, which controls royalties paid out to authors, announced this week that Apple failed to pay 5 Million euros in royalties taxes on iPads sold […]
Deezer crosses 4M premium users, closing the gap on rival Spotify
Deezer announced last week that it had crossed 4 Million premium subscribers, and it seems that these numbers are rising faster and faster. While I still find myself trying to explain to people what Deezer is (“Wait, so France has a different thing than Spotify?”), that fact remains that the company, despite its late start […]
With 700K€ from Alven Capital, KelDoc launches an iOS app to schedule appointments with your doctor
Fresh off a seed round investment of 700K€ from Alven Capital, Paris-based KelDoc has released an iPhone App allowing users to quickly find a doctor in their neighborhood. The first version of the launch is available for just the Paris region, and focuses specifically on dentists, but the value added is quite apparent from the first […]
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[Infographic] oDesk study reveals freelance habits, including combatting the European crisis
oDesk have released a study with Millennial Branding showing surprising results about the users of their platform, which allows freelancers and employers to find each other. The study looked at 3,000 freelancers, as well as examining both employer and freelancer data (number of hours billed, amount paid out to freelancers, etc.), and found some interesting results. […]
Dassault Systèmes hands over $205M to acquire California-based 3D Design Software maker Apriso
Dassault Systèmes announced today that it has acquired California-based Apriso, which provides manufacturing software solutions, for $205M, in order to enrich its 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The acquisition will allow Dassault to expand its offerings “across multiple industries, such as consumer goods, packaged goods, high-tech, life sciences, transportation & mobility, aerospace & defense and industrial equipment.” “This acquisition […]
5 Bullsh!t Want-repreneur excuses for not being as big as they could be (& my responses)
Honestly, I can feel that we’ve gone over the peak of the “entrepreneurship is awesome” hype curve, and I for one would like to accelerate its descent. Just as much as I’m tired of seeing startups trying to build the ecosystem they are trying to make money off of, so am I tired of hearing […]
How IBM plans to lay off 13% of its workforce in France by the end of 2014
Yet another blow for French president François Hollande today as IBM announces it will lay off 689 employees by the end of 2013, and a total of 1,226 by the end of 2014, 12.6% percent of its 9,730 staff in France. The president, who ran on a campaign of lowering the unemployment rate, has been […]